Since 1939, the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE) is a provincial not-for-profit organization working with a network of education partners and volunteer parent leaders to promote and protect Catholic Education, as well as actively support parent involvement at all levels. It is the longest-standing parent organization in Catholic Education, the only one […]
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Join Us in Celebrating 85 Years of Advocacy with OAPCE This 2024, we at the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE) are excited to celebrate a significant milestone – our 85th anniversary. As highlighted in a recent article by John Wilson in the Catholic Register, our journey since 1939 has been one of
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With gender identity and its place in schools exploding across the Canadian media landscape, a Catholic parent group is pleased to find political proponents of safeguarding parental voice and authority. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is the latest leader to add his voice to the gender pronoun debate, following New Brunswick and Saskatchewan Premiers Blaine Higgs
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Parent engagement has faced its fair share of challenges over the years. Many parents have felt disconnected from the school community, lacking opportunities to voice their concerns both at the local and board level, and to contribute actively to decision-making processes. During the pandemic so much of what had been part of school life shut
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The “debate” on educational issues at the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) is becoming as “toxic” and predictable as that at the TCDSB. Anti-Catholicism “woke” progressives seem determined to have their way, even if the Law says they cannot. They spend a lot of money commissioning legal opinions – at Board expense – so
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The word advocate has taken on a whole different level for the parents of children in our Catholic education system. When a child begins his/her school journey at the tender age of four, parents may never imagine the degree of participation required in their child’s education. Click here
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A loaded but important question he admitted, before introducing the virtual attendees from across the province to Spunky the Stress ball. The green smiley-faced circle took over the screen as Frankish encouraged participants to follow along as he led them in a breathing exercise. With the ball growing and shrinking with every four-second inhale and
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OAPCE has been the voice for Catholic parents in Ontario’s education system for 80 years and it has no intention of letting that voice go unheard. With the system facing a belt-tightening provincial government, and the always present call to merge Catholic boards to create one huge public system, it’s a voice that is needed
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Catholic parents fear the massive March 15 education cuts are just the opening salvo of a campaign to fold Ontario’s Catholic schools into a unified public system, while French Catholic trustees are warning of much deeper cuts to come. “What is the end goal?” asked Annalisa Crudo-Perri, president of the Ontario Association of Parents in
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Catholic parents fear the massive March 15 education cuts are just the opening salvo of a campaign to fold Ontario’s Catholic schools into a unified public system, while French Catholic trustees are warning of much deeper cuts to come. “What is the end goal?” asked Annalisa Crudo-Perri, president of the Ontario Association of Parents in
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