Director of Education Updates Archives

June 29 , 2021

St. Clair Catholic Adopts Revised Secondary School Calendar for September 2021

Director of Education Updates

Dear Parents/Guardians and Secondary School Students: Based on the most current information and guidance from the Ministry of Education, and in collaboration with the Medical Officers of Health for Sarnia-Lambton and Chatham-Kent, St. Clair Catholic will adopt a four-credit per…

June 29 , 2021

Year-End Message from Director of Education Deb Crawford

Community Updates, Director of Education Updates

Dear Parents/Guardians, As the 2020-2021 school year comes to an end, we can look back over the past 16 months and know with certainty that there is much we have learned. Most importantly we learned how to educate our students…

June 25 , 2021

Statement from the Director of Education on the Discovery of Unmarked Graves at the Marieval Indian Residential School, Saskatchewan

Director of Education Updates

The discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan lays bare yet again a very dark chapter in Canada’s history. The hurtful legacy of Residential Schools in Canada is a burden that has been shouldered…

June 24 , 2021

St. Clair Catholic 5 Year Graduation Rate Nearly 90%

Community Updates, Director of Education Updates

The five-year graduation rate for students who entered St. Clair Catholic secondary schools has reached 89.9%, a full two points above the provincial average of 87.2%, which is the most recent data published by the Ministry of Education. “This is…

June 23 , 2021

Hogan Family Makes Generous Donation for Expanded Community Room at New Gregory A. Hogan Catholic School

Director of Education Updates

The Hogan family of Sarnia has made a generous $200,000 donation to the St. Clair District Catholic Education Foundation, which will be used to support an expanded 900 square foot community room in the new Gregory A. Hogan Catholic School. …

June 14 , 2021

Cruizin’ Your Way into a Cool Summer!

Community Updates, Director of Education Updates

Celebrating Our StudentsFriday, June 25th and Monday, June 28th Dear Parents/Guardians of Elementary School Students: Before the school year ends, we want a chance to meet our students and families one last time … to say so long until September…

June 2 , 2021

Important Information: Remote Learning to Continue for Remainder of School Year

Covid-19, Director of Education Updates

Dear Parents/Guardians, The Ontario government has directed that online remote learning will continue across the province for the remainder of the school year. That means that all publicly funded elementary and secondary schools, including those of the St. Clair Catholic…

April 28 , 2021

New Monsignor Uyen Project On Target for July 30, 2021 Completion

Community Updates, Director of Education Updates

Construction at the Baldoon Road site of the new Monsignor Uyen Catholic School is on schedule, with a completion date of July 30, 2021. The former Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School was closed at the end of June 2020,…

April 13 , 2021

Expectations for the Return to Remote Learning Following the April Break

Covid-19, Director of Education Updates

Dear Parents/Guardians, Yesterday, in its efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus – particularly the new variant strains – the Ontario government directed that all schools in the province will revert to Remote Learning following the April break. …

April 9 , 2021

Director of Education Deb Crawford Announces Intention to Retire, Effective September 30, 2021

Community Updates, Director of Education Updates

After 38 years as a Catholic educator, Director of Education Deb Crawford has announced her intention to retire, effective at the end of September 2021. “My decision to retire was not taken lightly, but I think the time is right,”…

Newsdesk

Director of Education Updates