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Please click here for a summary update of events for January-February 2011. Feel free to print, forward and/or post for sharing at council meetings or other parent events! Any questions or further details can be obtained from your regional director or by contacting our central office.
Bishop Fred Colli (Diocese of Thunder Bay), OAPCE’s Liaison Bishop from the Education Commission of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario (ACBO) has posted his Lenten message for 2011. We share this as encouragement and inspiration as we begin this reflective and restorative season.
The 2011 AGM and Conference taking place May 13th and 14th in Burlington is quickly approaching and of course we look forward to recognizing many deserving recipients with our annual awards at the Saturday evening dinner.
Please note that the closing date for nominations is Thursday March 31st, and the forms must be received to our office by close of business that day. Any questions regarding the awards may be directed to our office administrator Florinda or to Tiina James, our Awards Subcommittee Chairperson.
The Awards
Each recipient will be presented with an award plaque, a certificate and will be recognized for their outstanding contributions on the OAPCE website throughout 2011.
Continue reading ‘2011 Annual Awards — Nominations now open!’
Boys: The New Reality in Gender Learning Styles
There are definite differences boys and girls experience within the education system. It is evident from research that the education system is failing to address the learning needs of male students and these in part are related to pertinent issues surrounding gender learning styles and brain functioning. The fact that males lead in every special education category, are much more commonly medicated than females really got me thinking…Although I have been aware of the gender discrepancies that exist within the classroom, I honestly did not realize how grave the problem was and how excessive the dropout rate is among our male population until I began pursuit of statistics and conducted my research on the problem.
