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On October 23, 2017 – at schools and administrative sites across Waterloo Region – the staff and Trustees of Waterloo Region’s Catholic schools officially launched WCDSB’s year of “Faith in Action”. This marked the beginning of the third and final year of the Board’s 2016-18 Pastoral Plan. In 2016, the focus in our schools was centred on what it means to be #PeopleOfLove. In 2017, the focus shifted to being #PeopleOfHope. In 2017-18 the focus

YOU may have changed address in the last few years -- but your Catholic school tax support probably didn't follow you. That means, while you may think you are a registered Catholic school supporter, you may not be! So, it may be time to get "ticked". Here's some important information about how you can help keep our schools #WCDSBAwesome: Make Sure Your School Support Designation is “English Separate” (Catholic). It’s a powerful message in support

During the week of May 7-9, 2018, a total of 19 WCDSB secondary school students competed at the Provincial Skills Ontario Competition at the Toronto Congress Center. Skills Ontario is Canada’s largest skilled trades and technology competition. More than 20,000 spectators watched more than 2,000 of the brightest young people from across the province compete in one of 67 skills contests. Two WCDSB students won medals in their competitions: Samantha Parsons, Resurrection C.S.S. – GOLD

For many years, the WCDSB’s St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centre has leveraged the province’s Learning Opportunities Grant funding to help elementary and secondary school students deepen their learning via school-based Homework Clubs and the always-popular Saturday Skills Builder Program. Below or some key statistics covering the September, 2017 to June, 2018 period: 1,030 students served 29,210 pupil hours for grade 7/8 Homework Clubs and Saturday Skills Builder 4,678 pupil hours for grade

On May 30, 2018, Conestoga College hosted Jill of All Trades – a special event for female students, funded by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry for Advanced Education and Skills Development. More than 300 students participated. The day began with an address by Mandy Rennehan, owner of Freshco, recipient of the RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur “Momentum” award.  She shared her own self-made pathway success story and voiced her strong support for Women in

Waterloo Region, ON – With the addition of five new sites, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s popular and successful “Extended Day” before-and-after-school program is now offered at 37 schools across Waterloo Region – another sign that more and more families across the Region are seeking a quality, inclusive faith-based education for their children. QuickFacts > Extended Day Programs enhance the impact of the Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program and are taught from a faith-based

Waterloo Region, ON -- In December 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board approved a new Multi-Year Strategic Plan (MYSP) for Waterloo Region’s Catholic Schools. The Education Act requires school boards to develop multi-year plans that are three years or more in scope. The plans provide focus and direction to the board to achieve Ministry of Education goals and, equally as important, articulate the vision of the board. On

Sir Edgar Bauer and St. Nicholas Boundary Adjustment Notice *Please note that no existing students are affected.  The change was made due to increasing enrolment pressures at Sir Edgar Bauer. This boundary change was made in accordance with WCDSB procedure APF008: Pupil Accommodation Review Process which allows senior administration to change school boundaries where relatively few or no students are affected. Appeals: As per APF008, the public has the ability to appeal this decision to