News Types: Upcoming Event

Take A Stand Against Bullying on Pink Shirt Day

February 16th, 2022

Got a pink shirt? Great! Just make sure it’s laundered for Wednesday, February 23. Don’t have one? Well, you’ve still got the weekend to go out and buy one. It’s for a worthwhile cause. Why wear pink on February 23? It all started in 2007 when a student at a Nova Scotia school was bullied […]

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Why We Wear Orange on September 30

September 28th, 2021

This article originally appeared in the September 2021 issue of the Vista Virtual School newsletter. If there was ever a year to wear orange on September 30, then this is it. 2021 has been a truly harrowing year for the survivors of Canada’s residential school system and their families—and for Indigenous Canadians generally—starting in May […]

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Help Stop Violence Against Women in the Time of COVID

November 25th, 2020

Today (November 25) marks the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women as well as the first day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, the end of which is marked by Human Rights Day (December 10). Globally more than one out of three (35 percent) of women experience physical and/or […]

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Virtual Remembrance Day Resources for Teachers and Families

October 28th, 2020

Vista Virtual School typically marks Remembrance Day (November 11) with an in-person event, usually a military history-themed field trip of some kind. Last year VVS students attended events at the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum and the Military Museums of Calgary. This year, however, the Canadian Armed Forces have cancelled all in-person Remembrance Day events due […]

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