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Tomorrow IS ORANGE SHIRT DAY! We, at Eric Harvie School, are committed to the principle that every child matters and will be wearing an orange shirt on Friday, September 29th. Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis’ story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission. This orange shirt taken from one child, is a symbol of the many losses experienced by thousands of students, and their families and communities, over several generations including: loss of family, language, culture, freedom, parenting, self-esteem and worth and painful experiences of abuse and neglect. Wearing an orange shirt and promoting the slogan, Every Child Matters, is an affirmation of our commitment to raise awareness of the residential school experience and to ensure that every child matters as we focus on our hope for a better future in which children are empowered to help each other through peace and understanding. There will be a short, age appropriate gathering with the students to highlight the symbolism of the orange shirt and the importance of care and understanding. We encourage students to wear their orange shirts on Friday, September 29th. An emotional response to our story today...What is EMPATHY? We are growing our sense of empathy by taking on other's perspectives and imagining what they might feel. We spent time writing and connecting to our own emotions. We shared a story that was based on a true experience of an inuit girl who had to attend an "outsider's school." Finding our own space...
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