National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Trans Stories

On Friday, February 28th we participated in the National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Trans Stories (organized by Welcoming Schools, the education arm of the Human Rights Campaign)

The 5/6 students really enjoyed discussing drag queens and watching Drag Queen Storytime videos.

Some lower school students read Ho’onani Hula Warrior, a story about a real-life young trans hero in Hawaii. After they read the book, they watched a video about Ho’onani Hula called “This Is Ho’Onani” 

We also read:

  • Kindergarten – I am Jazz and Not He or She, I’m Me! 
  • 1/2 – Kapaemahu (a folk tale!) and My Maddy 
  • 3/4 – If you’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist  and Melissa 
  • In art class – 47,000 Beads
  • In music class – Miss Rita Mystery Reader and My Rainbow

A huge thank you to all of the K-4 teachers, Caroline, Esly, Meg, and Shahzore for sharing and celebrating these stories with our students. It is so important that our students see themselves in literature and that they see other perspectives and identities. 

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