Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with us at the TCDSB
2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May & Beyond
2022 CURRENT APRIL EVENTS
2022
Asian Heritage Month Celebration
Events
During Catholic Education Week
May 2-6
MAY & JUNE
ASIAN ATHLETES HALL OF FAME 2022
Asian Athlete Hall of Fame Competition (4-12)
MAY 7
COMMUNITY EVENT
MAY 9
VIRTUAL COMPETITION PUBLICATION & ANNOUNCEMENT
Representation Matters: Alpha Education's Spoken Word and Artwork(6-12)
MAY 10
SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE
#tcdsbveryasianlunch
Trending proudly with our very Asian lunches! Tag on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a prize! (4-8)
MAY 12
EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE
MAY 13
SINGING COMPETITION DEADLINE
MAY 16
PRAYER LIVESTREAM REFLECTION
NCC for Tamil Genocide Week Time: 9:45 AM to 10:00 AM
(K-12)
MAY 20
LIVESTREAM
Asian Dance: Bharatanatyam & Bollywood Dance
Time: 9:15 to 10:00 AM (5-12)
MAY 24
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
St. Mother Teresa CSS hosts "Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion"
(9-12)12-1:20 PM
MAY 25
VIRTUAL PARENT WEBINAR
Zoom Webinar for the parent community. Topic/Time TBD
(Parent Community)
MAY 25
PUBLICATION
Cross-Curricular Inquiry Resource: Asian Animals and the Environment (Laudato Si' Week)
(4-12)
MAY 26
LIVESTREAM
An Honest Hour with Asian-Canadian TCDSB Alumni
Time: 10:00 -11:30 AM
(4-8)
MAY 28
COMMUNITY EVENT
Virtual Health Talk Show - Fatty Liver with Dr. Edward Lin, Gastroenterologist
Time: 2:00 PM
(For the community)
Note: Session is delivered in Cantonese
JUNE 8
LIVESTREAM PANEL: CHANGEMAKERS
Proudly Pinoy Role Models Livestream
JUNE 13
TCDSB'S PINOY SONG PERFORMANCE
Time: 10 to 11 AM
Join the winners of the song contest as they perform with celebrity singer and theatre artist, Ms. Maan Dionisio of Ms. Saigon
(K-12)
Link Highlights
Sinhala & Tamil
New Year-April
Many countries in the world celebrate the new year in 1st of January. Yet there are several calendars around the world that celebrates different days to welcome New Year. In Sri Lanka, new year celebrations start on 13th of April and end in 14th of the month. Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The biggest celebration in Sri Lanka that features a load of rituals and customs is one of the must things to experience in your holiday on the island. Based on the sun’s movement from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pieces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) Sri Lankan welcomes the new year in April with a lot of firecrackers, fireworks and gourmet of traditional sweets…
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