Monday, March 31 is a PD Day for All WRDSB Students
Posted March 18, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025, is a professional development (PD) day for elementary and secondary school staff. Students will not attend school, in person or virtually All board-operated Extended Day and Youth Development programs will be closed About Professional Development (PD) Days PD days are held throughout the school year to provide learning opportunities for school-based […]
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World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Acceptance Month
Posted April 1, 2025
This April, across the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) we are celebrating World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Acceptance Month. World Autism Awareness Day In 2007, the United Nations designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day. The goal of this day is to increase autism awareness and acceptance around the world. In the […]
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WRDSB Celebrates Sikh Heritage Month 2025
Posted April 1, 2025
April is Sikh Heritage Month in Canada. More than 500,000 Sikh people live in Canada, the second-largest Sikh population in the world. Celebrated in Ontario since 2013 and across Canada since 2019, this month recognizes the significant contributions that Sikh Canadians have made to the social, economic, political and cultural fabric of the country. WRDSB […]
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March 31 is the International Day of Transgender Visibility
Posted March 31, 2025
March 31 is the International Day of Transgender Visibility. This is an opportunity to celebrate: Two spirit people Transgender people Gender nonconforming people Nonbinary people It is also a chance to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. Trans-identifying people face ongoing pressure to change or conform in order to validate their […]
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WRDSB Student Trustee Collects Books in Support of Expanded Literacy Education
Posted March 27, 2025
Feiyang Luo created a book drive to help inmates access the world through books. The Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute (CHCI) student and Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Student Trustee for the 2024-25 school year, set up this drive so inmates could access educational materials, including books. In 2022, he partnered with fellow students and […]
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April Lunch and Learn Sessions for Families and Caregivers
Posted March 26, 2025
As part of our ongoing efforts to support Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) families and caregivers, our psychology staff are offering a number of Lunch and Learn sessions. These webinars, scheduled over the lunch hour on Wednesdays, aim to equip families and caregivers with useful tips and information to assist them in supporting their […]
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Introducing the 2025-2026 Student Trustees Who Aim to Make Change
Posted March 25, 2025
By Brook Doersam The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is pleased to announce our 2025-2026 Student Trustees: Krishna Trivedi and Kinjal Kaur. WRDSB students elected Trivedi and Kaur in a February election. Both student trustees said they feel honoured to serve the WRDSB student body. They are also excited to fulfil their roles when […]
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The Collaborative Nature of Music
Posted March 25, 2025
Music can be many things. It can be emotive, transformative, and expressive. In addition to all of these qualities, when it comes to our schools, music is also collaborative. In partnership with Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Music and the Penderecki String Quartet, students from Eastwood, Grand River, and Waterloo Collegiate Institutes attended a two-day […]
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WCI Graduate Reflects on Envirothon Experience | #StudentVoice
Posted March 24, 2025
By Charles Martinez, WRDSB Graduate and current Engineering Science Student and the University of Toronto National Scholar Less than a year ago, I was a Grade 12 student, wondering what defining high school experience would stay with me for the rest of my life. As I approached my final semester, I assumed my high school […]
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Important Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) Information for Spring 2025
Posted March 24, 2025
On both Thursday, April 3rd and Friday April 4th the following student groups will be writing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: All first time eligible grade 10 students Multilingual learners in ESLEOI classes Previously eligible students who have not yet written the test or who have not yet been successful. Students must successfully complete […]
March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Posted March 21, 2025
Today, March 21, is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This day is observed on March 21 each year to mark the day police in Sharpeville, South Africa, killed 69 Black men, women and children, and injured 180 more, at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960. This day serves […]
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