Sukkot

9/28/2023 to 10/6/2023

DEI Days of Significance and Programming

An image depicting a calendar of events for the week of September 25

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Dates of Significance:

Yom Kippur (Sept 24–25) - Holiest day in the Jewish calendar; known as the Day of Atonement
Eid Milad un-Nabi/Mawlid (Sept 26–27) - Islamic observation of the birth of Prophet Muhammad
Sukkot (Sept 28–Oct 6) - Jewish holiday that celebrates the gathering of the harvest
Mid-Autumn Festival (Sept 29) - A traditional festival celebrated in many East and Southeast Asian cultures to mark the autumn equinox of the lunar calendar.

DEI Programming:

School-Wide Assembly (Sept 25 at 10:05 a.m.) - The DEI Committee will acknowledge the days of significance this week, and explain the importance of Truth and Reconciliation.
Mooncake Tasting for Mid-Autumn Festival (Sept 28 at 12 p.m. outside of cafeteria) - We invite all students and staff to enjoy a mooncake tasting to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival!
Orange Shirt Day (Half-Dress Down, Sept 29) - All staff and students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt to honour and remember the Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools in Canada.
Truth and Reconciliation Workshops (Sept 29 at 10:05 a.m.) - During community time, students will partake in grade-specific workshops with advisers to engage in truth and reconciliation.
Truth and Reconciliation Streaming (Sept 29 at 12 p.m. in lodge) - A live Q&A session with three Olympic athletes (Alex Loutitt, Beckie Scott and Jesse Cockney) will be streamed to discuss what reconciliation means to them. This conversation is facilitated by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

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Greenwood College School

443 Mount Pleasant Road
Toronto, ON M4S 2L8
Tel: 416 482 9811

We acknowledge with gratitude the Ancestral lands upon which our main campus is situated. These lands are the Ancestral territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Anishinabek and the Wendake. The shared responsibility of this land is honoured in the Dish with One Spoon Treaty and we strive to care for the land, the waters, and all creatures in the spirit of peace. We are responsible for respecting and supporting the enduring presence of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. When away from this campus we vow to be respectful to the land by protecting and honouring it. We will create relationships with the people and the land we may visit by understanding the territories we enter and the nations who inhabit them.