Calendar of Observances

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    BCPS Calendar of Observnaces

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • July

  • August

    August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, Resolution

  • September

    BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Cooperation

    September, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • December

    BPCS Monthly Character Trait - Kindness

    December 1, World Aids Day, Resolution

    December 10, Human Rights Day, Resolution

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