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

Mock Trial Competition: The Mock Trial Competition brings together students from Rainbow District School Board, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario to compete for the coveted Hennessy Cup. Students enjoy this authentic learning experience, as they present their cases in actual courtrooms assisted by experienced court staff including Justice Patricia C. Hennessy. Awards are given out for best witness, best advocate crown, best advocate defence and team civility.

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.

Stand Up, Speak Out Conference: Stand Up, Speak Out is a two-day annual conference presented by the Rainbow District School Board Student Senate. Rainbow secondary school students explore a series of activities and keynote addresses aimed to generate opportunities for empowerment, to nurture leadership, and create change.

Take our Kids to Work Day: Grade 9 students in Rainbow Schools experience the world of work and the variety of career opportunities that await them as they spend the day at work job shadowing a parent, relative, friend or volunteer host as part of the national Take Our Kids to Work program.

Technological Skills Competition: Secondary students test their skills in 2D and 3D character animation, aesthetics, AutoCAD, auto-service technology, baking, cabinetmaking, carpentry, coding, electrical installations, home and team building, heavy duty equipment, horticulture and landscape design, mechanical CAD, photography, prepared speech, small powered engines, tv/video production, welding, workplace safety and VEX robotics 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.