It's that time of year again... our one token day each year, where boys are encouraged to wear pink, and we get to focus on a specific type of bullying.
It's PINK DAY!
Once again our school's climate committee put on an excellent assembly, inviting students to sing along to a Kids Helpline remake of Cindi Lauer's "True Colours" (see video below) as well as organizing a flash mob dance, which multiple students led, and all participated in.
Andrea U'Ren's Pugdog was also read aloud; it's a nice little story about a poor pup who gets gender stereotyped in misery, but is eventually understood again by his/her well-meaning owner.
It's PINK DAY!
Once again our school's climate committee put on an excellent assembly, inviting students to sing along to a Kids Helpline remake of Cindi Lauer's "True Colours" (see video below) as well as organizing a flash mob dance, which multiple students led, and all participated in.
Andrea U'Ren's Pugdog was also read aloud; it's a nice little story about a poor pup who gets gender stereotyped in misery, but is eventually understood again by his/her well-meaning owner.
It's neat to see how this day has grown over the past few years, and nice to observe the learning that goes on in various schools and community contexts.
As usual, though, there were some students whose parents intentionally kept them home, and I worry about the subliminal messages of intolerance those students are learning by such a move. :(
As usual, though, there were some students whose parents intentionally kept them home, and I worry about the subliminal messages of intolerance those students are learning by such a move. :(
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