May 1st, 2009

 A Celebration of Catholic Education
Catholic Education Week will Shine the Spotlight on our Schools

This year's theme for Catholic Education Week  is "Catholic Education: Good News for All". The five sub-themes, one for each of the five days of Catholic Education Week 2009, help students to understand the rich meaning of this year's theme:

Embracing Hope;  Celebrating with Joy; Building Community; Growing in Integrity; and Living with Gratitude.

Throughout Catholic Education Week, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association asks you to reflect on the significance of Catholic Education's presence and contribution in our Church, and in our society. 

"We invite all members of our community, especially our parents, to participate in the celebrations and activities that will mark the celebration of Catholic Education Week 2009 at our schools." said Wilma de Rond. Director of Education.

Major events include:

*  This year Stewards in Catholic Education Award – the system’s highest award - will be presented on Monday evening to Joe Hattayer, a fixture at the annual Hans Janssen Memorial Track and Field Meet. (Pictured above third from the left, along with former and current Program Department people who nominated him) This is the sixth year for the award, an initiative to profile London District Catholic School Board Graduates who live the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations.  The award will be presented next Monday evening, at the Spirit Awards at Catholic Central High School.

*  Mediafest 2009 will be broadcast live on Monday, May 4 at 1:15 p.m! We are looking forward to celebrating the work of the students of the London District Catholic School Board. We have a fantastic show ready to broadcast to your school. Mediafest 2009 is a creative and spirited forum that will showcase the talents of our students in the visual arts, media awareness and information technology. This is a wonderful way to celebrate Catholic Education Week and our theme, 'Good News for All'. Please visit the Mediafest 2009 website for the live weblink:  

*  Dancefest began today and runs until May 14th. For the full schedule, click HERE. Below, students from Our Lady Immaculate, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sacred Heart ,St. Charles and St. Vincent de Paul performed this morning at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School.

* The Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association, develops the theme for Catholic Education Week each year. It also provides resources for schools to help to celebrate what Catholic education means to our students, to our community and to the province. To visit the OCSTA website, click HERE.

(The song you are hearing, "GOOD NEWS FOR ALL" was written and Recorded by Nancy Bodsworth (DPCDSB) For Catholic Education Week 2009)

Our Mission

To serve the Catholic student in a community that nurtures a living faith and provides a quality Catholic education that enables the individual to become a contributing member of the Church and Society.

For feedback, submissions, suggestions and input, please contact:
:j.boles@office.ldcsb.on.ca

or contact: John Boles, 
Manager of Communications,
519-663-2088, ext 40015

Spotlight is produced weekly by the 
Communications Department of the LDCSB.

    Spotlight is a BRAVO Award winner for demonstrated excellence, recognized by the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education and a winner of the Glorya Nanne Award from the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education for making a substantial contribution to fostering better understanding of Catholic Education.