February is Black History Month; it is both a wonderful and important time to recognize and honour those who have made impactful contributions to our Catholic tradition and Canadian heritage and of their ongoing struggle for equity and social justice.
St. Gregory the Great will be participating in Black History Month activities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present. It will be an opportunity to recognize a number of school and board wide learning experiences that have been planned for the month.
Among the various events, we are thankful to the students of the Afro-Caribbean Culture Club at St. Brother Andre CHS for hosting the Reading Rainbow Assembly. On Tuesday February 16, classes are welcomed to join live streamed readings of books written by Black authors.
Primary’s- 9:30am Junior’s – 10:30am Intermediate’s – 1:15pm
On February 18th St. Gregory the Great is proud to welcome a virtual presentation from CANADIAN MULTICULTURAL INVENTORS MUSEUM with award winning Storyteller/ Author – Emerita Emerencia. Emerita presentation will provide highlights of African contributions in STEM and provide representation of innovators that students may not see in hegemonic textbooks and reflect their own identity. Visit https://multiculturalmuseums.org/ for more information. Here is a video from one of CMIM’s events.