Student Events

Student Events

Earth Day: Students and staff in Rainbow Schools celebrate Earth Day in a variety of ways including energy conservation, litterless lunches, community clean ups and environmental projects and assemblies.

Education Week: Each year, Rainbow Schools take part in Education Week, which celebrates teaching excellence, student achievement, parental involvement and exceptional community support. Students participate in a variety of learning activities geared towards an annual theme provided by the Ministry of Education.

Embrace Diversity: Free to Be Me Conference: Rainbow District School Board hosts an annual conference to create and enhance school-based supports for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and two-spirited (LGBTQ2S) as well as students with friends and family members from these communities.

Students come together to address issues and brainstorm solutions to increase a sense of safety and belonging in their schools and communities. The conference begins with a keynote address followed by workshops on a variety of timely topics. Students leave with tools they can use to benefit all students.

Friday, March 28, 2025: Grades 7 and 8
Friday, May 9, 2025: Grades 9 to 12

Next Stop: Grade 9: This interactive information session is designed to help students in Grade 7 and 8, as well as their parents/guardians, make key decisions when moving from Grade 8 to Grade 9. The free event focuses on the changes, challenges and choices students face as they enter high school. All students are able to participate, regardless of which elementary school they attend.

Math, Science and Technology Olympics
Students in Grades 7 and 8 work in teams during a series of challenges geared to test their skills and knowledge in math, science and technology. The event is held annually at Science North.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Orange Shirt Day: On September 30th, students in Rainbow Schools commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which coincides with Orange Shirt Day, a day to recognize the effects and intergenerational impacts of the residential school system on First Nation, Métis, and Inuit children in Canada. Orange Shirt Day began in Williams Lake, British Columbia by the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration project. Phyllis Webstad, a young girl from the Dog Creek reserve, attended the Mission in 1973, where her clothes were removed, including her brand new orange shirt. Phyllis’ story inspired the Mission to declare September 30th Orange Shirt Day, as this was the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to attend residential schools.

Remembrance Day: Rainbow students and staff take part in numerous activities to honour those who have fought and scarified their lives during war and peacekeeping missions.

Science Fair: Students in Grades 7 to 12 capitalize on their instinctive curiosity to inquire and discover during the annual Science Fair. Students research specific areas of science that relate to curriculum expectations in all areas including engineering, earth sciences, the environment and more. They test their projects and present their findings to a panel of judges as they compete for a spot at the Sudbury Regional Science Fair.

Technological Skills Competition: Elementary students test their skills in character animation, construction, LEGO® Mechanical Engineering, LEGO® Robotics, Technology, TV/ Video Production and Workplace Safety during the Technological Skills Competition.

Wear Pink Day – September: Staff and students wear pink for “Stand Up Against Bullying Day” in an effort to demonstrate a collective commitment to end bullying in Rainbow schools and communities.

Wear Pink Day – February: Staff and students are welcome to wear pink for Pink Shirt Day, which falls on the last Wednesday of each February. It’s an opportune time to reflect on the importance of fostering warm and welcoming school environments all year long.