Our popular ‘Coding for Climate’ free webinar series is back with sessions featuring both the Land & (new!) Energy Climate Action Kit!🌎 For more info & to register: inksmith.ca/pages/coding-f… Big thanks to TakingITGlobal and CanCodeToLearn for making these webinars possible.

Looking forward to getting this inquiry work rolling SPCSS Falcons and St. Mary Catholic School (Read), stay tuned ALCDSB! #C3ALCDSB

Excited to tie these themes together with the team when we bring St. Thomas More CS intermediates together next week! #C3ALCDSB

A busy day in Tanis Lattanzio and Mrs. Wowchuk's classes at St. Martha Kingston - they kicked off the inquiry process with a trip to a nearby body of water and used student questions to discuss differences between open and closed Q's. Let's see where this goes! #C3ALCDSB

Thanks for hosting Corey Butler! Need to get the word out about Discovery Education and Padlet - a couple of awesome resources available through the Virtual Commons - check them out ALCDSB!

A big thank you to Craig Olivier from Trenton Food Bank for his insight into this important community support. Wondering how students will approach this inquiry focused on addressing local food security! Curiosity Creates Change in ALCDSB! #C3ALCDSB

Last month, our K-2 class proposed a mud kitchen inquiry challenge to the 6-8 class St. James Major Catholic School ! Today they presented their ideas and we have some tough decisions to make! Great job team! Curiousity Creates Change at ALCDSB #C3ALCDSB

Coding microbits with Mike Veryzer to build water pumps for the gr7/8’s automatic watering system! #C3ALCDSB #inquiry

Kindergarten, French Immersion Kindergarten, and new student registration is now open! Register today if you are interested in enrolling your child in Kindergarten for September 2023! Details: bit.ly/3wasNrb #ALCDSBMYSP #ALCSDBFormed

Some of our inquiry groups St. Thomas More CS are building/programming SmartHomes from keyestudio. A tall task! S's are using them to explore must-haves in a dwelling for the unhoused; we're seeking to learn about inequity in our community! #C3ALCDSB ALCDSB

An awesome day made possible by some C3 STEM kits curated by Mrs. Ray ALCDSB Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program! Thanks also to OCTE for the challenge focus. Some great design thinking going on in Ms. Rybka's room! #C3ALCDSB ALCDSB

The ALCDSB has experienced a 10% increase in overall enrollment. Learn more about our Catholic learning communities where all members are loved, inspired and successful here: bit.ly/3JDRUdO #ALCDSBMYSP @DavidDeSantis22

'Form follows Function' - feeling lucky today to join Mr. DiTomaso and Ms. Poulain at St. Gregory Picton. Got to listen to students define, ideate, then prototype structures today - a learning task in service of a broader inquiry goal. Great questions abound! #C3ALCDSB ALCDSB

Need to share a message of thanks again to PECHousing - Chuck and Elis from the PEC Affordable Housing Corp came and shared some insights about affordable housing in the County. An awesome resource in service of inquiry St. Gregory Picton! ALCDSB #C3ALCDSB

My oldest was recently getting ready for dance but couldn't resist the chance to help me update some drawer pulls for her "little bruth's" new bed. Maybe a young woman with a future in the trades ALCDSB Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program? 😀 St. Patrick Catholic School (Harrowsmith) ALCDSB Mrs.Veryzer's Class

Today anything seems possible. What a rush - welcome Raymond!

Making my Canadian Wildlife Federation #DoMoreForWildlife pledge and thought of the Plants and Pollinators project from InkSmith - is there an ALCDSB Int. teacher out there that would be interested in tracking pollinator visits to different flowers with the BBC Micro:bit? Let me know! #C3ALCDSB

I've listened to a few podcast episodes from Science Friday already and thought some of these topics would make for great inquiry provocations! ALCDSB educators, check these folks out, I bet there's something over here for your class! #C3ALCDSB sciencefriday.com

Big thanks to Mike Veryzer and Luc for being such awesome paddling partners for the K20 canoe race. Crazy weather, soaked to the bone, and angry muscles, but we did it! #K20

Important considerations for #ALCDSB students and staff, this week and every week!