
Blue Heron Pixel Pixies Code and Create at Minecraft eSports Tournament
Posted June 12, 2026
Students from Blue Heron Public School are celebrating a major achievement after winning the recent Girls Who Game Minecraft eSports[…]
Categories: Feature · Schools Tags: community · computer · Engineering · gaming · learning · math · Mathematics · science · STEM · student voice · teaching · technology

Official Opening of Willow River Public School
Posted June 11, 2026
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is proud to officially open Willow River Public School, its newest elementary school[…]
Categories: News Tags: elementary · Opening · River · School · Willow · Willow River · WRDSB

Supporting Students in Levelling Up to Grade 9
Posted June 11, 2026
The transition from Grade 8 to 9 is an exciting time. To support students as they move into secondary school,[…]
Categories: Schools · Spotlight Tags: Cambridge · Dumfries · elementary · elementary school · grade 8 · Grade 9 · high school · Kitchener · North · School · secondary · Secondary School · transitions · waterloo · wellesley · wilmot · woolwich

Students Explore Sustainability and Action at UN SDG Expo
Posted June 10, 2026
Nearly 380 students from 12 of the WRDSB’s 16 high schools came together to explore global challenges and local solutions[…]
Categories: Feature · Learning Tags: Community Partnerships · Experiential Learning · Sustainable Development Goals

Late Chromebook Opt-In for Grade 6 to 12 Students
Posted June 9, 2026
You will be invited to opt-in to receive a Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB)-provided Chromebook for the 2026-2027 school[…]
Categories: News Tags: achievement · allocation · chromebook · computer · device · ipad · laptop · learning · needs · staff · Student · support · well-being

Designed for Student Success: June Facility Highlight
Posted June 9, 2026
At the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), we know teaching and curriculum are the foundation for student success. We[…]
Categories: Facilities · Learning · Schools · Spotlight Tags: athletics · Cambridge · classrooms · curriculum · elementary · facilities · Kitchener · learning · lighting · School · secondary · Student Success · students · waterloo

Friday, June 26 is a PD Day for WRDSB Elementary Students
Posted June 9, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026, is a professional development (PD) day for elementary school staff. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 8[…]
Categories: News Tags: elementary · PD Day · Professional Development Day · Professional Learning

Grade 9 to 12 WRDSB Students: June 25 and 26 are PD Days
Posted June 9, 2026
Thursday, June 25 and Friday, June 26 are professional development (PD) days for secondary school staff. Grade 9 to 12[…]
Categories: News Tags: PD Day · Professional Development Day · Professional Learning · secondary

Supporting Academic Achievement Through De-Streaming
Posted June 8, 2026
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is committed to ensuring that students’ outcomes at graduation are not shaped or[…]
Categories: Feature · Learning · News Tags: de-streaming destreaming · Grade 10 · Grade 9 · Graduation · post-secondary · School · secondary · stream · streaming · students

WRDSB Celebrates Recipients of the 2025-26 Past-Directors’ Bursary
Posted June 4, 2026
At the Board of Trustees meeting on May 25, eleven Grade 12 students from across the Waterloo Region District School[…]
Categories: Board · News Tags: Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) · Past Directors Bursary · Pathways · Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) · Student Success

