BBIS celebration of Pride Month 2023

Organised by the BBIS Gender & Sexuality Alliance and the Social Justice Committee

PROGRAMME SUMMARY

 June 1st - June 30th

Week One

Dates: 1st June - 4th June

Theme: Introduction to Pride Month

Challenge: Sign and share the open letter and petition

Event: GSA Panel

Week Three

Date: 12th June - 18th June

Theme: LGBTQ+ in Sport and Media 

Challenge: Choose a tv show, movie, or media to engage with this week!

Events: Queer Walking Tour & Movie Night

Week Five

Date: 26th June - 30th June

Theme: LGBTQ+ Allyship

Challenge: Make a commitment to be an active LGBTQ+ ally.

Event: N/A (BBIS summer holiday)

Week Two

Dates: 5th June - 11th June

Theme: LGBTQ+ Inventors and Innovators

Challenge: Learn about a product and use it this week!

Event: N/A (Secondary trip week)

Week Four

Dates: 19th June - 25th June

Theme: LGBTQ+ Music and Arts

Challenge: Listen to one new artist every day this week!

Event: Pride party

Calendar

How to use the calendar: For each day of Pride Month, follow the suggestion to engage in your homeroom.

WEEK 1

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Theme: Introduction to Pride Month including historical context

01.06

02.06

03.06

04.06

Homeroom

Public holiday

No school

Go through: Pride Slideshow for whole month  (EE-Gr.1-2) OR
Week 1 Intro to Pride slideshow (Upper Primary)
Week 1 Intro to Pride slideshow (Secondary)

Events

SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE meeting in P10, 11.05-12.00

GSA PANEL for Grade 6-8 in Heizhaus, P4, 10.25-11.05

GSA meeting in MPR, 11.05-12.00

RAINBOW FACEPAINT

Challenge

  1. Sign the open letter and petition initiated by the BBIS GSA and SJC and share it widely
  2. Donate to the AIELOC Advocacy Fund

Message to BBIS Community

Week One Pride Month message to community (newsletter)

WEEK 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Theme: LGBTQ+ Inventors and Innovation

05.06

06.06

07.06

08.06

09.06

10.06

11.06

Homeroom

Choose from the Week 2 LGBTQ+ Inventors & Innovators choice board (EE-G2) OR

Week 2 Inventors & Innovators choice board (Upper Primary) OR

Week 2 Inventors & Innovators choice board (Secondary) and engage with one inventor and innovation each day.

SECONDARY SCHOOL ON TRIP WEEK

Events

Challenge

  1. Learn about a product and use it this week!

Message to BBIS Community

Week Two Pride Month message to community (newsletter)

WEEK 3

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Theme: LGBTQ+ in Sports & Media

12.06

13.06

14.06

15.06

16.06

17.06

18.06

Homeroom

EE Pride Week calendar OR

Choose from the Week 3 Media & Sports choice board (Upper Primary) OR

Week 3 Media & Sports choice board (Secondary) 
and engage with sports and media people from the LGBTQ+ community each day.

Events

EE PRIDE ASSEMBLY and read alouds with help from GSA students, House 1 (room TBD), 8:30-9:10

GSA students help EE make posters and crafts, time TBD

SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE meeting in P10, 11:05-12:00

LOVE GRAFFITI outside House 4, 10:45-12:00 (all students and staff at BBIS welcome to join)

QUEER WALKING TOUR for GSA students, 9:00-14:00

EE Pride MOVIE AFTERNOON

EE PRIDE PARADE, join in behind EE from 10.30am (all BBIS welcome to join)

GSA meeting in MPR, 11:05-12:00

Primary School GSA MOVIE NIGHT in the MPR, 15.00-16.45

Challenge

  1. Choose a tv show or movie and watch it this week, then share it with a friend!
  2. Listen to a podcast made by LGBTQ+ people.
  3. Learn about LGBTQ+ people in sport.

Message to BBIS Community

Week Three Pride Month message to community (newsletter)

WEEK 4

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Theme: LGBTQ+ Music & Arts

19.06

20.06

21.06

22.06

23.06

24.06

25.06

Homeroom

Choose from the Week 4 Music & Arts choice board (EE-Gr.2) OR

Week 4 Music & Arts choice board (Upper Elementary)  OR

Week 4 Music & Arts choice board (Secondary) and engage with LGBTQ+ musicians and artists each day.

Events

PRIDE PARTY during SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE meeting in P10, 11:05-12:00

Summer holidays

Challenge

  1. Listen to one new artist every day this week!

Message to BBIS Community

Week Four Pride Month message to community (newsletter)

WEEK 5

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Theme: LGBTQ+ Allyship

26.06

27.06

28.06

29.06

30.06

Homeroom

Summer holidays

Events

Challenge

  1. Watch this video.
  2. Make a commitment to be an active LGBTQ+ ally.

Message to BBIS Community

No newsletter (BBIS on summer holiday)

Additional Resources