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Celebrating African Heritage Month
Posted on Friday January 30, 2026
February is African Heritage (Black History) Month. At the TDSB, a motion to recognize African Heritage (Black History) Month was carried in January 2002 and reaffirmed again in January 2004. The...
Black Mental Health Week 2026
Posted on Monday March 02, 2026
March 2 - 8, 2026, is Black Mental Health Week (BMHW). This year’s theme is The Power of Connection: Ancestral Wisdom in a Digital Age. The theme focuses on how community,...
Black Life Untold Stories
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
The Toronto District School Board Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement, Peel District School Board and Halton District School Board in collaboration with the Black Opportunity Fund are...
Donielle F. has been an active participant in the Black Student Summer Leadership Program (BSSLP) for the past three years, where she has consistently demonstrated leadership and a commitment to...
The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement in collaboration with the Early Years Department welcomes Black families and families raising Black children to Webinar Wednesday: Families as...
Scholarship Application Workshop
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
Do you need assistance with obtaining funds for college or university? Join us for this virtual workshop!
This event was a celebration to recognize and thank the experiential learning agencies for their mentorship and the positive impact they have had on the learning, growth and success of the...
The initiative provides students with rich learning experiences to support emergent literacy and numeracy skills rooted in Africentric and culturally relevant programming.
The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement will be hosting two community information and preparation sessions focused on the Specialized Program admissions process.
On August 15, 2025, the Black Student Summer Leadership Program (BSSLP) celebrated the end of its sixth year with a powerful reminder: Black youth are not simply preparing for the future—they...
On April 5, 2025, we welcomed over 100 guests to the Nia Centre for the Arts for Empowering Our Narratives: Our Stories, Our Perspective. This unique celebration of African, Black, and Caribbean...
The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement partnered with JAZZ.FM91 as part of their Holiday Heroes Instrument Drive to deliver 182 musical items to four schools in the Toronto District...
Joy as Resistance
Posted on Friday February 28, 2025
Join us on March 6 as we honour Black Mental Health Week with Trey Anthony
Join us for a variety of events happening in February.
"It Takes a Village: Nurturing and Celebrating Black Youth Identity in K-12 Schools and Community"
On Saturday, October 26, 2024, the Toronto District School Board’s Centre of...