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The Darryl J. King Student Life Centre at King’s University College in London, Ont., has received a LEED Silver designation.

King’s puts another green notch in its belt

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King’s University College has always been green, said principal David Sylvester, not just in its school colours but also in practice.

Toronto Catholic school board trustees Frank D'Amico, Sal Piccininni, Ann Andrachuk, then education director Bruce Rodrigues and area trustee Maria Rizzo pose with the plans for the proposed joint Dante Alighieri school and community centre in this 2012 photo.

School, community centre to consolidate under one roof

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TORONTO - The Toronto Catholic District School Board and Villa Charities are entering a unique partnership to build a new state-of-the-art shared facility that will house Dante Alighieri Academy and the Columbus Centre.

Toronto Catholic trustee Angela Kennedy is disappointed that fellow trustees voted not to delay the sex-ed curriculum.

TCDSB trustees vote down motion to delay sex-ed implementation

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TORONTO - A motion calling for the province to delay implementation of Ontario's controversial new sex-ed curriculum in Toronto Catholic schools has been defeated.

Padre Tim Nelligan, Senior Chaplain from Edmonton, presides over the holy Mass at Airfield 21 in Wainwright, Alta. Chaplains are the sounding board for soldiers who are dealing with the demons from their service.

Chaplains help soldiers ease their pain

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Death, chaos, silence, despair… and faith? The post-traumatic stress disorder crisis in Canada’s military is being met with a small core of dedicated men and women who have always been there — the chaplains.

Grade 5 students at Toronto's St. Andrew Catholic School participate in a pilot project which seeks to increase Self ID registration by First Nations within the board by helping those students see their culture in the curriculum.

TCDSB project aims to mend poor relations with First Nations

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TORONTO - In the province’s largest and most urbanized Catholic school board, efforts are being made to mend the wounds caused by Indian residential schools.

Students in grades 1 and 2 will be the first to use a new religion textbook approved by Canadian bishops this fall.

Revised religious ed curriculum approved

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For the first time in 20 years six- and seven-year-olds are getting new religion textbooks, their teachers are getting new lesson plans and parents are getting new ways of helping kids in religion class.

Some of the thousands of students who were pulled from class by their parents May 4 join a protest outside Queen’s Park against the province’s new sex-ed curriculum.

Student strike has minimal effect on Catholic schools

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TORONTO - As thousands of parents pulled their children from school for a week in protest of Ontario’s sex-ed curriculum, it seems the majority taking part are from the province’s public schools.

Geoff Grant, the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s superintendent of schools.

TCDSB focused on family

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[This article updates and corrects a previous version.]

TORONTO - The province’s largest Catholic school board will place an extra emphasis on the family next September as part of its multi-year strategic plan.

Student athletes at Hamilton, Ont.’s St. Thomas More Secondary School take part in the “Play Like a Champion Today” retreat.

Students inspired to play like champs

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HAMILTON, ONT. - At Hamilton’s St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, members of the senior soccer teams are learning more than just tactics, strategy and skills specific to their sport; they’re learning how faith contributes to their game.

During Cynthia Bettio's first time teaching a grade 11 parenting course, she said that many of the students had questions about their bodies and sexual health so she started a pilot program to better understand themselves.

Program aims to empower youth in their relationships

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RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Cynthia Bettio said it is rare for a teacher to get an instant feeling of satisfaction from their students, but last semester, she witnessed her Grade 11 parenting class go from being unsure to empowered.

Fr. James T. Mulligan, C.S.C., published a new book on the key relationships between parishes and Catholic schools.

Parish, school co-operation is essential to the Church

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Fr. James Mulligan sees the collaboration between school and parish as an essential component of Catholic education existence.

And with the spread of secularization across nearly all the facilities of contemporary Western society, the need for parish and school to work hand-in-hand is increasing, he said. This poses a challenge for both priests and educators, yet also offers a gift to all those involved with Catholic education.

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