Category: Board News

John De Faveri Accepts Director of Education and Foundation Chair Position With the YCDSB

Dear York Catholic District School Board Students, Staff, Families and Community Members,

The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that John De Faveri has accepted the position of Director of Education and Foundation Chair with the York Catholic District School Board.

We thank Mr. De Faveri for being our Interim Director for the past 11 months

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The 2023-24 Director’s Annual Report Is Now Available

The 2023-24 school year was an incredible time for the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB). To help our community relive some of the YCDSB’s many accomplishments from this school year, we are happy to share the 2023-24 Director’s Annual Report.

In this beautifully designed report, you will see that we opened two new schools

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YCDSB Student Stars in “The Lion King”

Twelve-year-old Ira Nabong is living his dream by starring as young Simba in the Toronto production of Disney’s “The Lion King.” The Good Shepherd CES student discovered his love of acting two years ago when he entered an after-school performing arts program and quickly found his way to the big stage at the Princess of Wales

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Nominate Someone Special for the Distinguished Alumni Award

York Catholic District School Board alumni are truly outstanding. Through their God-given talents and social conscience, they constantly make the world a better place. 

York Catholic recognizes some of its incredible alumni every year with the Distinguished Alumni Awards. This is a celebration of Catholic education and the people who have benefited from it.   

If you

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York Catholic to Stop Posting on X (Formerly Known as Twitter)

 

To all those who follow the York Catholic District School Board on social media, thank you.

We believe in social media’s promise to inform, inspire and spread joy to the world. Sadly, though, many social media platforms have strayed from this promise. This is why York Catholic joined school boards from across the province in suing Meta,

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Information for Parents about Artificial Intelligence

It seems like everyone is discussing Artificial Intelligence (AI) these days. But with this rapidly evolving technology, it is easy to feel uninformed about AI.The YCDSB Curriculum Department has created the following document that answers these questions:

  • What is AI?
  • Where is AI in the curriculum?
  • How can AI be used at school?
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