Secondary school 2017 summer office hours

Posted July 24, 2017

Over the summer, our secondary schools are closed for periods of time over the summer. 2017 Secondary School Summer Office[…]

Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why – Guidance for Parents

Posted May 4, 2017

Frequently Asked Questions – 13 Reasons Why, provided by School Mental Health ASSIST – May 4, 2017

Netflix recently released the series 13 Reasons Why based on the popular young adult novel of the same name by Jay Asher. The series depicts the story of a high school student who dies by suicide, leaving behind 13 cassette recordings that share the events that she perceives led to her death. Series like this one can lead to misconceptions and misinformation about suicide, and possibly to the glorification of suicide.

For these reasons, mental health professionals, including the Waterloo Region District School Board’s mental health team, feel it is necessary to make you aware of this series. The WRDSB is providing the following tips, distributed by School Mental Health (SMH) ASSIST and National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to help with conversations you may have with your child:

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PD Day – Friday, February 3, 2017 (Secondary)

Posted February 2, 2017

This is a reminder of our scheduled Professional Development (PD) Day tomorrow – Friday, February 3, 2017. There will be[…]

A laptop for every high school student

Posted October 27, 2016

Featured in Perspective Waterloo Region 2016, issued in The Globe and Mail (Thursday, October 27, 2016). In a classroom at[…]

Secondary School Information Nights are Coming!

Posted November 18, 2015

We invite you to attend an information evening designed to answer your questions and inform you about our various programs to[…]

OYAP celebrates Focus on Manufacturing month

Posted November 11, 2015

The month of October was “Focus on Manufacturing” month, and this theme gave Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) students[…]

New Process for Ordering Transcripts

Posted July 8, 2015

We are pleased to announce that former students who are applying to Ontario post-secondary institutions will now be able to[…]

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