Planning Activities and Projects for the Year
As you build community and cultural competence, add these monthly themes to your calendar and use the activities and service-learning projects throughout the year. Select a month below to find activities, guides, lessons, project ideas, and more!
Click on the name of the month below to find that month's resources.
August
- Character education
- Building community and kindness
- Cultural competency
- Back to School
September
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance
- Grandparents Day (September 11)
- Citizenship/Constitution Day (September 17)
October
- International Day of Nonviolence (Oct 2)
- Indigenous Peoples' Day (Oct 11)
- World Food Day (Oct 16)
- National Disabilities Awareness Month
- Islamic Heritage Month
- Bullying Prevention Month
November
- Native American Heritage Month
- National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
- Election Day (first Tuesday after the first Monday of November)
- Veterans Day (November 11)
- National Philanthropy Day (November 15)
- Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20)
- Thanksgiving Day
- #GivingTuesday
December
- December holidays from many faith traditions
- Generosity to community nonprofits and end-of-year financial gifts
January
- New Year’s Day (January 1)
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- National Mentoring Month
February
- Black History Month
- Random Acts of Kindness Week
- Valentine's Day (February 14)
- Presidents' Day
March
- March is Reading Month
- Women's History Month
- World Water Day (March 22)
- Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31)
April
- Autism Awareness Month
- National Volunteer Week
- Earth Day (April 22)
- Global Youth Service Day
May
- Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Mother’s Day
- Memorial Day
June
- LGBTQ+ Pride Month
- National Lemonade Days (Early June)
- Juneteenth (June 19)
- World Refugee Day (June 20)
- Father's Day