The spirit of giving rolled through the hallways at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Collingwood as Grade 7 and 8 students turned a simple idea into something special in support of CTV Toy Mountain.

Students are engaged, curiosity is activated, and they’re knocking coding out of the park! Students at Holy Family Catholic School in Alliston have discovered a new way to experience STEM — through baseball.

Some messages don’t need words to be understood. They’re felt. That’s exactly what students at St. Dominic Catholic Secondary School have captured with Portage of Hope, their entry in the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA) short video contest.

Baking cookies, painting, swapping stories - Our Lady of the Bay student Makena Janzen is proving that teenagers and seniors have more in common than you might think. This summer, Makena launched Connecting Generations, a volunteer program that brings teens into seniors’ homes to share activities like baking, cooking, and art.

This month, students at St. Dominic Catholic Secondary School in Bracebridge are participating in a unique learning experience that combines history, culture, and hands-on skills. With the guidance of Algonquin canoe builder Chuck Commanda, students are helping to build a traditional birch bark canoe right at the school.

With a push, a glide, and a whole lot of heart, Lucy — a Grade 8 student at Monsignor Lee Catholic School — is helping build community in Orillia, one skateboarding session at a time.