Ottawa Carleton District School Board

This month, we welcomed students back to back to school. Although this school year looks different than usual, our staff and students are finding creative ways to safely learn, collaborate and connect with each other. From outdoor learning initiatives to online field trips, here are a few highlights from our classrooms – both in person and virtual – over the past few weeks.

From inspirational messages to music videos, OCDSB schools have found innovative ways to celebrate the Class of 2020 this spring. Watch the creative videos in our Capping Off 2020 playlist!

The Lisgar Collegiate Institute Flute Ensemble has kept the music going – virtually. The students recorded and edited a performance video that earned them three awards at the virtual Kiwanis Music Festival!

OCDSB Student Trustee Prasith Wijeweera has won the first ever Ontario Public Student Trustee Scholarship.

Through their generosity, the Half Moon Bay PS School Council and families raised $13,829 to support the Barrhaven Food Cupboard, which provides food assistance to families in need in the local community.

"To the Class of 2020: It'll all be okay again, you'll see," sings Grade 12 student Ana-Paola Solano Mejías. The Earl of March Secondary School student wrote an original song for fellow graduating students, which looks to brighter days ahead and reminds students that they will get through this together.

Whether it’s celebrating frontline workers, sharing messages of support for students, or joining in virtual dance parties – our OCDSB community is keeping connected by making creative videos. Watch them in our #OCDSBCares playlist.

Lisgar Collegiate teacher Emmanuelle Deaton has won a 2020 EdTech Digest Award for her work as co-founder of the company, Hatch Coding.

Woodroffe High School staff are working to help residents and staff of Ottawa long-term care home Carlingview Manor, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Families and staff at Fallingbrook Community Elementary School are stepping up to the challenge. Every week, the school invites participants to get involved in a fun challenge, such as staying active, sharing favourite books, and showing creativity. The submissions are turned into creative videos that keep the school community connected.

This month, the OCDSB has been helping students continue with their learning by distributing computers and Internet to families. For students in the English Literacy Development (ELD) program at Sawmill Creek Elementary School, these devices provide opportunities to connect with their school community in this challenging time.