Quiet times for spiritual connections

There is a wave of calm spreading across Ontario Catholic schools, as students, teachers and administrators learn about and engage in Christian meditation. At the forefront of the push for peaceful reflection in the classroom are Halton, Hamilton, Toronto and Brant...

Celebrating a community’s cultures

On an evening in May, one school brought a whole community together. In its first ever Culture Festival at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School in Guelph, students, parents, teachers and neighbours came out to get a taste of the nuances of each other’s...

A festival of fantastic kids

The Ottawa Catholic District School Board knows its students are worth celebrating. Over two days in May, 600 elementary school students from across the board congregated for  the 23rd Annual Peace Festival  at St. Joseph High School and St.Pius X High School in...

Learning to believe you can succeed

Between her long-term foster kids and her own three children, Kim Finch-Ballance has spent a lot of time in her communities’ schools. “I really do believe it takes a community to raise a child, and we were so lucky to have the Catholic school system,” said...