On Monday, September 25th, Fernwood is celebrating Orange Shirt Day which officially falls on September 30th this year. According to the organizers of Orange Shirt Day: Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis' story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually.
The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken
from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to
set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school
year. It also gives teachers time to plan events that will include
children, as we want to ensure that we are passing the story and learning on to
the next generations. Please send your child in an orange shirt on Monday, September 25th as we celebrate that every child matters. |
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