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Calendar of Observances
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The Calendar of Observances contains prevention-related dates of significance. Use these dates as a jumping-off point for prevention related lessons, school events, or to maintain your students' commitment to prevention year-round. Observances are excellent tools to educate and excite your students to action. For the most updated toolkits and observance dates, go to the observance's originating website.
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January
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Respect
January, Florida Jewish History Month, Resolution
January, National Mentoring Month, Resolution
January 11, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Resolution
January 15, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 15-19, No Name Calling Week, Resolution
January 22-26, The Great Kindness Challenge Week
January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Resolution
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February
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Honesty
February, Black History Month, Resolution
February 6, Safer Internet Day
February 7, Black HIV/Aids Awareness Day
February 14, A Day of Service and Love, Through Wellness & Recovery
February/February 12-16, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Prevention Month & Respect Week, Resolution
February 17, Random Acts of Kindness Day, Part of Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 11-17
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March
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Self-Control
March, Women’s History Month, Resolution
March 10, Women and Girls HIV/Aids Awareness Day
TBD (Tentatively 3/13 Or 3/20), Above the Influence March
March 21, International Day for The Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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April
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Tolerance
April 10, National Youth HIV/Aids Awareness Day
April 12, Day of Silence, Resolution
April 22-26, National Youth Violence Prevention Week, Resolution
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May
May, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resolution
May, American Muslim Heritage Month, Resolution
May 5, Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), Resolution
May/May 18, Haitian Heritage Month & Haitian Flag Day, Resolution
May, Jewish American Heritage Month, Resolution
May, Mental Health Awareness Month
May 10, No Place for Hate Day
May 12-18, National Prevention Week
May 31, World No Tobacco Day
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June
June, Caribbean American Heritage Month, Resolution
June, Immigrant Heritage Month, Resolution Through ESOL
June, LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution
June 7, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Resolution
June 19, Juneteenth, Resolution
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July
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August
August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, Resolution
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September
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - CooperationSeptember, National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
September 21, International Day of Peace
Start with Hello Week, September 16-20
September 20-27, September 20, Choose Peace/Stop Violence & Choose Peace Across Broward Day, Resolution
September 15-October 15, Hispanic Heritage Month, Resolution
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October
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Responsibility
October, National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
October, Diversity Awareness Month, Resolution
October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October, LGBT History Month, Resolution
October, National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
October 9, Indigenous Peoples Day Resolution
October 16–20, Digital Citizenship Week, Resolution
October 31, Mix It Up at Lunch Day (Last Tuesday in October)
October 23-31, October 25, Red Ribbon Week & Red Ribbon Day, Resolution
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November
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Citizenship
November, Native American Heritage Month, Resolution
November 6-10, Holocaust Education Week, Resolution
November 6-10, BCPS Anti-Bullying Week, Resolution
November 12-18, Family and Community Engagement Week
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December
BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Kindness
December 1, World Aids Day, Resolution
December 10, Human Rights Day, Resolution