Year: 2025

April’s Active School Travel News

Posted on Categories Featured, General, School News, Transportation

Dear Families,

Active school travel (AST) is the use of any form of human-powered travel, such as walking or wheeling (cycling, scootering, rollerblading, skateboarding) to get to and from school. Within this definition, riding the school bus is also considered a sustainable form of transportation. 

AST supports improved visibility within school zones, reduces the number of vehicles entering school zones, and ... Continue reading "April’s Active School Travel News"

PUBLIC INPUT INTO THE 2025-2026 YCDSB OPERATING BUDGET

Posted on Categories Board News, Featured

York Catholic District School Board invites all members of our Catholic school communities to provide input into the budget process either through participating in the Board’s stakeholders’ consultation survey or via a presentation/delegation at a Board meeting.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. OR Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: YCDSB, ... Continue reading "PUBLIC INPUT INTO THE 2025-2026 YCDSB OPERATING BUDGET"

March 2025 Active School Travel Information

Posted on Categories Featured

“The wheels on the bus go round and round…” Walking to the school bus stop and riding the bus to school are considered important forms of active school travel. Students who live outside of the Non-Transportation Zone for their home school qualify for school bus service. Walking to the bus stop and riding the bus provides a number of benefits including: ● Teaching children the ... Continue reading "March 2025 Active School Travel Information"

Join Us in Prayer for Pope Francis

Posted on Categories Board News, Featured

As a Catholic community, we are united in faith and prayer, especially in times of need. Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, has asked the faithful to join him in prayer for Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital in Rome since February 14, 2025. His Holiness is currently suffering from pneumonia and mild kidney failure.

You can

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Schools and the CEC Are Closed for Thursday, February 13, 2025

Posted on Categories Board News
Due to worsening weather conditions, all YCDSB schools and the Catholic Education Centre are closed for Thursday, February 13, 2025. Childcare facilities are also closed.
Please do not bring your child to school, as there will be no adults there to care for them. 
Community Use of School permits are also cancelled for this
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