Header Image Header Image-April 2021: Sikh Heritage Month 14 Apr 202114 Apr 2021 Header image source: The Guardian Sikh Soldiers made up approximately 20% of the British army in the Great War, but have often been overlooked in the History books. Sikh Canadians…
Header Image Header Image- April 2021 1 Apr 202114 Apr 2021 "'Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes" The Cobbler of Preston by Christopher Bullock (1716) As tax season is in full swing, we thought we would help you integrate…
Header Image Header Image March, 2021 5 Mar 202128 Mar 2021 Source: https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/speeches/2021/international-womens-day-2021.html Theme for 2021: Choose to Challenge https://youtu.be/pHdNkpT954U https://youtu.be/Xt3wFz5-NnU https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/international-women-s-day-2021-leadership-un/ https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/webinars/women-s-history-webinar-series
Header Image… Header Image- Feb 2021 31 Jan 20215 Mar 2021 Image source CBC Radio 1 “To build a better future for the Black community in Ontario and Canada, it is critical to first acknowledge and understand all that has happened…
Header Image Header Image-Days of Action against Gender-based violence 26 Nov 202031 Jan 2021 The UN System’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence activities, from 25 November to 10 December, will take place under our 2020 global theme: "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!"…
Header Image Header Image-November 19, 2020 World Philosophy Day 12 Nov 202026 Oct 2020 Why a Philosophy Day? Many thinkers state that “astonishment” is the root of philosophy. Indeed, philosophy stems from humans’ natural tendency to be astonished by themselves and the world in…
Header Image Header Image- November 6-11, 2020 6 Nov 20209 Nov 2020 November 5-11 is Veterans’ Week. This year’s theme is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In honour of our close relationship with the Korean Cultural Centre,…
Header Image Header Image-November 1-5, 2020 31 Oct 202012 Nov 2020 In 2016, Ontario passed legislation declaring the first week of November as Treaties Recognition Week. This annual event honours the importance of treaties and helps students and residents of Ontario learn more about treaty rights and relationships.…
Header Image… October 5: World Teacher’s Day 5 Oct 20201 Nov 2020 In 2020, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take…
Header Image Header Image- July 6 Jul 202018 Sep 2020 Welcome to July! This month, we are featuring a look back at July 1912, when Regulation 17 was passed, severely restricting French-language instruction in Ontario. In acts of resistance at…
Header Image Header Image – June 3 Jun 202015 Jul 2020 June is designated as Indigenous History and Pride month. We have updated our header image to reflect anti-oppression work that is done in our classrooms everyday. The cover image is…
Header Image Header Image- May 4 May 20203 Jun 2020 May is Asian and South Asian heritage month in Ontario. We have updated our header image to reflect one piece of that history in Canada. This image is one of…