January Lunch and Learn Session for Families and Caregivers

Posted January 2, 2025

As part of our ongoing efforts to support WRDSB families and caregivers, our psychology staff are offering a number of Lunch and Learn sessions. These webinars, scheduled over the lunch hour on Wednesdays, aim to equip families and caregivers with useful tips and information to assist them in supporting their children. Lunch and Learn Sessions […]

Christmas / New Year

Posted December 23, 2024

‘Tis the season to gather with friends and family, to share moments and meals with our loved ones, and to give thanks for the blessings in our lives. For Christians, it’s also a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus and the values he embodied – values like compassion, kindness, and hope. The holiday season […]

Warm Wishes for the Holiday Season

Posted December 20, 2024

As we prepare for the winter break and bid farewell to 2024, we wanted to take this opportunity to share our gratitude for all that you helped us accomplish this year, and wish you all the best for a healthy and prosperous 2025. It’s hard to believe that we are nearly halfway through the school […]

Student Trustee Candidate Applications Now Open

Posted December 19, 2024

Applications for 2025-26 Student Trustee Candidates are open! Student Trustee Candidate Applications Open The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is looking for two students to serve as its 2025-26 Student Trustees. Learn more about how to Become a Student Trustee. What is a Student Trustee? Student Trustees represent more than 65,000 WRDSB students at […]

WRDSB Launches 2024-25 Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP)

Posted December 17, 2024

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is committed to ensuring that identity and social location no longer predict outcomes. We work together with students, staff, families and caregivers, and communities to support all students to reach their full potential. WRDSB creates a Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP) each school year to guide our […]

READ (Read, Enjoy, And Discover) – New Program

Posted December 13, 2024

READ (Read, Enjoy, And Discover) – New Program As part of the School’s Learning and Improvement Plan, we are implementing a Grade 9 and 10 Reading program that will start for students on Monday, December 9th. Through conversations with JHSS staff and review of data, a need for students to be provided with more direct […]

Thursday, December 12, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Posted December 12, 2024

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Human Rights Day

Posted December 10, 2024

The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10 as Human Rights Day in 1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. Today is a great day to reflect on the protected rights we enjoy […]

WRDSB Flags at Half-Mast for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Posted December 6, 2024

To mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Friday, December 6, flags at all Ontario government buildings, including Waterloo Region District School Board schools and worksites, will be flown at half-mast. Every year, we remember the 14 female engineering students who were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on December […]

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Posted December 6, 2024

It has been over 30 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.   As we mourn their loss and remember their lives, […]

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