A REFLECTION ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PINK
This year, for International Day of Pink, April 11, Rainbow Club decided to start a full school initiative to create a collage expressing the mission of this day: "to unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, and all forms of bullying." This project was inspired by a previous poster made by club members. We selected a word for each grade, and they had the task of creating an image to represent that word.
These images were then placed on a large poster in the shape of a pink t-shirt and displayed in front of the school. With this project, we were able to raise awareness of the issues surrounding International Day of Pink throughout the school community, such as equality, diversity, and respect. We were amazed by each grade's creativity, passion, and perspective on these important issues.
Adds Rainbow Club Advisor Mrs. Krista Greenwood: "We were so impressed by how hard our students – especially, Sarah Kowall, Marina Levitt, Emma Joyal, and Carrington Dong – worked to create an activity that students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 could take part in.
"The amount of dialogue that went on about words like courage, diversity, and authenticity was incredible. These young women created a space for meaningful discussions on terms such as transphobia, allowing our students to reflect on how important belonging is and how we can work together to ensure everyone finds safety and a sense of community. I don't know if they even recognize how important this project is, and how they are truly leaders in creating kindness, acceptance, and belonging for their fellow students; we are so, so proud."
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"The amount of dialogue that went on about words like courage, diversity, and authenticity was incredible. These young women created a space for meaningful discussions on terms such as transphobia, allowing our students to reflect on how important belonging is and how we can work together to ensure everyone finds safety and a sense of community. I don't know if they even recognize how important this project is, and how they are truly leaders in creating kindness, acceptance, and belonging for their fellow students; we are so, so proud."
Balmoral Hall School
630 Westminster Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 3S1
Tel: (204) 784-1600 | Fax: (204) 774-5534 | info@balmoralhall.ca
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Tel: (204) 784-1600 | Fax: (204) 774-5534 | info@balmoralhall.ca
Charitable Registration No. 12994 3932 RR0001
Our mission at Balmoral Hall School is to inspire girls’ imagination and the courage to excel, to reach, to lead, to care.
We are a nondenominational independent day and boarding school, educating students from Junior Nursery to Grade 12.
