Tag Archives: TVDSB
TVDSB planning to de-stream grade 9
The streaming in Ontario education has been around since the late 1800's. Secondary schooling was split into two streams, high schools, the "lower" stream, and collegiate schools, the "higher" stream....
Jan 13, 2022
Teachers' Union pushing back on snow day changes
The Thames Valley District School Board announced that snow days are a thing of the past. Any school closure, including snow days, power outages, or other inclement weather, will see remote learning t...
Nov 19, 2021
"Growing symbols of hope:" Fanshawe's sustainable Poppy Project
Thanks to an idea from a team of students and professors at Fanshawe College, students from across the region will be engaging with Remembrance Day in a new and environmentally friendly way. Titled Th...
Nov 04, 2021 Poppy exhibit in Fanshawe College commemorating the work of The Poppy Project (Kate Otterbein/XFM News)
TVDSB plans pause on police presence
The Student Resource Officer program is under the Thames Valley District School Board's microscope. A recent report done by an outside organization from the board called for the program to be put on h...
Sep 29, 2021
TVDSB Meeting Interrupted by Protesters
Anti-vaccine protesters briefly disrupted a TVDSB meeting at Louise Arbour French Immersion Elementary School Tuesday evening. Around 15 minutes into the scheduled live stream, the sounds of protester...
Sep 29, 2021 Scott Rubin / CC
TVDSB is hosting their first virtual production: The Drowsy Chaperone
This weekend marks history for the TVDSB as tickets for their first virtual production goes live. Central Elgin Collegiate Institute is putting on this year's production of The Drowsy Chaperone virtua...
May 19, 2021
'Every Student Belongs' within Thames Valley
"It's important to think.. how do we fight racism, how do we fight discrimination, and address biases towards minorities." Purveen Skinner is the superintendent of student achievements for the Thames ...
May 13, 2021
Art of Math has the equation for creativity
A course combining art and math at Oakridge Secondary School is carrying on, even through COVID-19. The class was originally conceived as a grade 9 course by math teacher, Jeni Van Kesteren and art te...
Feb 11, 2021
Thames Valley District School Board to Hold Virtual Ceremonies for 2019-2020 Graduates
The class of 2019-2020 had a memorable graduating year- but it was possibly for the wrong reasons. As the COVID-19 pandemic derailed plans, ceremonies and trips all over the place, graduating classes ...
Oct 09, 2020
Ontario elementary students return to class full time;hybrid learning for most high schoolers
The Ontario government has announced the plans for students in elementary and secondary schools and how they will learn this upcoming year. Elementary students will return in September full time, 5 da...
Jul 30, 2020 Screenshot of today's COVID-19 briefing
