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Teentober replaces Teen Read Week™ as of 2019 as a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It began in 1998 to encourage teens to be regula...
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TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH International Walk to School Month is a global initiative that encourages children, parents, and communities to embrace walking as a healthy,...
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October is Women’s History Month in Canada. It is a time for Canadians to celebrate the achievements of women and girls as trailblazers and an opportunity for Canadians to learn about the essential contri...
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Bring Your Bible to School Day is an initiative led by the conservative Christian evangelical group Focus on the Family. It encourages students to bring their bible to public and private schools on the fi...
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National Poetry Day in the United Kingdom occurs on the first Thursday of October. Poetry Day celebrates British poetry in all of its forms and styles. This day usually sees an abundance of poetry-relat...
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Kids Music Day was created in 2016 to raise awareness about the importance of music in children's education. It involves public and private schools, concerts, and instrument donations.
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The National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, United States, is an annual three-day event celebrating the magic of storytelling in all of its forms. Promoted by the International Storyt...
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Focused on the first five years of life, World Child Development Day brings together educators, health care professionals, and parents to ensure a child's first years are productive. The event seeks to he...
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GOE (Growth. Overcome. Empower) Day is aimed at fostering community solidarity, fostering learning, and carving out room for survivors, allies, and the general public, as well as any individuals working t...
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The week of October 10 is National Metric Week. The United States is one of only three countries worldwide that does not use the metric system as its official measurement unit; the other two are Myanmar a...
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World Teacher Day is promoted by UNESCO, the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNDP, UNICEF, and the Education International (EI). The day honors teachers and their vital role in raising our child...
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World Blue Shirt Day™ or STOMP Out Bullying is a global campaign to encourage communities to work together to stop bullying and cyberbullying by increasing awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullyi...
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Created in 1972 by President Richard M Nixon, National Coaches Day follows World Teacher Day each year. For many students, coaches function as second parents. They teach us teamwork, competition, how to...
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PROMOTING ACCESS AND EQUITY DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK Digital Inclusion Week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of ensuring that all individuals and communities, particu...
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Promoted by Hey U.G.L.Y. (Unique, Gifted, Lovable, You), National Stop Bullying Day works against bullying in all its shapes and forms. Whether it's school bullying, street bullying, or cyberbullying, b...
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International Walk & Roll to School Day in the United States draws more than 5,000 events across all 50 states. Walkers from the United States will join children and adults in 40 countries worldwide. Walk...
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October 9, 1446, King Sejong (Yi Dynasty) created the 24-character phonetic alphabet of Korea called Hangul. It allowed people speaking other languages to write out the sounds of the words represented by...
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Ten to the negative ninth meters is a measurement on the nanotechnology scale, and the reason Nanotechnology Day falls on October 9. Nanotechnology is the imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating...
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Know Your Classmates™ is Beyond Differences' initiative designed to explore middle school youth's identity and belonging, understand traditions, and recognize stereotypes. Multi-cultural and multi-faith b...
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International Urban Wildlife Week occurs during Urban October and began in Los Angeles in 2015. Its original focus was on P-22, the beloved wild cougar that roamed the hills and cities of the greater Los...