School and Board Action in Equity and Indigenous Education
For a sample of some of the work being done in the Upper Grand District School Board in equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-colonialism and anti-oppression, please view the links below. Links below also include updates supporting our educational community and community partners. And for more on equity in the UGDSB, visit www.ugdsb.ca/equity.
Latest News
2023-2024:
- Athletes gear up for the 20th anniversary of Special Olympics Track and Field (April 2024)
- UG Community attends International Day of Pink event (April 2024)
- Centennial CVI celebrates Eid and South Asian New Year (April 2024)
- Students across the globe celebrate the International Day of Pink (April 2024)
- March 31 is National Indigenous Languages Day (March 2024)
- John F. Ross hosts global awareness symposium for student action (March 2024)
- UG students and staff celebrate Special Olympics Bocce (March 2024)
- UGDSB expands Project SEARCH partnership with YMCA of Three Rivers Guelph (February 2024)
- Looking Back on Black Heritage, Black Brilliance and Black Futures month at the UG (February 2024)
- Students learn about Black Canadian history through engaging presentations (February 2024)
- Students celebrate Lunar New Year at Westminster Woods PS (February 2024)
- Celebrating Black Joy (February 2024)
- UGDSB, WCDSB, University of Guelph and March of Dimes partner to launch Project SEARCH (January 2024)
- Students unite for Special Olympics Basketball (December 2023)
- CCVI holds second annual Diwali formal event (November 2023)
- November 5-11 is Treaties Recognition Week (November 2023)
- If you hear it, speak up – Reporting harmful language in schools (October 2023)
- Heritage Language Program for UGDSB students (October 2023)
- Island Lake class makes trip to Indigenous Education Center (September 2023)
- Commemorating National Truth and Reconciliation Week at the UGDSB (September 2023)
- Supports for students, staff and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community (September 2023)
- Supports for students, staff and members of the Muslim community (September 2023)
- Alicia Ralph announced as Human Rights and Equity Advisor at the UGDSB (July 2023)