COVID-19 served as a wakeup call about mental health and well-being. Three school boards—OCSB, CEPEO and CECCE—responded with programs that helped spread the importance of good mental health and well-being Keeping students mentally and physically healthy means focusing on family […]
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Take note
Music education teaches stress management, teamwork, enhanced coordination, self-discipline and more, Angela Counter reports Playing a musical instrument is rewarding, but there’s more to music education than learning to keep a beat. Even if your child isn’t the […]
Crime and punishment (and school)
During a pandemic, school officials need to consider the stress that students face during these unprecedented times, experts say. Back in the 1950s, discipline in schools was strict and authoritarian. Corporal punishment was practised frequently. Schoolchildren were expected to […]
How do you get kinder-ready?
The first day of school for a child starting kindergarten can be a rollercoaster mix of emotions for both the parent and child. We asked parents how they were preparing for this milestone. Here’s what they had to say. […]
Have a little faith
Why should parents consider faith-based education for their children? Every parent wants to make the best choices for his or her children. With economic, political, health, and educational structures in flux, parents are seeking the optimal school environment for their […]
Going global
Ottawa Catholic School Board offers International Languages Program The Ottawa Catholic School Board offers a free International and Indigenous Languages Program every Saturday morning (9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.) from September to June, funded by the Ontario Ministry of […]
‘Be Community, Be Well, Be Innovative’
How OCSB’s kindergarten program nurtures young minds It’s just after 9 a.m. at St. John the Apostle Catholic School. The sound of laughter is everywhere on the kindergarten playground. Kindergarten students are doing what they do best – playing. It’s […]
Movin’ up
Schools and parents can help kids as they transition to higher grades. Here’s how, writes Sheryl Bennett-Wilson It can be a trying time for students when they transition to higher grades. Often, it means changing schools and leaving childhood friends […]
How It Works, Why It Works at the Ottawa Catholic School Board: The Kindergarten Program
Today’s parents have information at their fingertips when it comes to seeking options about life’s larger parenting milestones, such as choosing their child’s first school. We’ve teamed some parents up with Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) professionals to discuss how […]