Middle /Secondary Virtual Living Library Keynote Speaker 2021: Kevin Lamoureux
Kevin Lamoureux is committed to reconciliation and contributing to an even better Canada for all children to grow up in. Kevin is the Associate Vice-President Of Indigenous Affairs at the University of Winnipeg. He recently won the International Centre for Innovation in Education's Young Scholar Award in Ulm, Germany, as well as the University of New England's award for outstanding academic achievement in Graduate Studies. Lamoureux is nurturing a new generation of classrooms where all students can enjoy success, including troubled children and youth and Aboriginal students.
Middle / Secondary Virtual Living Library
This year's conference will be held virtually via Zoom. The digital living library will provide an opportunity for our middle and secondary school students to learn more about courage, anti-racism, and equity from an authentic lens. Students attend a variety of empowering talks in a "Living Library". They will listen to individuals from a variety of backgrounds share their personal stories of perseverance and gratitude. The conference is a day of inspiration, advocacy, and change-making.
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Living Library Middle School Conference -
Friday, January 24, 2020 Our fourth annual conference at Hollywood Road Education Services is an opportunity for our middle school leaders to learn and bring exciting new ideas back to their schools and classrooms for Harmony Day. Students attend a variety of empowering talks in a "Living Library", where they listen to individuals from a variety of backgrounds share their personal stories of perseverance and gratitude. The conference is a day of inspiration, advocacy, and change-making. |
Past years - 2018 Events
Glenrosa Middle School – Lana Donaldson
Harmony Day 2018 was celebrated over three days at GMS. Day 1: Pay it Forward Tickets – students did something nice for a fellow student and then gave them a ticket to pay it forward to the next person. Day 2: Students decorated a friend's locker in celebration of kindness and harmony. Day 3: There was a school draw from the "Pay It Forward" activity.
Hudson Road Elementary – Jen Adamson
HRE held a Harmony Day Assembly at 10:30 a.m. They also participated in a community art project, creating and attaching painted wooden hearts along the outside fence, creating a beautiful and colorful display.
Peachland Elementary – Kevin Auclair
Harmony Day 2018 was kicked off with Kindness Week at PLE. Students also participated in Harmony Day activities throughout the week culminating with an assembly at the end of the week to show the Harmony Day video. There were various class performances as well as a performance by the school choir.
Rose Valley Elementary – Kumi Nittel
At 9:50 a.m. RVE students celebrated with a Harmony Day Torch Run on the lower field (in celebration of Harmony Day and the Olympics). The students also created Harmony Day bookmarks for the Find and Seek Harmony Day Bookmark Challenge. Every student in the school was given a different bookmark and then at lunch and recess needed to go find who the bookmark belonged to. Once the students found each other, they went to the Harmony Day Photo Booth to have their pictures taken. Around the school, students also displayed flags that represented their classroom values.
Rutland Elementary – Halle Ripple
There was a Harmony Day Assembly at 10:30 a.m. RVE students were dressed in their traditional culture/ heritage clothing.
South Rutland Elementary – Carrie Herbert
A potluck lunch was held at 11:00 a.m. Families shared a dish from their heritage/ culture. After lunch, the school held a Harmony Day Assembly which included poetry, songs and a short video.
Spring Valley Elementary – Susan Stevenson
On Tuesday, February 27th, 2018, SVE hosted their annual Harmony Day Tea. They held a Cultural Assembly at 12:15 p.m., followed by an International Tea where families shared food and tea from their cultural background.
Harmony Day 2018 was celebrated over three days at GMS. Day 1: Pay it Forward Tickets – students did something nice for a fellow student and then gave them a ticket to pay it forward to the next person. Day 2: Students decorated a friend's locker in celebration of kindness and harmony. Day 3: There was a school draw from the "Pay It Forward" activity.
Hudson Road Elementary – Jen Adamson
HRE held a Harmony Day Assembly at 10:30 a.m. They also participated in a community art project, creating and attaching painted wooden hearts along the outside fence, creating a beautiful and colorful display.
Peachland Elementary – Kevin Auclair
Harmony Day 2018 was kicked off with Kindness Week at PLE. Students also participated in Harmony Day activities throughout the week culminating with an assembly at the end of the week to show the Harmony Day video. There were various class performances as well as a performance by the school choir.
Rose Valley Elementary – Kumi Nittel
At 9:50 a.m. RVE students celebrated with a Harmony Day Torch Run on the lower field (in celebration of Harmony Day and the Olympics). The students also created Harmony Day bookmarks for the Find and Seek Harmony Day Bookmark Challenge. Every student in the school was given a different bookmark and then at lunch and recess needed to go find who the bookmark belonged to. Once the students found each other, they went to the Harmony Day Photo Booth to have their pictures taken. Around the school, students also displayed flags that represented their classroom values.
Rutland Elementary – Halle Ripple
There was a Harmony Day Assembly at 10:30 a.m. RVE students were dressed in their traditional culture/ heritage clothing.
South Rutland Elementary – Carrie Herbert
A potluck lunch was held at 11:00 a.m. Families shared a dish from their heritage/ culture. After lunch, the school held a Harmony Day Assembly which included poetry, songs and a short video.
Spring Valley Elementary – Susan Stevenson
On Tuesday, February 27th, 2018, SVE hosted their annual Harmony Day Tea. They held a Cultural Assembly at 12:15 p.m., followed by an International Tea where families shared food and tea from their cultural background.
