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Welcome to the news source of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Canada's largest public school board.

This section includes all media releases and web stories on events at our Board.

New Collaboration with U of T Opens Doors for TDSB Students

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is proud to collaborate with the University of Toronto (U of T) to help make post-secondary education more accessible to students. A new program called Support, Engage, Experience U of T, or SEE U of T,...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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TDSB Celebrates Education Week!

Education Week is an opportunity for us to celebrate and highlight many of the great initiatives and programs underway across the TDSB that are helping students succeed. And there is lots happening! Every week Director John Malloy visits...
Monday, May 6, 2019
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Runnymede CI Rockets to Finals at Robotics World Championship

Runnymede CI Rockets to Finals at Robotics World Championship

Runnymede CI’s (RCI) robotics team are world championship finalists. The squad earned the prestigious title by virtue of its performance at the 2019 FIRST® Championship held the last weekend of April at the Cobo Centre in Detroit,...
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Romeo baby-o, baby-o: Forest Hill CI steps into provincial theatre spotlight

Romeo baby-o, baby-o: Forest Hill CI steps into provincial theatre spotlight

Forest Hill CI has qualified for a provincial theatre showcase in Brantford, May 8 to 11. The school’s production of The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, by Peter Bloedel, is one of just twelve that will be performed at the Ontario...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Central Toronto Academy Recognizes Green Shirt Day

The grade 11 students in Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology at Central Toronto Academy recognized the first-ever Green Shirt Day initiative and have been exploring the organ donation initiative’s relation to cultural...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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Mirroring Me: Recognizing My Power

On March 6, 2019, over 300 girls in Grades 7 - 12 gathered for our annual Young Women on the Move event for International Women’s Day. The theme for this year’s event was: Mirroring Me: Recognizing My Power. Each young woman had the...
Friday, April 5, 2019
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Into Orbit

TDSB robotics teams shoot for the stars at provincial competitions

Four TDSB schools are preparing to go “into orbit” at FIRST Robotics Canada’s Ontario Innovation Celebration (OIC). Glen Ames PS, Clinton Street PS, and Armour Heights PS all qualified for the OIC by virtue of their strong...
Friday, February 22, 2019

Small Moves - Spaces for Parents at John A. Leslie P.S.

Culture shift happens over time with small learning moves. Studies have shown that students’ sense of belonging, engagement and achievement improve when parents play an active role in their children's education. Schools get better when...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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Central Etobicoke Hosts the Draft an Athlete Campaign

Six students from Central Etobicoke High School (CEHS) will be competing in the Track and Field category at the first Invitational Youth Games (IYG) to be held in Toronto next May. The Games will be held over four days and welcome 2,500...
Monday, February 11, 2019
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They Built their First Real Six-String

They Built their First Real Six-String

An innovative new interdisciplinary course has been a smash hit at Yorkdale SS. Two teachers--one music, one wood-working-- joined together to develop and offer a “Guitar-Making” course to a class of students enrolled in the...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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