Students from four CSCNO schools set to sail in provincial Cardboard Boat Race competition
March 2, 2015
Four teams representing the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) will travel to Waterloo to take part in the Elementary and Secondary Provincial Cardboard Boat Races on March 4 and 5.
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School Boards approve School Year Calendar for 2015-2016
February 25, 2015
Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) and Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (CSPGNO) have approved the School Year Calendar for 2015-2016.
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CSCNO students to take part in the Great Robotics Challenge
February 23, 2015
On Thursday, February 26, 80 Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) students will meet at the Science North Cavern in Sudbury for the 2015 Great Robotic Challenge (Le Grand Défi Robotique). This friendly contest for students representing some ten CSCNO French Catholic elementary schools will see them strive to build the most efficient robot. This year, a video contest will also take place during this event. Members of the media are invited to attend the competition, scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur student wins third silver medal at Canada Games
February 27, 2015
Tanya Quesnel, a grade 12 student at Sudbury’s École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur, won her third silver medal at the Canada Games in Prince Georges, British Columbia. On February 26, Tanya placed 2nd in the 5 km sit-ski para female race. This silver medal performance follows two other outstanding performances where she won the silver medal earlier this week in the 2.5 km and 800 metres sit-ski para female races.
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Collège Notre-Dame, ÉSC Champlain and ÉSC Thériault to square off in Francophone Reach for the Top competition
February 24, 2015
On Friday, February 27, eight teams representing Sudbury’s Collège Notre-Dame, École secondaire catholique Champlain from Chelmsford and École secondaire catholique Thériault from Timmins will square off in the Tournoi du gros cinq sous (Big Nickel Tournament). This contest measuring students’ knowledge will take place in the Collège Notre-Dame cafeteria (100 Lévis St., Sudbury). Similar to the former Reach for the Top competition, the Tournoi du gros cinq sous is the only French-language competition of this type to take place in Sudbury in many years. During the first edition held in 2014, ESC Thériault claimed top spot by edging the CND by a tight score of 620 to 610. Members of the media are invited to view the competition.
A Twinning project to enhance Francophone Catholic identity
February 9, 2015
On Thursday, February 12, kindergarten to grade 3 students from Espanola’s École Saint-Joseph will travel to École St-Denis (1200 Ramsey View Court, Sudbury), to take part in the “Je suis Moi” (I am Me) networking initiative for participating French Catholic schools. By offering networking opportunities for students from the two schools, the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) seeks to provide the youngsters with the knowledge and skills to strengthen their francophone Catholic identity and discover the vitality of Canada’s Ontario Francophonie. As a plus, given the selected date of this activity, students will also be able to celebrate Valentine’s Day as part of this teaching initiative. Members of the media are cordially invited to attend this event at École St-Denis between 11 a.m. and 12-noon.
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Supporting Anglophone parents in their efforts to help their child learn French
February 6, 2015
Again this year, nine Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) schools will offer a free basic French language program until the end of the school year. The “À petits pas . . . . Small Steps program” seeks to support parents/guardians who have enrolled a child in a full-time kindergarten program in a French Catholic school.
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