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Advanced Placement courses are offered at four high schools, Auburn Drive, Sir John A Macdonald, Millwood and JL Ilsley.
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Special Awareness Months and Dates

 

Awareness Months

February                    Black History Month  (National)
April                            Child Abuse Prevention Month (National)
                                    Autism Awareness Month (International)
May                             Asian Heritage Month (National)
                                    Hearing Awareness Month (National)
October                     Mi'kmaq History Month (Nova Scotia)
                                    Women's History Month (National)

Awareness Weeks

Feb. 1st Week            White Cane Week (National)
May 1st Week             National Mental Health Week
May 3rd Week            Aboriginal Awareness Week (National)
June 1st Week           National Access Awareness Week

Awareness Days

Jan. 4                          World Braille Day (International)
Feb. 17                        Heritage Day (National)
March 8                      International Women's Day
                                    United Nations Day for Women's Rights
March 21                    International Day for Elimination of Racial   
                                    Discrimination (U.N.)
May 17                        National Day Against Homophobia
June 21                      National Aboriginal Day
June 27                      Canadian Multicultural Day
July 1                          Canada Day
Aug. 12                       International Youth Day (U.N.)
Sept. 21                      International Day of Peace
Sept. 3rd Sun.           Terry Fox Run (National)
Sept. 4th Sun.           AIDS Walk (National)
Oct. 17                        International Day for the Eradication of
                                    Poverty
Oct. 18                        Persons Day (National)
Nov. 16                       International Day for Tolerance (U.N.)
Nov. 20                       Universal Children's Day
Nov. 25                       International Day for the Elimination of
                                    Violence Against Women
Dec. 1                         World AIDS Day 
Dec. 2                         International Day for Abolition of Slavery 
                                    (U.N.)
Dec. 3                         International Day of Disabled Persons (U.N.)
Dec. 6                         National Day of Remembrance and Action 
                                    on Violence Against Women
Dec. 10                       Human Rights Day (U.N.)

 

     

 

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