October 5 is World Teachers’ Day! 

The theme for this year is Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession.

World Teachers’ Day is held annually on October 5 to celebrate all teachers around the globe. It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which sets benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers, and standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning conditions. The Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel was adopted in 1997 to complement the 1966 Recommendation by covering teaching personnel in higher education. World Teachers’ Day has been celebrated since 1994.

On behalf of Edmonton Catholic Schools, thank you so much for the commitment, courage, and love that you share with your students every day. You are so important in the lives of our children and youth, and you are so important to our Division!