Mental Health Week – Day 4: Supports for Supports for BIPOC, Neurodivergent, and 2SLGBTQIA+ youths

Posted May 5, 2022

As we continue to celebrate Mental Health Week, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) recognizes the need to be mindful and intentional in creating space to highlight the disparity of resources for our most vulnerable students and families to access mental health services. The pandemic has played a dominant role in our mental well-being. […]

Mental Health Week – Day 3: Self-Compassion

Posted May 4, 2022

For Day 3 of Mental Health Week, we thought it would be important to share some information, reminders and resources about self-compassion. Many may not know what self-compassion is, so we wanted to take this opportunity to help educate you! Theme: Self-Compassion Self-compassion is an area we often overlook for ourselves as we carry on […]

Mental Health Week – Day 2: Social Emotional Learning/Mental Health Literacy

Posted May 3, 2022

As we continue our Mental Health Week campaign in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and our students’ mental health, we want to remind our students, families and community to #GetReal about your feelings. Be truthful. Be honest. Be vulnerable. It is okay to not feel okay and to seek help. Today’s mental […]

Moving Forward: 2022 Education Week

Posted May 3, 2022

Each year, Education Week (May 2-6) provides us with an opportunity to celebrate teaching excellence and student achievement within the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), and highlight all that public education offers our students. For 2022, Ontario’s Education Week theme is Moving Forward. It recognizes our collective efforts to support student achievement as part […]

EDSS Grade 8 Open House – Tuesday, May 17th

Posted May 3, 2022

On Tuesday May 17th from 6-8 pm families and students entering into grade 9 next fall are invited to attend the EDSS Grade 8 Open House. The night will include: Information Sessions, Self-Guided Tours, as well as, Q and A Sessions. Click on the EDSS Grade 8 Open House Flyer for more details. No sign up […]

Mental Health Week – Day 1: Pandemic

Posted May 2, 2022

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) holds its Mental Health Week during the first week of May as an opportunity to talk, educate and increase awareness about mental illness and well-being. It can be difficult to discuss the topic of mental health and healing. To help, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) will be […]

EDSS OSSLT Schedule – Thursday, May 5

Posted May 2, 2022

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) – Thursday, May 5, 2022 All Grade 10 students learning in-person will be completing the OSSLT on Thursday, May 5 at school. This will be a blended learning day and only students writing the OSSLT will attend. All other students will learn asynchronously from home. Students in ACE classrooms will […]

WRDSB participates in Mental Health Week, May 2 to 6, 2022

Posted April 29, 2022

Since 1951, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has hosted Mental Health Week during the first week in May, making 2022 the 71st year. Mental Health Week is a Canadian tradition, with communities, schools and workplaces rallying to celebrate, protect and promote mental health. This year, the theme is empathy. The campaign calls for us […]

1 … 90 91 92 … 224