Announcements

MARCH 24, 2026—The March issue of the Regina Board of Education's "Board in Motion" newsletter can be found here. This issue includes details of the Board meeting, which was held on Tuesday, March 17th.

MARCH 19, 2026—Neurodiversity Celebration Week will take place from March 16th to 22nd with the theme “From Awareness to Action: Making Organizational Change Happen.” It happens worldwide and challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities. It is a chance to celebrate the unique ways in which all of us learn, work and play as well as an opportunity to reflect on how this individuality makes us stronger together. 

MARCH 18, 2026—March 20th is observed worldwide as the International Day of La Francophonie. It is celebrated annually to promote the French language and honour the cultural and linguistic diversity that makes up the world. The theme for 2026 is “active ta francophine” (activate your francophonie).

Today, with approximately 396 million speakers worldwide, French is the now the fourth most widely spoken language globally. It is the second most studied language in the world, with more than 170 million learners across five continents, and it continues to play a key role in business, education, diplomacy, law, and culture.

MARCH 18, 2026—World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), held on March 21^st every year, is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD of the 21^st day of the 3^rd month was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21^st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.

MARCH 18, 2026—March 21st is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This day commemorates the Sharpeville Massacre that occurred in South Africa on March 21, 1960, when 69 people were killed by police at a peaceful protest against apartheid. It is a day observed all around the world to focus attention on the issues of racism (personal and systemic), oppression, bias, white privilege, colonization, racial inequity/injustice, and truth and reconciliation. Canada was one of the first countries to support the UN initiative and launched its first annual campaign against racial discrimination in 1989.