Marathon of Respect and Equality (MORE)

May 15, 2012 - NEWS

The third annual Marathon of Respect and Equality (MORE) took place on Thursday, May 3 in Pictou County.  The theme this year was “Many Stories, Many Voices, One People.”  Rallies were held in the five towns and the Pictou Landing First Nations and all schools in the Celtic Family were eager and pleased to partner with the Municipal leaders, businesses and communities to continue the important work started by Henderson Paris twenty three years ago.  Each school in  Pictou County participated by attending and/or speaking or singing at one of the rallies, running all or part of the marathon, and/or holding a walk in their community. This amounted to over three hundred students actually running (not including school staff) and over thirty three hundred students publicly stating how they have made a commitment to eliminate discrimination and racism from our schools and communities.

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Superintendent’s Report to the School Board: May 2012

May 10, 2012 - NEWS


CCRSB Superintendent, Gary Clarke, presented his Report to the School Board at the regular school board meeting held May 9 at Cyrus Eaton Elementary in Pugwash, NS.  His report includes information on recent activities, as well as school and program highlights from across our region.


 


 


 


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Elmsdale District Elementary Creates a School-wide Art Project

May 9, 2012 - NEWS

Dawn Oman, a Métis artist who was born in Yellowknife, worked with students at Elmsdale District to create a school-wide art project.  With Ms. Oman’s assistance, and using the style and brilliant colours characteristic of her art, students transformed their doors into distinctly Canadian masterpieces.

Each class was assigned a province or territory and students drew symbols that were representative of each region. Ms. Oman selected from these drawings and interpreted them to create the final design for each door. Students and teachers painted alongside Ms. Oman as well as a team of parent volunteers.

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Chignecto-Central Students Celebrate Heritage

May 8, 2012 - NEWS

The CCRSB Regional Heritage Fair took place at the Nova Scotia Community College, Truro Campus, on May 4th.  Over 180 students shared their stories from the past through oral presentations, presentation boards and multi-media.  Organizer Ken Henderson commented on the high quality of the projects again this year.  It is a great way to bring our rich history back to life as we learn from the past to prepare for the future.

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