Ottawa Catholic Teacher Antoinette Nehme champions democracy and multiculturalism

 Antoinette Nehme is an elementary French Teacher at St. Bernard School of the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) in Gloucester. She brings an amazing personal story to her classroom. Antoinette was born in the Maronite Catholic village of Kahale, located 13 kms up in the mountains overlooking Beirut, Lebanon and

Ottawa Catholic Teacher Gabriel Leury brings a love of the arts to the classroom

 Gabriel Leury knows how to captivate a classroom and an audience. He’s been with the Ottawa Catholic School Board since 2005, and is a teacher at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Kanata where he instructs primarily as a music and band specialist at the Grade 7-8 level. Gabriel teaches what

Fostering knowledge, equity, and a true sense of belonging

 Chuks Imahiagbe’s professional resume outlines a long list of responsibilities and activities. Teacher, mentor, Science Department Head at St. Joseph High School in Barrhaven, founder and co-chair Black Educators Network of the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB), Coordinator of its Black Student Forum, to name a few. Add in coaching

Deep Learning Through Music

 ABOVE: Natalie Andrews (left) and the choir members at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary School in Kanata. It’s not every day you meet a music/math polymath, but some lucky kids at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary School in Kanata get to meet one every school day. Natalie Andrews

Big Art Come Back

 Feature Image Artist: Jerry Grey Art lovers will be mixing and mingling with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa (BBBSO) and Operation Come Home (OCH), as they bring back the ‘Big Art’ auction on Saturday, March 25th at The Glebe Community Centre. BBBSO and OCH have partnered for the fundraising

A Novel Fundraiser: Your Morning Coffee Helps Feed Kids

 At Savvy Company, we are all about wine, artisan cheese & craft beer AND we get involved in our community.  When the team at Ottawa School Breakfast Program invited us to be one of the sponsors for their new coffee program…it was easy to say ‘sign us up!’ The Community Breakfast Blend coffee is locally roasted,

Digital tools prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s challenges

 How do you engage the short attention spans of today’s student, shaped by a technological revolution, wanting to be more self-directed using visual, auditory and technology to understand the world around them? Harder yet, how do you adapt a curriculum to their individual needs ensuring they are built for success