Catholics around the world gave thanks for the
gift that is Catholic education yesterday, through the celebration
of World Catholic Education Day. This year's theme was Ask and
Your Joy Will be Complete.
Catholic education has served the
world for centuries through teaching students in their
faith. In Canada, provinces, territories and dioceses dedicate
special days or weeks to celebrate Catholic education. Catholic
Education Week in Ontario was last week. There were celebrations
and liturgies in every school in the London District Catholic
School Board.
World Catholic Education Day is a time for
Catholics around the world to take a moment to pause, reflect and
pray on the gift that is Catholic education. We celebrate this year
on May 13; but every day through our teaching and learning we
proclaim God's word as help to form and transform the world.
Hundred of students from many
of our schools took part in the third annual Rosary Rally at
St. Peter's Cemetery in London yesterday, to mark the birthday of
Pope John Paul ll and to honour Mary, mother of God. Many
schools, both elementary and secondary, took part in the praying of
the rosary. t was held indoors at St. Peter's Basilica because of
the wet weather..
What would happen if all of the beings on the
planet Earth could have representation at a Council of All
Beings? Would the sea slug have
anything to say to the mountain, or would the spring rain want to
speak to the ring-tailed lemur? What place would a human being hold
at such an event? Would the representative of human race get to
speak? What types of issues would be debated? Some
of those questions were answered this week at the CEC, at the annual
Council of All Beings Debate. Students from 35 elementary schools
represented an organism, entity, season, element, animal, mineral,
or vegetable. In representing their 'entity', the students had
to learn about issues that would be of importance to all manner of
beings. The debate was the culminating activity, where each
student represented their entity's best interests.
Do you know a teacher who belongs on the
Teachers’ Wall of Fame? If so, it’s time to get your nomination
in for the 2010 Teachers’ Wall of Fame. For more information.
click on NEWS.
On
February 1 the new Keeping Our Kids Safe at School Act (Bill
157) came into force. This legislation supports the London District
Catholic School Board's belief that all members of our school
community - staff, students, parents, and community agencies - have
a role to play in making our schools a safe place in which to learn.
Find out what's being done to keep our kids
safe and what parents should know. Click on the Bulletin Board
on the LDCSB front page.
BECOMING
A CATHOLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE
A Call to Service and Stewardship in Christ
On October 25th, 2010,
Catholic school board elections will be held across Ontario.
In an effort to inform those members of the Catholic community
considering the vocation of Catholic school trusteeship, the Ontario
Catholic School Trustees Association has provided the booklet "Becoming
a Catholic School Trustee" as well as a pamphlet entitled
"A
Call to Service." Please open the links for more
information.
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.
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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.
On
February 1 the new Keeping Our Kids Safe at School Act (Bill
157) came into force. This legislation supports the London District
Catholic School Board's belief that all members of our school
community - staff, students, parents, and community agencies - have
a role to play in making our schools a safe place in which to learn.
