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Tuesday, 17 March 2026

17th March 2026

St. Patrick's Day

Do you know ...?

Are you aware today is St. Patrick 's Day?

It's a holiday that is celebrated in Ireland and in other parts of the world.

The three-leaf shamrock is the well-known symbol of Ireland.

Find out more here.

Sunday, 8 March 2026

8th March 2026

International Women's Day

"Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls

On 8 March 2026, rally with women and girls around the world to demand equal rights and equal justice to enforce, exercise, and enjoy those rights.

Nowadays, no nation has closed the legal gaps between men and women. Right now, women have only 64 per cent of the legal rights that men hold worldwide. In fundamental areas of life, including work, money, safety, family, property, mobility, business, and retirement – the law systematically disadvantages women.

International Women’s Day 2026 (IWD 2026), under the theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls”, calls for action to dismantle all barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social norms that erode the rights of women and girls.(...)"

in https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day#:~:text=International%20Women's%20Day%202026%20(IWD,rights%20of%20women%20and%20girls.

Saturday, 7 March 2026

7th March 2026

Jokes

Monday, 2 March 2026

2nd March 2026

Can you solve these idioms?

(solution will be published by the end of this week)

Answer:

Saturday, 21 February 2026

21st February 2026

International Mother Language Day

Do you know ...?

The theme for International Mother Language Day 2026 is "Youth voices on multilingual education"?

It reflects a growing understanding that young people are at the heart of multilingualism.

"Through mother-tongue-based multilingual education, societies can foster greater inclusion, preserve minority and indigenous languages, and support equitable access to education. International Mother Language Day, marked globally on 21 February, shines a spotlight on these goals.

“Home language is an asset rather than an obstacle to learning”, with this concept in mind, schools across Europe often mark the day with activities such as multilingual storytelling, poetry recitations, and sharing traditions in pupils' home languages, with students’ linguistic backgrounds viewed as assets, promoting well-being, intercultural dialogue, and academic success.

Promoting language rights and inclusion

International Mother Language Day shares its spirit with the European Day of Languages (EDL), celebrated by the Council of Europe every year on 26 September. Both days champion linguistic diversity and intercultural understanding, and EDL places special emphasis on encouraging Europeans to learn languages throughout their lives. This celebration, coordinated by the Council of Europe since 2001, highlights the value of plurilingualism as a means of building social cohesion and fostering mutual respect amongst the continent’s peoples. (...)"

in https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/the-council-of-europe-s-commitment-to-linguistic-diversity-in-everyday-life-and-education#:~:text=The%20theme%20for%20International%20Mother,at%20the%20heart%20of%20multilingualism.

Teaching English with Cambridge

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

17th February 2026

Random Acts

of Kindness

Being kind and respectful to others should be as important as the air we breathe .

There are so many small and simple gestures we can do everyday that become so significant, and great in other people's eyes and feelings.

"Make Kindness the Norm, Not the Exception."

Find out more HERE about this date.

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/

During February 17th-23rd, we're celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week.
As a challenge, students were asked to create appealing and kind posters to draw attention to this date.

These are some examples.