Events
Great Tales Never Grow Old!
At Telling Tales, we're on a mission to spark a lifelong passion for reading. Join us for our signature Telling Tales Festival in September and our year-round all-ages programming.
Register now for the 16th Annual Telling Tales Festival at Royal Botanical Gardens’ Hendrie Park on September 21st and 22nd from 10am to 5pm daily.
Enjoy two days of FREE family fun, for all ages–because great tales never grow old! Meet Canada’s leading children’s authors, illustrators, storytellers, and musicians. Headliners include Kevin Sylvester, Helene Becker, and Sharon of Sharon, Lois, and Bram.
Explore the gardens, workshops, dance, literary characters, live open-air theatre, and so much more…
2 Days | 5 Tents | 60+ Presenters
Telling Tales is an inclusive festival, which means our events are designed with people of all different neurotypes and access needs in mind.
Free shuttle bus service from downtown Hamilton, provided thanks to Hillfield Strathalan.
For more information visit tellingtales.org.
Terry Fox represented the best that Canadians have to offer. He was an example of courage, humility, determination, and perseverance. From a young age he exemplified these attributes that made him an inspiration for not only Canada, but the entire world.
You’ve probably been involved in the School Run or Terry Fox Run for a couple of years now, or maybe you are new to the experience. Whatever your level of previous involvement, the time is now to show your spirit and join the movement. Our next generation of students will be the ones to continue Terry’s fight and lead this worthy cause towards his dream of a world without cancer.
https://terryfox.org/terrys-story/
Truth & Reconciliation
The Survivors’ Flag is an expression of remembrance, meant to honour residential school Survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada. Each element depicted on the flag was carefully selected by Survivors from across Canada, who were consulted in the flag’s creation.
https://nctr.ca/exhibits/survivors-flag/
Orange Shirt Society
Growing awareness of the individual, family and community intergenerational impacts of Residential Schools. At OSS, we believe you can support Reconciliation every day, in your own way.
https://orangeshirtday.org/
Explore Early Literacy!
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (1BBK) is a free literacy program for newborns, babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Along with discovering new stories and authors, this challenge is also a great way to introduce early literacy to your little one which will make learning easier when they start Kindergarten.
Join OPL’s online challenge to log reading and earn badges all along the way!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to
West Oak Public School
September 26th - October 3rd
