Catholic Education

As we prepare to celebrate Catholic Education Week, we are reminded that the answers have changed since the inception of Catholic schools.

While the larger adult education graduation is set to take place in October, the staff at the Continuing Education Centre in Ajax, Ont., knew that a special, personal celebration was in order for this year’s oldest graduate on April 25.

One of Dr. Mark Yenson’s desires for academics serving in Catholic higher education, in Canada and abroad, is to convey greater confidence that faith-driven learning is a “gift to our society that we need to hold on to and to promote.”

A group of high school students from Hamilton, Ont., recently returned from a labour-intensive trip deep in the mountains of the Dominican Republic just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their school’s social justice program that sent them there.

Past and present intersected at St. Joseph’s College School on Wellesley Street in Toronto on April 20.

Simon Lambert advocates that the comfortability of desks and utility of the teaching board in classrooms critically impacts the development of young learners.

Outstanding leaders in Catholic education were honoured April 19 when the Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario presented its annual awards recognizing service to Catholic faith and education.

An Alberta school trustee who lost her position for an Aug. 27 social media post comparing the LGBT community to Nazi Germany is appealing her dismissal.

King’s University College is hoping the new five-year strategic partnership struck with a prominent Vietnamese university will create a stream of enriching academic opportunities for students and faculty.