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Commemorative days recognized by HPEDSB
2021-2022 school year dates of recognition/celebration
September
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month
- 8: International Literacy Day
- 9: International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day
- 15: International IT Professionals Day
- 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- 30: Orange Shirt Day
October
- ADHD Awareness Month
- Canadian Autism Awareness Month
- Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month
- Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
- Women’s History Month
- 1: International Day of Older Persons
- 2: National Custodial and Maintenance Workers Recognition Day
- 5: World Teacher Day
- 10: World Mental Health Day
- 11: International Day of the Girl
- 15: Canadian Library Support Staff Day
- 17: International Day of the Eradication of Poverty
- 18: Persons Day
- 18-22: Local Government Week
- 18-22: School Bus Safety Week
- 21: Bus Operator Appreciation Day
- 21: Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day
- 21: Educational Assistant Appreciation Day
- 27: Dress Purple Day
November
- 1-5: Treaties Recognition Week
- 11: Remembrance Day
- 16: Louis Riel Day
- 21-27: Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
- 20: International Transgender Day of Remembrance
- 20: World Children’s Day
December
- 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
- 10: Human Rights Day
January
- 1: New Year’s Day
- 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 24: International Day of Education
- 27: Family Literacy Day
- 27: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
- 28: Data Privacy and Information Technology Services Day
February
- Black History Month
- 15: Family Day
- 15: National Flag Day of Canada
- 22: Human Trafficking Awareness Day
March
- 1-4: Social Worker Week
- 8: International Women’s Day
- 21: World Down Syndrome Day
- 23: School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
April
- 2: World Autism Awareness Day
- 7: World Health Day
- 8: International Day of Silence
- 13: International Day of Pink
- 22: International Earth Day
- 27: Administrative Professionals Day
- 28: National Day of Mourning
May
- Sexual Assault Prevention Month
- Speech & Hearing Month
- 1: School Principal’s Day
- 2-6: Children’s Mental Health Week
- 2-6: Child and Youth Worker Appreciation Week
- 2-6: Education Week
- 15: International Day of Families
- 17: International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
June
- National Indigenous History Month
- Pride Month
- 7: Canadian Armed Forces Day
- 19: Juneteenth
- 21: National Indigenous People’s Day
- 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day
July
- 1: Canada Day
- 1-7: Canada History Week
August