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<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><a href="/documents/309ad6ae-4280-4d84-8ec2-ab8a8014eca8/2025-2026-KSS-CALENDAR.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">KSS CALENDAR </span></a></p>

<p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Currently École Kelowna Secondary School is a candidate school in the UNESCO Associated School Network (ASPnet).&nbsp; We look forward to gaining full membership once we are able to share all of the amazing things that happen at our school.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The UNESCO Associated Schools Network consists of close to 10,000 schools across 181 countries.&nbsp; Within this network there are 100 Canadian UNESCO schools from across 8 provinces and the Yukon Territory.&nbsp; As part of this network we will work with schools from across the country and around the world to promote the ideals of UNESCO valuing rights and dignity, gender equality, social progress, freedom, justice and democracy, respect for diversity, and international solidarity.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At KSS we will communicate and observe multiple UNESCO days, and make classroom and school connections to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.&nbsp; Furthermore, we will focus on the following thematic areas outlined by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO:</span></p><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Education for all</span></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Global Citizenship Education</span></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Reconciliation</span></li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Education for Sustainable Development</span></li></ul><p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The UNESCO Associated Schools Network will provide us an excellent platform to highlight all&nbsp; the great things we do within the school and the broader community.&nbsp; Moreover, it will provide future opportunities for students and staff to collaborate with other schools.&nbsp; We are proud to be a part of this network, and are looking forward to many UNESCO related events to come.</span></p>