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The education category highlights events dealing with learning, teaching, schools, and the pursuit of knowledge.
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Dunce Day marks the death anniversary of John Duns Scotus, a philosopher, and theologian, in 1308 AD. Dunce caps were originally associated with learning, and Scotus believed that the cone-shaped caps, w...
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Sponsored by the National Association of Educational Office Professionals, Education Support Professionals Day honors the dedicated secretaries, clerks, and executive assistants that work for the administ...
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American Education Week is the joint initiative of the US Department of State and the US Department of Education. It is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and student ex...
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Family Literacy Day and Family Literacy Month began in 1994. Both are dedicated initiatives in the United States designed to encourage and enhance reading and literacy skills within families. These events...
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Family Literacy Day and Family Literacy Month began in 1994. Both are dedicated initiatives in the United States designed to encourage and enhance reading and literacy skills within families. These events...
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International Fibonacci Day honors one of the most influential mathematicians, Leonardo Bigollo. Bigollo, also known as Leonardo Bonacci, Leonardo of Pisa, and Leonardo Fibonacci, was born in Pisa, Italy,...
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On November 26, 1825, nine undergraduates at Union College in Schenectady, New York, came together and formed Kappa Alpha Society, the very first modern fraternal-like organization in the United States....
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National French Week is an American educational event celebrating all things francophonie. French essayist Onésime Reclus coined the term "francophonie" in 1880 as he was trying to describe the geographi...
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International Games and Puzzle Month is a promotion designed to promote socially interactive games, which usually include non-electronic, board, cards, role-playing, and educational games. National Game...
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National Geography Awareness Week celebrates geography, cartography (maps), and the natural world. The week was established in 1987 through a presidential proclamation and continues annually during the th...
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Today is I Love to Write Day, and John Riddle created this event to introduce children to writing and encourage adults to go back to reading. It also falls right in the middle of National Writing Month in...
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King Tut Day commemorates the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb on November 4, 1922. The tomb was found intact in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. King Tut ascended the throne at the tender age of nine...
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For teachers and parents, Look for Circles Day is an excellent opportunity to teach elementary-aged children about geometry and how basic shapes populate our lives. Stop what you’re doing right this mom...
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Marooned without a Compass Day is devoted to the unfortunate souls stranded on a lonely island. Isolated without a knife, tools, and matches seems worse, as navigation is possible with the sun, moon, and...
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Initiated by undergraduates Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, and Frank Coleman, Omega Psi Phi fraternity is the first black fraternity founded at a historically black college on November 17, 1911. Its...
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National Parental Involvement Day is a promotion that encourages parents and family members to become more involved in children's education. It falls on the third Thursday in November. During this day,...
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Parents as Teachers Day, observed annually on November 8th since 2001, is a special day dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the critical role parents play in the education and development of their ch...
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World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of November. Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2005, it aims to highlight independent thought for better world understanding and to encourage peace. The ob...
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Created by the late Dianne de Las Casas in 2011, Picture Book Month celebrates children's books and graphic novels, anything printed with pictures. This month, embrace "a picture is worth a thousand words...
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Red Planet Day marks the anniversary of the launch of the Mariner 4 spacecraft on November 28, 1964. The fourth attempt, Mariner 4, would go on to create the first successful flyby of the planet Mars. Fro...