What is Treaties Recognition Week? First Nations were the original occupants of the land now known as Ontario. Treaties, which are legally binding agreements that set out the rights, responsibilities, and relationships of First Nations and the federal and provincial governments, were signed with the intent of delivering mutual benefits. Despite this promise, Indigenous peoples […]
Directors October Board Report
The 2018/2019 school year is off to a great start and as in past years, the Near North District School Board (“NNDSB”) continues to meet the priorities and commitments identified in the Multi-Year Plan. This Report will focus on the ways in which we are achieving the following two priorities: Excellent in the Teaching and […]
Board of Trustees Election Results
The following persons have been elected/acclaimed to the Board of Trustees for the Near North District School Board: Zone 1 (4 Representatives) Jay Aspin Donna Breault Louise Sargent Bill Steer Zone 2 (1 Representative) Greg Barnes Zone 3 (1 Representative) Rob Learn Zone 4 (1 Representative) John Cochrane Zone 5 (1 Representative) Al Bottomley Nipissing […]
Almaguin Highlands SS to be Featured on Cogeco YourTV Remembrance Day
The students in the Grade 11/12 Theatre Production Class at Almaguin Highlands Secondary School (“AHSS”) will be featured in a docu-drama created as part of Cogeco’s YourTV Remembrance Day programming. Marking the 100 years since the Halifax harbour explosion in 1917, AHSS students researched, wrote and performed the play, “Halifax:1917”, last year. The play was written to […]
NNDSB Produces Transforming FSL Resources
The Near North District School Board, with the support of the Ministry of Education has produced a series of videos to guide French as a Second Language (“FSL”) educators throughout Ontario. These five videos capture the professional learning of some French Immersion Kindergarten Teams in the Near North District School Board. Through sharing classroom footage […]
NNDSB Trustee Candidates Meet and Greet
The Parent Advisory Councils for the North Bay Secondary Schools, with the support of the Near North District School Board, have organized a School Board Trustee Candidate Meet and Greet. This event will occur on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the West Ferris Secondary School Auditorium located at 60 Marshall Park Drive. […]
West Ferris Intermediate Secondary School High Altitude Balloon Launch
The students in the Grade 11 University Physics Class at West Ferris Intermediate Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario will be launching a weather balloon into Earth’s Stratosphere with a payload of camera-toting mini computers and radio tracking equipment. The launch procedure is weather dependent, and so the exact launch date has not been confirmed. […]
Director of Education Response to Candidate Media Release
Earlier this week articles were published in local media sources based on a media release issued by a candidate for the Board of Trustees. The media release contained a number of statements with respect to the current and future employment of the Director of Education with the Near North District School Board. This information contained below is […]
September Director’s Message
On behalf of the Near North District School Board I am pleased to welcome you to the 2018-2019 school year. I hope that you are settling in and adjusting to the school routine. While it is hard to see the end of summer, here at Near North we are excited to once again begin the […]
NNDSB Students Participate Annual Terry Fox Walk/Run Events
The annual Terry Fox Runs is days away, and our students are gearing up to raise money for cancer research and help keep Terry Fox’s dream alive. Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope might have ended in 1980 but the spark he lit in the hearts and minds of Canadians ignited into a campaign of hope […]
