Share the Love Week 2025: Superintendent's Day 1 Message

Monday, May 12, 2025

Dear Students, Staff, Parents, and Community Members,

This week, we join together across School District 91 to recognize and celebrate “Share the Love” —a dedicated time to honour kindness, inclusion, and compassion in our schools and communities.

In SD91, we are committed to creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all. Share the Love Day provides an opportunity for us to come together in support of one another, with a special focus on those who may feel marginalized or face barriers to belonging, including students and staff who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and others who have historically been excluded or silenced. We also want to highlight the support for the international day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17.  These acts of care and allyship are not only gestures of kindness, but they are also essential expressions of our collective values.

As part of this week’s activities, the District has shared the book “A Boy Named Penelope” with every school. This inclusive and empowering story provides a meaningful way for students to engage in conversations about identity, self-expression, and acceptance. Schools will be sharing this or another book with students at a time that fits within their unique plans for the week.

Across the district, every school will be explicitly acknowledging Share the Love Day in a variety of ways—through classroom activities, school-wide announcements, displays, lessons, and community-building efforts that reflect the spirit of care and inclusion. While each school will approach the week in its own way, the shared intention remains the same: to build stronger connections, uplift one another, and create a deeper sense of belonging for everyone.

To our staff, thank you for modeling what it means to lead with heart and to stand up for every learner. To our students, thank you for the kindness and courage you bring to your classrooms every day. And to our families and community partners, thank you for supporting our vision of schools where all individuals are valued, respected, and celebrated.

Let’s continue to “share the love” this week and beyond—through our actions, our voices, and our shared commitment to making SD91 a place where every person belongs.

With appreciation,
Anita McClinton
Superintendent of Schools
School District 91 – Nechako Lakes