On Wednesday, October 1, Dr. George Stanley School will recognize Orange Shirt Day. We invite all students and staff to wear orange as a visible show of support and remembrance. This day is connected to Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed on the non-instructional day of September 30), which honours the children who never returned home, Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family, and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters.” The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom, and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations. Throughout this week, students will have had opportunities to share, discuss, and reflect in some of their classes as a further act of reconciliation.