231.ESA Students Cast as Leads in New Tarragon Production
Three talented young performers from the Etobicoke School of the Arts have been cast in the new Tarragon Theatre and Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company production of The Children’s Republic. Students Emma Burke-Kleinman, Katie Frances Cohen and Mark Correia were cast by Kristina Nicoll, ... More
232.Deborah Matthews, Minister of Health, visits David Lewis PS
On Wednesday, November 15th, 2011, David Lewis PS received a visit from The Honourable Deborah Matthews, Minister of Health for Ontario, accompanied by MPP Soo Wong, the school's former Trustee. Minister Matthews came to observe how the David Lewis school community is engaging in ... More
233.Trustees Move Forward with Africentric High School
Toronto, ON, November 17, 2011 – Trustees considered a full agenda at last night’s meeting of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Trustees recognized the importance of Bullying Awareness week. In light of the recent tragic death of a student within the GTA, the Chair reaffirmed the Board’s ... More
234.Students score with the Hockey Academy
Ten year old Marina looked more alert and energetic than most preteens might at 8:00 am on a Friday morning. And that was after she'd already been active for several hours, having risen bright and early at 4:00 am, nudging her mom awake to take her to her school by 5:30 am so she could be on a ... More
235.MP meets with Kids' Lit Quiz Champs
Last July, a small but mighty team of Summit Heights PS students with a passion for books visited New Zealand to represent Canada at the 20th International Kids' Lit Quiz™. Even though they were the youngest team at the competition, the fantastic foursome shocked the field by finishing ... More
236.Powerful Student Documentaries Promote Social Justice
A film festival featuring student-produced documentaries drew an enthusiastic audience of more than 200 to City View Alternative Senior School recently. Reel View is the culminating project for students who were in the 2010-11 grade 8 Media Studies program under the direction of teacher ... More
237.Canadian war artist and former Northern SS art teacher celebrates centenary
On Remembrance Day, as schools across Toronto mark the occasion with moving events, the day has been a little more special for one school. Leonard Brooks, a Canadian War artist and former art teacher at what is now Northern SS, celebrated his 100th birthday on November 7. He marked the occasion ... More
238.Financial Literacy Month brings valuable lessons about money management
November is Financial Literacy Month and TDSB students are learning important lessons about personal finance. On November 1 and 2,"funny money" man James Cunningham from Investor Education Funds (IEF), a non-profit financial literacy organization, provided some fun-ancial advice ... More
239.EQAO Honours TDSB Schools for Exceptional School Communities
Congratulations to David Lewis Public School and Riverdale Collegiate Institute for being among 22 elementary and secondary schools across Ontario to receive the 2011 Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Recognition of Achievement. This recognition program was established as a tribute to Dr. ... More
240.TDSB schools impress with library videos
TDSB selections dominated the Ontario School Library Association's (OSLA) School Libraries Matter video competition. TDSB schools took top prize in three of the four categories identified by OSLA. Donwood Park Jr. PS won in the elementary category, Karen Kain School of the Arts took the ... More