Catholic Education

Memories of school days come flooding back for these women who entered Loretto College School in 1959. Standing, from left, are Luba Zaraska, Mary Lyons, Clara Creglia, Anna Prodanou and Kathleen Heffron. Seated are Raffaela Di Cecco, left, and Mary Elia.

Sixty years later, girls of Loretto College School maintain a strong bond

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Sixty years ago, 13-year-old Clara Creglia’s homeroom teacher, Sr. Elaine, instructed the new Grade 9 class to pair up and choose their locker partners. Creglia didn’t really know anyone at Toronto’s Loretto College School on Brunswick Ave. so she decided to try her luck with the girl that sat behind her. 

It’s story time for Tonya Byrne’s class.

Award-winning teacher uses innovative techniques to inspire students

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EDMONTON -- Whether she’s bringing a beehive or a squid into her classroom, Tonya Byrne believes that teaching is all about engaging the students.

Teachers Julia DiCarlo, left, and Jol-Christine Molina, right, helped bring together their Indigenous art and English classes to collaborate on a short-story collection.

Book built with words, art … and passion

By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register

The students at St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Toronto didn’t grow up on a reserve or have Indigenous roots, but after a semester learning Grade 11 Indigenous Studies English, they knew they could still be allies to their native brothers and sisters. 

The Tree of Life mosaic created by students in the Student Alternative Learning program is on display at St. Francis Table, which serves meals to the needy in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood.

Program offers ‘a sense of belonging’

By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register

At 18, Joshua Bujold is about to return to high school. It’s been a few years since he’s been surrounded by classmates and he hopes this time things will be different when he attends Toronto’s Msgr. Fraser High School.

Online courses a huge challenge

Online courses a huge challenge

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A decision by the Ontario government to force high school students to earn four credits through online courses has put Catholic schools on notice. 

Grade 9 student Samantha Clements shows one of the rain gauges being used in the climate project at Holy Names High School.

Climate Crusaders creating flood of rain data

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WINDSOR, Ont. – They’re called Climate Crusaders, and they’re part of what’s being described as the largest program of its kind in North America.

Pope Francis meets with members of the preparatory council for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region at the Vatican in this photo dated April 12-13 and released by the Vatican April 14. The synod will take place in October 2019.

Catholic universities must prepare students for dialogue, Pope says

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VATICAN – Catholic universities are "called to be workshops of dialogue and encounter in the service of truth, justice and the defense of human dignity at every level," Pope Francis told a delegation from Pennsylvania's Villanova University.
David Vecchiarelli, left, and Christopher Giuga show off the hardware they won at the Canadian International Auto Show.

Br. André students put skills into overdrive

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Hard work pays off. It can also get you an all expenses paid trip to New York City.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is set to launch a whistleblower app to help students report any inappropriate behaviour anonymously.

Toronto Catholic board's anti-bullying app set for launch

By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register

Toronto’s Catholic school board is giving victims and witnesses the option of anonymity when reporting incidents thanks to a new smartphone application.

Since the government of Ontario has begun posting its budget over the past three years, there have been suggestions to defund the province's Catholic education system.

Making the case for Catholic education amid defunding cries

By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register

For the last three years Ontario’s Liberal government has opened up its budget-making process to anybody with an Internet connection and each year among the most frequent suggestions is de-funding the Catholic school system.

Children posing in front of the newly built Pope Francis Catholic School in York Region

York Region christens school after Pope Francis

By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register

When students attend a new school named Pope Francis, principal Anthony Arcadi hopes children will embrace the Pope’s qualities of caring, compassion and conversation.

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