All Near North Schools are situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe. We value the cultures, histories and relationships with Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (North America). Our commitment and focus on truth and reconciliation is incorporated into learning activities that take place throughout the year and support cross curricular learning in our schools. […]
Veterans’ Week November 5-11, 2018
Canada remembers Canada’s Hundred Days and the First World War Armistice In many ways, Canada’s military efforts over the years can be seen as a “road to peace.” 2018 marks the centennial of “Canada’s Hundred Days”—the series of impressive battlefield victories by the Canadian Corps over the last three months of the First World War. […]
Treaties Recognition Week November 4 – 10, 2018
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 […]
Provincial Education Reform Consultation – Telephone Town Halls
Telephone Town Halls for Northeastern Ontario (including the surrounding area of North Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie) will be held: October 23: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., November 20: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., November 26: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (French), November 29: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Please register at the link below […]
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 […]
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 […]
