Secondary Remote Learning Course Offerings for 2021-2022

Posted April 28, 2021

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) announced on April 26th that we will be offering a remote learning program for 2021-2022. Families are required to indicate their intention to enroll in this program by May 3rd at 4pm using the Remote Learning Request Form. The following remote program course offering information is important for […]

WRDSB Student Census Reminder and Information

Posted April 28, 2021

This is a reminder about the WRDSB Student Census. If you have a child in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3, you will have received an email invitation with the subject ‘WRDSB 2021 Student Census’. What if you can’t find the email?  For many parents/guardians, emails have been filtered to spam folders. If you have not […]

WRDSB flags at half-mast for National Day of Mourning

Posted April 28, 2021

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Education Centre and school buildings will be joining other Ontario government establishments in flying the Canadian flag at half-mast today to mark National Day of Mourning, which takes place annually on April 28. This day is dedicated to remembering the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured […]

Secondary School Commencement Update

Posted April 27, 2021

Dear Grade 12 graduating students and families, We want to provide you with an update on graduation celebrations and the virtual Commencement ceremonies scheduled for June 2021. After much deliberation and thoughtful consideration, and ultimately due to the impact of the current Emergency Stay-at-Home order, the virtual Commencement ceremonies scheduled for Thursday, June 24, 2021, […]

September 2021: Welcoming Back Our Students

Posted April 26, 2021

View this Message in Other Languages العربية – Arabic فارسی – Farsi Español – Spanish 简化字 – Simplified Chinese Tiếng Việt – Vietnamese 한국어 – Korean Türkçe – Turkish اُردُو – Urdu ਪੰਜਾਬੀ – Punjabi Srpski – Serbian In-Person Learning or Remote Learning? Making an important choice for the 2021-2022 school year The Waterloo Region […]

Volunteers in Schools: The Value of One, The Power of Many

Posted April 23, 2021

By Christina Laughren – Christina has been an active parent volunteer for more than 10 years. She has experienced first-hand the value of being engaged within her school community. With two sons in the WRDSB, Christina is passionate about involving other parents as resources and support for their children’s school experience. This year, she has […]

Caring for a Child Who Needs to Self-Isolate

Posted April 23, 2021

This fact sheet, created by Public Health Ontario, provides advice to parents and caregivers of children who need to self-isolate at home. This may include a child who has COVID-19, has symptoms of COVID-19, or has a known exposure to COVID-19. Some measures may not be possible or practical for all families. View this document […]

WRDSB presents 2nd annual Backyard Bird Count

Posted April 22, 2021

Looking for a way to get outside and celebrate Earth Day? From Thursday, April 22 to Monday, April 26, our Outdoor Education Department is hosting its 2nd annual WRDSB Backyard Bird Count. They invite all WRDSB students and families to participate, whether it is by observing birds at feeders, through a window or on a […]

Earth Day 2021

Posted April 22, 2021

Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behaviour and create global, national, […]

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