Category: Education

Calendar Awareness Month, Intl.: December

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Learn a Foreign Language Month: December

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There are approximately 7,102 languages in the world. The top five for native speakers are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi and Arabic in that order. This month is an opportunity to add to your...

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NORAD Santa Tracker: December 1-24

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Created from a misprinted phone number in a Sears ad during the 1955, the NORAD Sannta Tracker goes live each December 1 and follows Santa's progress leading up to his big day, December 24. This delightfu...

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Read a New Book Month: December

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Special Education Day, (1975) Ntl.: Decemb...

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National Special Education Day is a historic anniversary of the nation's first federal special education law, adopted on this day in 1975. It's a day that honors and celebrates students with disabilities,...

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Clerc-Galladet Week (1787): December 3-10

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First run in 1974, DC Public Library established Clerc-Gallaudet Week to honor two pioneers in deaf education, Laurent Clerc, born December 26, 1785, and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, born December 10, 1787....

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E-Discovery Day: December 3

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Computer Science Education Week (1906): De...

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Letter Writing Day: December 7

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Letter Writing Day takes place each year in December. This unofficial event is a reminder to get those Christmas Card letters written and letters out to Santa because there are only 18 days until Christma...

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Student's Day, (IR)(1953): December 7

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Student's Day is in memory of three student protesters martyred December 7, 1953, free speech and the right to assemble. Most of the animosity between the West and Iran can be traced back to 1953. At the...

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Arabic Language Day, Intl.: December 18

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<p>Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and one of three surviving Semitic languages. The other official languages of the United Nations are: Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Frenc...

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Family Roots Day: December 23

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In the days preceding Christmas, families begin to gather. Stories are swapped, legends made and the inevitable questions from children about where they came from come up. Family Roots Day, an initiat...

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Thank You Note Day, Ntl.: December 26

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National Thank You Note Day is the day after Christmas and designed to provide an opportunity to follow etiquette and thank people for the gifts you received. This a tradition.

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Zoo, Ntl. Day to Visit: December 27

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December 27 in the U.S. is the National Day to Visit the Zoo. It's the third day of Christmas, when the family holidays are still ongoing, but the primary celebration has passed. By this point the kids ar...

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AFC Championship Game (Football): January...

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Created in 1970 after the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) became one, the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game, or AFC Title Game, determines which team f...

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ALA Youth Media Awards: January 27

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This event is estimated. The date for this event is set in December or early January. Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and te...

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Backwards Day: January 31

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Backwards Day is an organic celebration with no sponsor, celebrated worldwide. The basic concept of the day? Do everything in reverse. Eat dessert first. Call people by their last name. Read a book back...

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Bald Eagle Appreciation Days (US-IA): Janu...

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During the late fall and winter months bald eagles flock to Iowa where it is much warmer than their summer home of Alaska and Canada. In Alaska and Canada the rivers freeze over so over 1,400 bald eagles...

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Braille Day, World (1809): January 4

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Promoted by multiple organizations including the World Blind Union, World Braille Day celebrates the birth of Louis Braille on January 4, 1809. Braille was a Frenchman who lost his sight at a very early...

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Braille Literacy Month, Ntl. (1809): Janua...

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January is the National Braille Literacy Month in the U.S. and it marks the anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille January 4, 1809. Inventing the Braille code at the age of 15, Braille has changed th...

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