Giving Students the Opportunity to Succeed Toronto, ON - Today’s students face serious challenges — both in the classroom and at home — and school communities are helping students of all ages address complex realities that include many important issues impacting student success. From May 3rd to ... More
152.TDSB's Got Talent, Redux
Who has talent? TDSB has talent. Lots of it, in every subject you can think of. And it's celebrated every day in schools and by industry experts. In the Arts, the latest to receive industry recognition is 18 year-old Etobicoke School of the Arts student Jack Ettlinger. The ESA student is a ... More
153.Unlimited Potential at Westview Centennial SS
Actor/Producer Sean Mauricette — a.k.a. “SUBLIMINAL” — recently brought his L.I.F.T. (Laying Important Foundations Together) music production workshop to Westview Centennial Secondary School in the Jane and Finch community, where he worked with students in the successful Brothers Unlimited ... More
154.Weston CI teacher saves student’s life
April 13 started out just like any other day for Weston CI Physical Education teacher Jeff Crewe, but it ended up as one that he will not soon forget. While in gym class, one of Crewe’s Grade 12 students collapsed suddenly after suffering cardiac arrest. The student’s heart stopped beating and ... More
155.TDSB Students Headed to National Science Fair
Two hundred and seventy-one students from 43 schools in the Toronto District School Board recently competed at the Toronto Science Fair held at the University of Toronto — Scarborough Campus. In total, 33 students were awarded prizes, medals and awards, with 10 TDSB students moving on to the ... More
156.TDSB and SickKids Team Up To Support Child and Youth Mental Health
Connecting Students to Mental Health Experts Through Technology Toronto, ON, April 27, 2012 – The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have launched a first-of-its-kind partnership that will provide students with better access to leading mental ... More
157.TDSB students put their computing skills to the test
On March 24, 240 computer science students and coaches gathered in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at York University for the annual TDSB/ECOO (Educational Computing Organization of Ontario) Computing Contest. Amir Asif, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of ... More
158.Here's looking at you, kid
Spring is here and celebration is in the air. As Canada’s largest school board, the TDSB has some of the oldest and most loved schools in the country, where generations of students have gathered through the decades to learn, grow, and make lifelong memories. Over the next several weeks, ... More
159.Top rankings add up for TDSB schools at math competition
Top rankings added up for TDSB schools at a recent province-wide math competition in Waterloo, ON. The Canadian Mathematics Competition — a series of three extra-curricular math contests — was sponsored by the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing. Marc ... More
160.TDSB signs formal Confucius Institute agreement with China
Toronto, ON, Friday, April 20, 2012 – The Toronto District School Board has formally signed an agreement with the Hunan Provincial Department of Education in the People’s Republic of China that will see the TDSB become the second school board in Canada to have a Confucius Institute. The ... More