NEWS RELEASE
NORTHEASTERN CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
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During the week of May 6 to May 11, 2018 the Northeastern Catholic District School Board will celebrate the significant contribution that Catholic Education has made to the community, the province and to Canada.
Our Catholic Graduate Expectations challenge students to articulate in society those fundamental values that underpin Catholic education.
The theme for this year’s Catholic Education Week is 'Catholic Education: Renewing the Promise'.
The theme for CEW 2018 draws upon previous documents on Ontario Catholic education, namely, This Moment of Promise (1989), Fulfilling the Promise (1993) and Our Catholic Schools (2006-2007).
These three documents, while several years apart from each other, all speak of the unique mission of Ontario Catholic education, the importance of its shared leadership by all those involved in Catholic education and the critical role of Catholic education in contemporary society.
Catholic Education Week 2018 combines the themes of reconciliation, solidarity, love, justice and ecology.
There are five sub-themes, one for each day of Catholic Education Week and they are aimed at helping staff and students to reflect more fully on what Renewing the Promise means to them.
The five sub-themes are:
Day 1: Remembering the Promise
Day 2: The Promise is Within You
Day 3: Praying the Promise
Day 4: Living the Promise
Day 5: Proclaiming the Promise
Catholic Education Week is marked by special activities at all grade levels, including prayer celebrations and service activities.
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