What was supposed to be around 50 students ended up as hundreds wearing pink to school on the same day. April 13 was the Day of Pink across the Toronto District School Board. The event is meant to raise awareness about bullying and to show a stand against it.
A torrent of verbal chaos exploded in the first floor auditorium at Oakwood Collegiate Institute tonight as students, parents and alumni clashed with disagreements on a proposal to establish an Africentric Alternative School within the high school.
Staff, students and parents turned up for an at-times tense public meeting tonight regarding a Toronto District School Board proposal to implement an Africentric high school program at Oakwood Collegiate.
Teachers are challenged to involve students in black history celebrations within the Scarborough school community this month. Students tend to think history is boring and have no interest in learning about black culture, says Marie…
Critics say high school students don’t need any more distractions. But 70 Toronto District School Board high schools may soon have large, new television screens in their halls. The plan is one the board is set to consider this month and has already tested in four schools.
Potential buyers are being scared away from a piece of real estate behind the Scarborough Civic Centre because of one rigid condition of sale. The Toronto District School Board has been trying to sell the parking lot on Borough Drive since 2008 but has only received signs of interest from one source.
Suzanne Lilly has been waiting to celebrate a big birthday for a long time. But it’s not her own: Bedford Park Public School is turning 100.
Pieces of the Toronto District School Board’s multimillion-dollar art collection are leaving home, but at least one trustee hopes they’ll be back for a visit. “The AGO is a wonderful environment for us to have the artwork in, but it would be even nicer if we can actually have some of these artworks in the schools,” said Scarborough Southwest trustee Gary Crawford.
The start of all-day kindergarten in Ontario’s schools this month has some educators excited about the added teaching time despite the added strain to the system.
Several Scarborough schools have received high rankings on the annual standardized tests given by the Education Quality and Accountability Office, according to the annual report card released by the Fraser Institute on March 7.