Honorary Calendar Days 2021 – 2022 School Year
September 2021
6 – National Read A Book Day 6 – Labor Day
11 – Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
15 – International Day of Democracy 17 – Constitution Day and Citizenship Day 21 – International Day of Peace
24 – National Punctuation Day Week
12-18– National Arts in Education Week 17-23 – Constitution Week
Month
Classical Music Month
Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept 15-Oct 15 National School Success Month
October 2021
1 - National Poetry Day
2 – National Custodial Workers Recognition Day
3 – National Techies Day 4 – Sputnik Launched (1957) 5 – World Teachers’ Day
6 – National Walk and Bike to School Day 13 – National Bring your Teddy Bear to
Work/School Day
13 – National Stop Bullying Day 15 – Boss’s Day
16 – National Dictionary Day 23 – Make a Difference Day 24 – United Nations Day
28 – Lights On Afterschool Day Week
10-16 – Earth Science Week
10-16 – Bullying Bystanders Unite Week 11-15 – National School Lunch Week 17-23 – America’s Safe Schools Week 17-23 – National Chemistry Week
7-23 – National Children’s Week
17-23 – National Character Counts Week 17-23 – National School Bus Safety Week
Month
National Bullying Prevention Month Celebrating the Bi-Lingual Child Month Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept 15-Oct 15 Head Start Awareness Month
International Walk to School Month National Arts and Humanities Month National Go on a Field Trip Month National Principal Appreciation Month
November 2021
2 - Election Day8 – National Parents as Teachers Day 9 – National Young Readers Day 11 – Veterans Day
17 – National Educational Support Professionals Day
18 – National Parental Involvement Day 19 – Gettysburg Address (1863)
20 – National Family Volunteer Day 25 - Thanksgiving
26 – National Native American Heritage Day 30 – Mark Twain’s Birthday
Week
8-12 – School Psychologist Week 15-19 – American Education Week Month
National Scholarship Month
December 2021
2 – Special Education Day
7 – National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 10 – Human Rights Day
15 – Bill of Rights Day Week
6-10 – National Inclusive Schools Week 6-12 – Computer Science Education Week
Honorary Calendar Days 2021 – 2022 School Year
January 2022
18 – National Thesaurus Day
15 – Martin Luther King’s Birthday (Actual) 17 – Martin Luther King’s Birthday (Observed) Month
School Board Recognition Month
February 2022
9 - School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day 12 – Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger) 12 – Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
14 - Arizona Statehood Day 21 – Presidents Day
22 – George Washington’s Birthday Week
7-11 – National School Counselors Week Month
Black History Month CTE Month
March 2022
2 – National Read Across America Day 2 – Dr. Seuss Birthday
14 – Pi Day
12 - National Education and Sharing Day Week
7-11 – National School Breakfast Week 6-12 – National School Social Work Week Month
National Athletic Training Month National Nutrition Month
National Cheerleading Safety Month Music in Our Schools Month
Youth Art Month
April 2022
2 – International Children’s Book Day 6 – National Paraprofessional Day 16 – National Librarian Day
21 – National Kindergarten Day 22 – Earth Day
27 – Administrative Professionals Day 28 – National Take Sons and Daughters to
Work Day (Not District Approved) Week
3-9 – National Library Week
4-8– National Assistant Principal Week 17-23 – National Volunteer Week
17-23 – Administrative Professional Week Month
National Mathematics Education Month National Occupational Therapy Month
May 2022
1 – Mother Goose Day
3 – National Teacher Appreciation Day 4 – National Bike to School Day
4 - National Interpreter Day 4– National School Nurses Day 15 – National Peace Officers Day 30 – Memorial Day
Week
1-7- Physical Education and Sport Week 3-7 - PTA Teacher Appreciation Week 2-8 - National Children’s Book Week 6-12 – National Nurses Week
Month
National Better Hearing and Speech Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
