The Ontario Public School Boards' Association Awards program offers six annual awards to recognize outstanding contributions to public education by individuals across Ontario. The Award of Merit in Memory of Dr. Harry Paikin recognizes excellent service to public...

A Right and a Privilege Education is viewed as both a right and a privilege. As trustees, through the many June graduations that we attend, we share in the celebrations of success that mark a significant achievement milestone for our students.  Success is measured in...

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FeaturesSchool-Based Child CareBy John SchofieldIn April 2010, Ontario's Ministry of Children and Youth Services handed over the responsibility for child care in the province to the Ministry of Education. The Schools-First Child Care Capital Retrofit Policy was...

French for the Future www.French-future.org French for the Future is a national non-profit organization to promote the value of bilingualism to Canadian students in grades 7 through 12. Founded by John Ralston Saul and Lisa Balfour Bowen in 1997, the association...

Near North Student Honoured with Lincoln Alexander Award In October, the Near North DSB announced that Nathalie Restoule, a student at Northern Secondary School in Sturgeon Falls, is one of two student recipients of this year`s Lincoln Alexander Award. The award...

A Teacher's Guide to Including Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education and Inclusion in Physical Education:  Fitness, Motor and Social Skills for Students of All Abilities Review by Melanie Tait A Teacher's Guide to Including Students with...

Making History I am a student of history. I love history and the way different paths come together to form a movement or shape what we are and who we become. History, like genetics, involves an interweaving of common threads that flow through the generations,...

This site features selected articles written by staff of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association, and are copyright OPSBA. Copyright on articles by freelance writers remains with the author. Departments President's Message Book Review Across the Boards Weblinks...

Features Thesis Review By Jonathan Scott Knowledge Mobilization - From the Web to the Board Table: How School Board Leaders Use Digital Information to Inform Their Decision Making In her thesis for the Masters of Education submitted to the University of Ontario...

Online Resources to Keep Skills Sharp These two websites will provide students (and adults) with a variety of online games and quizzes to keep their number and spatial skills sharp over the summer. http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/ There is an almost unlimited series...

DSB of Niagara Hub In February, the DSB of Niagara announced the opening of a new Educational Research and Innovation Hub. Created in partnership with Brock University's faculty of education, the Hub will comprise a growing number of entrepreneurs and start-up...

Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School PartnershipsReview by Melanie TaitThe authors of this book, Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. Johnson and Don Davies, wrote it with people connected to education in mind. It takes steps beyond...

A Home and a Legacy for Our Children North of Bridgenorth, Ontario, in the meandering valleys of Selwyn Township, lies the old homestead of Cuthbert and Mary Branch. The once proud fields survive to honour Cuthbert's attempt to tame the landscape on his 100-acre...

This site features selected articles written by staff of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association, and are copyright OPSBA. Copyright on articles by freelance writers remains with the author. Departments President's Message Book Review Across the Boards Weblinks...

School board trustees matter. That's the simple wake-up call behind the resources developed as part of a comprehensive 2014 Ontario municipal and school board elections package. Trustees are the only democratically elected individuals responsible for public education....

FeaturesTwo-Year B. Ed. programBy Iram AshfaqIn September 2015, Ontario's Faculties of Education will be extending the Bachelor of Education degree, making it a two-year program. Iram Ashfaq, a recent graduate of the one-year program, examines how these changes will...

Tribute to Toronto DSB Trustee Howard Goodman In May, Howard Goodman, the trustee for Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, announced he will be stepping down from the Toronto District School Board in October. A committed 11-year veteran with the board, Goodman has served for...