UPPER CANADA DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Athens District High School was featured in the Brockville Recorder and Times on Saturday, May 10.

Students from across the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) participated in the annual Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto on May 5-6, 2025. 57 students competed as individuals, teams of two, and teams of four. A total of five medals were won by UCDSB schools, with Glengarry District High School, St. Lawrence Secondary School, and Rideau District High School all bringing home hardware in a variety of challenges.

A very special Black history activity has been taking place at Perth and District Collegiate Institute (PDCI) thanks to students in the Grade 7 French Immersion Class. They’ve launched a real-world learning project that will see large cutouts of prominent Black Canadians displayed at the Perth Museum and the Ontario Provincial Police East Region Headquarters in Smiths Falls. In addition to the displays, QR codes will be placed next to each cutout that will link to a student-created podcast episode of the person’s life and accomplishments.

The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is proud to announce that two student-led projects from our schools have been recognized as Ingenious+ regional award winners. This nation-wide contest is part of the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Ingenious+ challenge that connects youth with funding and resources to expand and improve their projects.

The Tour for Humanity mobile classroom will return to four secondary schools throughout the Upper Canada District School Board this spring thanks to a continued strategic partnership with the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) for Holocaust Education.

Grade 6 students at Naismith Memorial Public School have made a meaningful impact by leading an accessibility project, officially unveiled April 29 at the John Levi Community Centre.

Grade 6 students at Naismith Memorial Public School are making a real-world impact—and getting recognized for it! On Wednesday, they were featured on CTV Morning Live in Ottawa to share their inspiring Real-World Learning (RWL) project focused on accessibility.

A Real-World Learning project from students at Carleton Place District High School (CPHS) is aiming to break down barriers in physical education for blind or low vision students across the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB).

On April 15 and 16, the gym at Chimo Elementary School was buzzing with excitement, laughter, and the rhythmic pop of pickleballs as 144 Grade 5 - 8 students from six area schools came together for the first-ever pickleball tournament under the UCDSB’s new All-In Sports initiative.

April 15, 2025 (Oxford Mills, ON) - Valuable lessons in life sometimes extend beyond the classroom. At Oxford-on-Rideau Public School, a group of dedicated students is demonstrating the power of compassion, community, and action in response to a heartbreaking diagnosis.

Starting Kindergarten marks an exciting chapter for families. In this pivotal stage, children learn the fundamentals of math and literacy but also develop independence, problem-solving skills, and the ability to think critically about their surroundings.