In pictures: Act of Remembrance meaningful for students
Looking for ways to make the practice of remembrance meaningful for students, the flag planting was inspired by the 3rd annual Operation Raise a Flag campaign at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre with the students planting 300 trees in the Remembrance Garden.
Looking for ways to make the practice of remembrance meaningful for students, the flag planting was inspired by the 3rd annual Operation Raise a Flag campaign at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre with the students planting 300 trees in the Remembrance Garden. The school is the first to adopt the campaign and it is hoped that this simple act of remembrance will provide a special thank you and smiles to those who served our country.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
From left, grade 2 students Jessica Hayes, Patricia Giancola and Lili Gray, wait their turn to plant flags. A school-made video of the children taking part in the Raise a Flag initiative will be presented to the 500 veterans who live at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre, Canada’s largest veteran’s care facility. Canadians can take part in the online campaign at www.raiseaflag.ca.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Grade 4 student, Yaseen Rahman, 4, plants a Canadian flag in the Remembrance Garden at The Country Day School in King City, ON. on Nov 1 2013.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Flags planted by students cover the ground near the flag poll at Country Day School in King City, ON.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Students from the Country Day School in King City, ON., plant flags beside the school's flagpole on Nov 1 2013.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Grade 2 student Tom Mercer plants a Canadian flag in the Remembrance Garden.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
A student plants a flag beside the school's flagpole on Nov. 1 2013.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Students from the Country Day School plant flags beside the school's flagpole.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Students plant flags beside the school's flagpole.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Grade 5 student, Michael Shlepov, pauses after planting a Canadian flag in the Remembrance Garden at The Country Day School.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail