Equity and Inclusive Education

The intent of the Days of Significance Calendar is to:

• support the planning of school events to honour the days of significance that students in your building observe. This calendar highlights religious, secular and creed-based observances and holidays, significant events and celebrations, public holidays and other important dates. 
• nurture an inclusive  learning environment that promotes and celebrates the identities of students. 
• promote social justice learning through carefully selected monthly themes to deepen our understanding through an anti-bias, anti-racism and anti-oppression lens. 

As we learn about and incorporate the days of significance into our teachings, we want to consider not only how we are honouring the identities of students but also think about how we honour them all year round.  As we raise our equity consciousness and learn to examine our practices to bring impactful change into our spaces, we need to consider how we move past the heroes and holidays approach that places non-dominant groups in silos outside the curriculum. It is still important to honour those communities that have asked for their heritage to be recognized but also consider how we can widen our scope of those communities and include the examination of the larger systems that impact the lived experiences of an entire community.