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A big reason people don't seek help for mental health issues is because of stigma. What is stigma? Stigma is a hurtful judgment that leads to someone being excluded or seen as different from others. People can experience stigma based on characteristics that make them unique, and there can be a lot of stigma around mental health. At DCDSB one of the ways we are trying to help alleviate the stigma is by making sure that you know that it's okay to ask for help for your mental...
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The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is pleased to share the results of the election of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, which took place at the Annual Board Meeting on November 25, 2024.
Monique Forster, Trustee for the Town of Ajax, was re-elected to the position of Chair of the Board. Ms. Forster was first elected as a Trustee for the Town of Ajax in 2014 and has been re-elected twice. Trustee Forster has served as Chair of the Board of...
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On November 12, the Black Leaders of St. Mary (BLOSM) group at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School came together to sell samosas over the school lunch periods. The sales from the samosas went directly to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada in support of sickle cell disease research. BLOSM promoted their fundraiser over the school announcements, on posters throughout the school, and on their Instagram page. Students passionately wanted to educate their peers on sickle...
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Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers,
This  Giving Tuesday , we invite families to make a positive impact within our own Durham Catholic learning community. Giving Tuesday is a Global Day of Giving, and this year it falls on  Tuesday, December 3, 2024 .
We encourage students and families to contribute through  School Cash Online (SCO)  by selecting the Giving Tuesday Campaign. Your generous donations will help ensure that our students have access...
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Prayer:
St. Thérèse of Lisieux says, “Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by kindly words; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”
St. Thérèse calls us all to a very special kind of holiness, that is, to do God’s work out of love for Him in the way we go about our daily tasks and interactions. Her idea was to do everything in life, especially the little...
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