June 23, 2022

Seven Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon schools recently received the EcoSchools Canada certification for the 2020-2021 school year. With this designation, the EcoSchools Canada Program recognizes the work of schools in promoting environmental learning and climate action. École St-Denis (Sudbury) and École secondaire catholique Champlain (Chelmsford) were each awarded a platinum level certification, École Saint-Joseph (Blind River) and École secondaire catholique l’Horizon (Val Caron) obtained a gold level certification, École St-Augustin (Garson) earned a silver level a certification while a bronze level certification was awarded to Collège Notre-Dame (Sudbury) and to École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur (Sudbury).

June 22, 2022

The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon is pleased that its efforts in increasing its energy efficiency have not gone unnoticed. In fact, the CSC Nouvelon ranked 5th in the 2022 Top Energy Performing School Boards Report that measures the energy efficiency of Ontario school board for the 2019-2020 school year. The 72 school boards in the province were ranked on their energy savings potential, which is the gap between their target and current energy consumption values.

June 6, 2022

During its May 31, 2022 meeting, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon proceeded with the selection of a new school board trustee to represent constituents living in Greater Sudbury’s Zone 5 (Wards 7 to 12). Ms. Monique Aubin-Gagné was the selected candidate and will serve in this position until the next school board elections in October 2022.

May 24, 2022

As part of its efforts to encourage and ensure equity, respect and inclusion in its school communities, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon, in collaboration with its Parents’ Participation Committee, launched the production of a series of four videos. This project seeks to raise awareness within the board’s school communities and provide a better appreciation of the different cultures that surround them, and more particularly the cultures of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit. In addition, these videos will offer a brief overview of the impact of colonization on some forms of artistic expression. This initiative, made possible through funding from the Ontario Ministry of Education, benefits from the support of Parents, partenaires en éducation. 

May 24, 2022

Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon’s French-language Catholic elementary schools are inviting children who are starting Kindergarten in September 2022, along with their families, to take part in their “Bienvenue à la maternelle” (Welcome to Kindergarten) event. Parents who have not registered their children in a CSC Nouvelon school still have time to register for this event by calling their neighbourhood school.

May 18, 2022

Mr. Paul Henry, Director of Education and Secretary-Treasurer of the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon, was recently selected to serve as President of the Council of Ontario Directors of Education in 2022-2023. The CODE is an advisory and consultative organization composed of the Directors of Education of all 72 district school boards in Ontario and the Consortium du Centre Jules-Léger (CCJL). It is the common public voice of senior school district administrators working with government and various associations.

May 18, 2022

Students and staff of École Jean-Paul II (Val Caron) gathered on Tuesday, May 17, on the school grounds during a rally to celebrate the success of a fundraising campaign in support of the victims of the ongoing war in Ukraine. This activity, highlighting the importance of human solidarity, included the presentation of a donation worth $2,030.25 to the Relief Fund for the Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine to Ms. Louise Trudel of the Canadian Red Cross.