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Teacher Calendar 2015 - 2016
International Day of Peace Sept 21
Autumn EquinoxSept 23
World Food Day Oct 16
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Oct 17
International Day of Democracy Sept 15
Eid ul Adha Islam Yom KippurJudaism Sept 22 - 23
Tree Day Oct 8
2015 - 2016
Ethical Education Teacher Calendar All days, festivals, years and resource banks linked to relevant sites
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Sept 16
SukkotJudaism Sept 27 - Oct 4
World Science Day for Peace and Development Nov 10
Rosh Hashanah Judaism Sept 13 - 15
World Teachers’ DayOct 5
World Mental Health Day Oct 10
DiwaliHinduism / Sikhism Nov 11
World Diabetes Day Nov 14
World Philosophy Day World Toilet Day2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation with dramatic consequences on human health, dignity and security
Nov 19
Universal Children’s Day Nov 20Ethical Education Conference
Nov 20 - 21 Understanding Ethical Education in a
Modern Irish RepublicCherishing all the children equally?
Birthday of Guru Nanak Sikhism Nov 25
Advent Christianity Nov 29 - Dec 24
Log on to our Resource Banks: 2015: Year of Soils, Year of Light Primary Teachers and Light-based TechnologiesSecondary Teachers 2016: Year of Pulses, Year of Camelids
Teacher Calendar 2015 - 2016
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dec 3
Birthday of Guru Gobind SinghSikhism Jan 5
Fairtrade Fortnight Feb 22 - March 6
World Human Rights Day Dec 10
HanukkahJudaism Dec 6 - 13
International Mountain Day Dec 11
World Soil Day Dec 5
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Dec 2
Winter SolsticeDec 21
Christmas Day Christianity Dec 25
Martin Luther King DayJan 18
Holocaust Memorial DayJan 27
St Brigid’s DayChristianity, traditionally first day of Spring and links to ancient rites and ceremonies Feb 1
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Feb 6
Chinese New YearYear of the Monkey Feb 8
LentChristianity Feb 10 - March 26th
Darwin Day Feb 12
Nirvana Day Buddhism Feb 15
World Day of Social Justice Feb 20
International Mother Language Day Feb 21
World Wildlife Day March 3
ESB Tree WeekMarch 6 - 13
International Women’s DayMarch 8
Proclamation DayEaster Rising commemoration in schools
March 15
St Patrick’s Day Christianity / National Holiday
March 17
Spring Equinox / International Day of Happiness March 20
ation Teacher
Bealtaine Celebration of creativity as we age
May - whole month
• World Meteorological Day March 23• Holi Hinduism March 23• Purim Judaism March 23 - 24
World Migratory Bird DayMay 14
Family DayCelebrating diversity of family units WesakBuddhism May 15
World Autism Awareness DayApril 2
International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 17
Vaisakhi Sikhism April 14
World Water Day March 22
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• World Down Syndrome Day• International Day of Forests
March 21
World Press Freedom Day May 3
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 25
Easter SundayChristianity March 27
World Health DayApril 7
World Immunisation WeekApril 24 - 30
World Malaria Day April 25
International Day for Biological Diversity May 22
World Environment Day June 5
Ramadan Islam June 6 - July 5
World Oceans Day June 8
World Day against Child Labour June 12
Earth Day April 22 Pesach / Passover April 22 - 30 Judaism
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Ethical Education Teacher Calendar 2015 - 2016
Summer SolsticeWorld Humanist Day
June 21
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Martyrdom of Guru ArjamSikhism June 16
World Refugee Day June 20
Traveller Pride Week June 20 - July 1 (TBC)
Eid ul Fitr Islam
July 21