Caribbean-American school-aged girl with pigtail braids blows soap bubbles outside

June 2023 Days of the Month

Caribbean American Heritage Month

Caribbean American Heritage Month opens in a new tab is designated to celebrate the history, traditions, and culture of Caribbean Americans.


View of the tops of heads and rainbow flags and balloons at a Gay Pride parade
By Tristan B, Unsplash

LGBTQ Pride Month

The Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Curriculum opens in a new tab helps ensure that LGBTQ students see themselves reflected in lessons and creates opportunities for all students to gain a more complex and authentic understanding around them.


June 4 — UN Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

According to the UN, June 4th has been commemorated each year as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Day opens in a new tab. The General Assembly was appalled on August 19, 1982, at the large number of innocent Lebanese and Palestinian children who became innocent victims of actions of aggression.


Silhouette logo illustrating 4 children in a line. One kicks a soccer ball. The other 3 carry farming equipment. Text reads: June 12, World Day Against Child Labor

June 12 — World Day Against Child Labor opens in a new tab


Looking down on the faces of school-aged African children, who smile and laugh
By Annie Spratt, Unsplash

June 16 — International Day of the African Child

June 16th is the International Day of the African Child opens in a new tab. It was first established by the Organization of African Unity in 1991. The day aims at raising awareness for the situation of children in Africa, and on the need for continuing improvement in education. (World Health Organization)


Collage of book covers: Be Glad Your Dad… is not an Octopus!, My Daddy Rules the World, My Dad Used to Be so Cool, Dad and the Dinosaur, My Dad Has a Beard, Shopping with Dad, Danny the Champion of the World, and Home at Last

June 18 — Father’s Day

Father’s Day is a day on which we celebrate fathers, relevant father figures, fatherhood, paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in our society. The website We Are Teachers opens in a new tab is providing some great resources on books for this special day.


Looking downward over a rainbow umbrella
By Jason Blackeye, Unsplash

June 18 — Autistic Pride Day

On June 18th, organizations from around the world celebrate Autistic Pride Day opens in a new tab. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness among those who are not on the autism spectrum to see people who are on the spectrum as unique individuals and not as people who need treatment.


Closeup of a black man's fist with a rope loose around the wrist, as if it's just been untied
By Tasha Jolly, Unsplash

June 19 — Juneteenth opens in a new tab

Please see our post on Juneteenth.

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