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Welcome to the news source of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Canada's largest public school board.

This section includes all media releases and web stories on events at our Board.

They Built their First Real Six-String

They Built their First Real Six-String

An innovative new interdisciplinary course has been a smash hit at Yorkdale SS. Two teachers--one music, one wood-working-- joined together to develop and offer a “Guitar-Making” course to a class of students enrolled in the ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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Three TDSB Educators Recognized as Canada’s Outstanding Principals for 2019

Three Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Principals have been recognized by The Learning Partnership as being among Canada’s Outstanding Principals of 2019. The winning TDSB Principals are: Harpreet Ghuman, Crescent Town ES ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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Portrait of Canadian Olympic Champion Penny Oleksiak Unveiled

Portrait of Canadian Olympic Champion Penny Oleksiak Unveiled

During the 2016 Olympic Games, Penny Oleksiak became the first Canadian to win four medals in the same Summer Games and the country's youngest Olympic champion. She won gold in the 100m freestyle, silver in the 100m butterfly, two bronze ...
Monday, January 21, 2019

Integrating Math and Active Transportation

Students at Morrish Public School (PS) have been busy connecting their learning to the changes taking place in their neighbourhood!   In 2017/18, Morrish PS was one of 15 TDSB schools enrolled in the TDSB’s Traffic Safety Program ...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
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TDSB Recognizes Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week

Providing safe, inclusive and positive spaces accepting of all students is a priority in the TDSB. Our schools should be communities where all students are respected, welcomed, nurtured, engaged and encouraged. This week is ...
Friday, November 16, 2018
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Remembrance Day

On Friday, November 9, students and staff across the TDSB will be marking Remembrance Day, which falls on Sunday, November 11. During Remembrance Day, our teachers make connections between global events and students' lives through classroom ...
Thursday, November 8, 2018
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TDSB Marks First Ever Pineapple Week

From Monday, November 5 to Friday, November 9, educators across the TDSB are put pineapples on their classroom doors to invite others in the school to visit & share their classroom learning. During the 2017-18 school year, Program ...
Friday, November 2, 2018
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November is Hindu Heritage Month at the TDSB

In 2016, the Government of Ontario declared the month of November each year as Hindu Heritage Month. Canadians of Hindu faith have greatly contributed to civic life in Canada for decades, and are a vibrant part of the growth and prosperity of ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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November is TDSB Indigenous Education Month

In November, we celebrate Indigenous Education Month at the TDSB. This month provides an opportunity to centre Indigenous perspectives, histories and contemporary realities across the curriculum. In classrooms across the city, we focus on ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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Two Sites Reunited in a New School

“I feel happy today,” said Camelot, a Grade 6 student at George Webster (GW) Public School. “The school was just built. The old school was small, so they built a new school and it’s better for the teachers and ...
Thursday, October 11, 2018
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