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Education Interviews

How Bayridge Secondary School made a socially distanced graduation more personal

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Bayridge Secondary School, COVID-19, education, graduates, graduation

Every Bayridge Secondary student to enter the doors of the school since 2012 has participated in the ceremony of touching

Limestone District School Board

Ministry of Education announces voluntary attendance for 2020-21 academic year

June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment class sizes, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, Limestone District School Board, Ministry of Education, special needs

The Ontario government has indicated that school attendance will be voluntary, based on parent choice for the 2020-2021 academic year.

ALCDSB releases statement on report cards and upcoming school year

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, catholic schools, COVID-19, education, online learning, Ontario education, remote learning, report cards, schools, upcoming school year

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) released information on how report cards are going to work and

Education News Politics

Law students call on Queen’s University to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Hall

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Patricia Monture, Queen's Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Sir John A. MacDonald

A petition to change the name of Sir John A. Macdonald Hall at Queen’s University to Patricia Monture Hall has

Construction resumes on Kingston Secondary School

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments construction, construction delayed, construction resumes, COVID-19, essential workplaces, fall 2020, Karen Smith, KCVI, Kingston, Kingston Secondary School, Limestone District School Board, Module Vanier

Those who live in the neighbour surrounding the site of the future Kingston Secondary School (KSS) have likely noticed that

Campus Education News

Queen’s Arts and Science undergraduate programs to be taught online

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Arts and Sciences, COVID-19, fall 2020, fall programing, Kingston, online course delivery, physical distancing, Queen's University, remote classes, undergraduate programs

Queen’s University announced Thursday, May 21, 2020 a decision to deliver Arts and Science undergraduate programs remotely for the fall

Local boards respond to schools remaining closed through June 2020

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, COVID-19, David DeSantis, Debra Rantz, education, graduation, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, pandemic, Premier Doug Ford, Public Health Canada, Public Health Ontario, report cards, school closures, virtual learning

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the provincial government announced that schools in the province will remain closed for the remainder

Campus Education Health News

Queen’s planning for most fall courses to be delivered remotely

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, delivered remotely, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fall of 2020, fall term, Kingston, lab work, Mark Green, on-campus classes, online classes, pandemic, physical distancing, Provost and Vice Principal Academic, Public Health, Queen's Faculty of Law, Queen's University, remote delivery, restrictions on classroom space, university courses and programs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those at Queen’s University are preparing for a fall term where most courses will be

Kingston Secondary School opening delayed

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments construction delayed, construction halted, coronavirus, COVID-19, Debra Rantz, essential services, Kingston, Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute (KCVI), Kingston Secondary School, Krishna Burra, Limestone District School Board, Module Vanier, opening delayed, pandemic, students not moving

Parents of students at KCVI received an email on Thursday, Apr. 29, 2020 telling them their children would not be

Education Opinion

Opinion: Ontario education replacing ‘3 Rs’ with ‘3 Ss’ – surf, stream, and share

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Cliff Morton 0 Comments 3 Rs, 3 Ss, computers, COVID-19, curriculum, e-learning, education structure, Kingston, online classes, online learning, Ontario, opinion, pedagogy, public education, schools, technology, the efficacy of e-learning

The structure of Ontario’s Kindergarten to grade 12 schools and Ontario public education is in the process of a sea-change,

Ontario schools to remain closed until at least May 31

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce has announced that all publicly-funded schools in the province will remain closed until at least

Local Catholic school board addresses extension of school closures

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, COVID-19, David DeSantis, extension, home learning, Kingston, Ontario government, Premier Doug Ford, school closures, supplemental learning

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) has released information for its students after the extension of school

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