December 2014

December 2014 classes

December ... the 12th and FINAL month of the year. 2014 has flown by, I can't believe that very shortly it will be 2015, can you?

What memorable things have you done in 2014?

December is a month where many things happen and of course everywhere you turn you are reminded about Christmas and winter.

Here are some of the different events and observances that happen in the month of December:

Dec. 1st - World AIDS Day   & CATIE (Canada's Source for HIV & hepatitis C information)
Dec. 2nd - International Day of People with Disability -- WHO 
Dec. 10th - Human Rights Day
Dec. 14th - Monkey Day  -- not an official holiday ... but sounds like a fun day!
Dec. 23 - Festivus   & The Story of Festivus (Seinfeld)

Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 - Christmas     History of Christmas   
Dec. 26 - Boxing Day
       Christmas in Vancouver
       Free Christmas in Vancouver
       Vancouver Christmas Market

Holidays that change
Hanukka
Kwanzaa

December also sees the first day of WINTER ... yes ... it is not until December 21st; although, it would be hard to convince some people in parts around North America that that is when winter really starts!

November 2014

November is a the 11th month of the year and has 30 days. This month is equally as busy as the previous 10. Below you can find a few of the different events / holidays that are celebrated worldwide. The most important in Canada is Remembrance Day, which is on November 11th. It is a day when Canadian soldiers are remembered. You will be seeing lots of people wearing poppies, a symbol of those who died in war. 

NOVEMBER 2014

November Dates: 

November 11th -- Remembrance Day

     Facts on Remembrance Day

Movember -- all month

In the USA they celebrate THANKSGIVING on the fourth THURSDAY of the month and after that comes BLACK FRIDAY.

October 2014

  October 2014

October is a great month here in Canada, we get to see the change of leaves and temperature as well as shorter days. 

Get out and enjoy all the different fall colors that nature has to offer. 

In October, Canada celebrates THANKSGIVING, the second Monday of the month. Then at the end of the month (Oct. 31st) there is HALLOWEEN.Click on the links to learn a little more about these celebrations. 

• Canadian Thanksgiving is the First and the Best
• Canadian Thanksgiving 2013: When is Canadian Thanksgiving this year? 
• Halloween in Vancouver

Also you will see lots of pink ribbons around as October is BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. 

September 2014

Here's SEPTEMBER's class.

"September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn.  The cricket chirps in the noontide, making the most of what remains of his brief life.  The bumblebee is busy among the clover blossoms of the aftermath, and their shrill and dreamy hum hold the outdoor world above the voices of the song birds, now silent or departed."

-   September Days   By Rowland E. Robinson, Vermont.  

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"The leaves of brown came tumblin' down, remember

In September in the rain

The sun went out just like a dying ember

That September in the rain.

To every word of love I heard you whisper

The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain."

-  September in the Rain, Lyrics by Warren and Dubin

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August 2014

Summer is HALF way over ... welcome AUGUST 2014. 

There is also a holiday in AUGUST. 

        August 4th  is BC DAY - no classes.

                    Culture & History of BC

July 2014

Click here for the JULY 2014 classes. 

For many children in the northern hemisphere JULY is a month to be celebrated, not only is summer here, but school is out as well.

In Canada, there is CANADA DAY to celebrate on July 1st, and in the United States of America, they celebrate Independence Day on July 4th.  

• 13 things you didn't know about Canada Day
• Canada Day facts
• Canada Day facts for Americans (Photos)

• Vancouver Events in July 2014

Have an amazing SUMMER in Vancouver!! Happy July!

June 2014

"I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June."

-  L. M. Montgomery 

(Famous Canadian author,

 known for her "Anne of Green Gables" Series)

June 2014