Special Events To Celebrate At School
There are many opportunities throughout the year to get involved in initiatives to raise awareness on issues of all sorts. You can find them below;
Environmental Focus
Schools Clean Up Day on the 5 March
Earth Hour for schools on the 26 March
World Environment Day on the 4 June
World Oceans Day on the 8 June
National Tree Day on the 30 July ran by Planet Ark
Keep Australia Beautiful Week on the 16 - 22 August
Aboriginal Focus Events
National Sorry Day on the 26 May
Reconciliation Week on 27 May - 3 June
NAIDOC Week will be celebrated in schools on the 21 - 25 June this year
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on the 4 August
International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People on the 9 August
Special Events
Harmony Day on the 21 March
National Simultaneous Storytime on the 19 May
B Kinder Day on the 22 June
National Pyjama Day on the 23 July
International Friendship Day on the 30 July
Jeans For Genes Day on the 6 August
National Science Week on the 14 - 22 August
CBCA Book Week on the 22 - 27 August
Daffodil Day on the 27 August
Wear It Yellow on the 27 August
Jersey Day on the 3 September - provides awareness of The Organ & Tissue Authority and the Donate Life network
R U OK? Day on the 10 September
World Teachers Day on the 5 October
National Nutrition Week on the 11 - 17 October
Special Events That Run Throughout The Year
MS Read-a-thon
Premiers Reading Challenge
Premiers Sporting Challenge
Our school days are busy enough at the best of times but throwing in a special event every now and then mixes things up for the students. It keeps them engaged. It is usually worth all the organisation and fuss.
If you are interested in sharing with your students each day there is a great website Days Of The Year which offers information about significant events that are celebrated each day of the year. Make sure to check it out.
What special events does your school celebrate? We would love it if you joined the conversation and left a comment below.
