List of Events | International Education

Calendar

Sep

Orange Shirt Day

Sep

30

Special Events

SD8 joins the rest of Canada to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. September 30 honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

Event

Orange t-shirt with white text saying "Every Child Matters"

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sep

30

School Holidays & Closures

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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Orange Shirt Day

International Day of Literacy

Sep

8

Special Events

"Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society."

Event

Child in purple shirt and grey jeans sitting holding an open book in one hand and tablet in the other.

Oct

World Mental Health Day

Oct

10

Special Events

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Three young people sit in camping chairs looking out onto a mountain vista

International Day of the Girl Child

Oct

11

Special Events

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Two young girls wearing bright green and yellow sleeveless shirts and smiling broadly with arms around one anothers shoulders outdoors

Thanksgiving Day

Oct

13

School Holidays & Closures

Thanksgiving Day

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Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

Oct

15

General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

Oct

16

General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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PSA Pro-D Day

Oct

24

School Holidays & Closures

PSA Pro-D Day

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Dec

Christmas Day

Dec

25

School Holidays & Closures

Christmas Day Statutory Holiday

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Boxing Day

Dec

26

School Holidays & Closures

Boxing Day Statutory Holiday

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Jan

New Year's Day

Jan

1

School Holidays & Closures

New Year's Day Statutory Holiday

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Schools Re-open

Jan

5

School Holidays & Closures

Schools re-open

Event

2026 written in colourful chalk on a blackboard

District Pro-D Day

Jan

19

School Holidays & Closures

District Pro-D Day

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Feb

Black History Month

Feb

1

General

Black History Month

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Green, yellow, black and red horizontal bars arranged in an abstract pattern

School-Based Pro-D Day

Feb

13

School Holidays & Closures

School-Based Pro-D Day

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Family Day

Feb

16

School Holidays & Closures

Family Day Statutory Holiday

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Pink Shirt Day

Feb

25

General

Pink Shirt day

Event

Yellow, turquoise and green text against a hot pink background. The text says, "kindness starts here."

Mar

Last Day of School before Spring Break

Mar

13

General

Last Day of school before Spring Break

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A white rabbit leaping through a whimsical field of daffodils, crocuses and other spring flowers as well as butterflies.

Spring Break

Mar

16

School Holidays & Closures

Spring Break

Event

Daffodils framing a wood-framed blackboard with the words, Spring Break written in yellow chalk.

School Closure

Mar

23

School Holidays & Closures

Spring Break

Event

Daffodils framing a wood-framed blackboard with the words, Spring Break written in yellow chalk.

Schools Re-open After Spring Break (March 16-27)

Mar

30

General

School re-opens after Spring Break

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Apr

Good Friday

Apr

3

School Holidays & Closures

Good Friday Statutory Holiday

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Easter Monday

Apr

6

School Holidays & Closures

Easter Monday Statutory Holiday

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District Pro-D Day

Apr

13

School Holidays & Closures

District Pro-D Day

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Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

Apr

22

General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

Apr

23

General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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National Day of Mourning

Apr

28

Special Events

Day of Mourning

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An orange circle with an orange ribbon inside signifying the National Day of Mourning

May

National Principals' and Vice-Principals' Day

May

1

Special Events

National Principals' and Vice-Principals' Day

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A tall daffodil against a background of daffodils and a blurry, sunny scene in the distance.

National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S

May

5

Special Events

National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S

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Victoria Day

May

18

School Holidays & Closures

Victoria Day Statutory Holiday

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School-Based Pro-D Day

May

25

School Holidays & Closures

School-Based Pro-D Day

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Jun

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Jun

21

General

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Event

Sun rising over a low mountain across a field of purple lupins in bloom with fir trees in the distance.

Last Day of School

Jun

24

General

Last Day of School

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Two children leap into the air with coloured balloons against a background of mountains and sunshine.

Administrative Day

Jun

25

General

Administrative Day

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