For Lent students in the SK/Grade 1 class worked on a project to beautify one of our medical community buildings. Students designed an acrylic landscape painting for display at Kirkwood Place Medical Centre in hopes of putting a smile on patient’s faces.
Category: Programs
Information session on hosting international students to be held May 4
Canada Homestay Network invites you to an information session on hosting international students. Meet our team and learn more about our Homestay program and how to welcome an international student into your home.
When: Thursday May 4, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Where: Catholic Education Centre, 165A D’Youville, Sudbury
Visit us on the web at http://whyihost.ca/sudbury
St. Benedict celebrates World Autism Day
To celebrate World Autism Awareness Day, students and staff at St. Benedict C.S.S paid a toonie to dress in blue, donating over $750 to Autism Ontario. As part of their Raise the Flag Campaign, the ASD class baked 350 cookies and handed them out to those showing their support by wearing blue. Members of the school community signed giant puzzle pieces, that are now displayed in the Communication classroom as a visual reminder of the supportive St. Ben’s community they are so fortunate to be a part of.
MMA Regals fight cancer
Thank you Regals!! Together we raised over $4,000 for the Neo Kids Foundation & the Northern Cancer Foundation! Today Regals volunteered to cut their hair to raise awareness for cancer! #RegalsFightCancer
Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band takes silver, gold at the Northern Ontario Music Festival
It’s Festival season, and the Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band did not disappoint! This band is made up of 125 students from 6 schools – St. Charles College, St. Benedict, St. Anne, St. Charles Chelmsford, St. John and St. James – and is directed by Leanne Urso, JoAnne Comisso, Sabrina Clark and Eric Miron.
The students competed at the Northern Ontario Music Festival on Tuesday, March 21st at Sudbury Secondary School and came away with a Silver award. Then, on Tuesday, April 4th, the band competed at the Kiwanis Music Festival at St. Benedict School and improved on their score by winning a Gold award! Congratulations goes out to all the band members for all their hard work.
MMA students take gold at qualifications for Skills Ontario Competition, move on to provincial finals
Congratulations to Hannah Watterson & Brittany Thornton (grade 10 students) for winning gold in the Northern Ontario qualifications for video production at the Skills Ontario Competitions in North Bay this weekend. Next they will be competing in the provincial Skills-Ontario competition in Toronto! Congratulations Regals!!
Senior Cards invited to travel to Costa Rica
Next year, senior St. Charles College students are invited to travel to Costa Rica, while earning a senior credit. Students will be able to visit a remote ecolodge, work with local children, go surfing in the ocean, learn some Spanish, and lots of other adventure activities.
Contact St. Charles College to learn more about this exciting opportunity.
Bears Win Angels Boys Basketball Tournament
In elementary sports action, Bishop Alexander Carter hosted the Angels Elementary Basketball Tournament on March 3rd and 4th. For the second time in as many tournaments the St. Benedict Boys team came away with gold. Congratulations Bears and to all who participated in this great event.
International Education Program featured on CTV News
CTV’s Claude Sharma recently visited St. Benedict to meet two international students attending the school.