The month of January is recognized by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) as Tamil Heritage Month.  Did you know that Toronto has the largest Tamil population outside of the South Asian subcontinent, with thousands of TDSB students and staff members identifying as Tamil? The importance of celebrating Tamil heritage, creating a strong sense of identity, and understanding one's own roots and stories are important objectives of the Tamil Heritage Month volunteer planning committee. The committee is also strongly dedicated to creating spaces and opportunities to teach and learn more about Tamil heritage.

This year's theme for Tamil Heritage Month at the TDSB is: Our Memories, Our Truths, Our Paths Forward: A Mosaic of Tamil Identity. 

There are many educational opportunities underway to mark Tamil Heritage Month at the TDSB.  All TDSB students from grades kindergarten to grade 12 are invited to participate in a Poster Challenge.  The challenge is your opportunity to create one of three posters that will be shared across the system and posted to our TDSB websites (both internal and external) to represent this year's theme.

Please see the attached for further details that includes reflective prompts for each challenge grade categories. 

Deadline for submission is Friday, December 8, by 3:00 pm.  All entries must be submitted in .pdf or .jpeg format to the Tamil Heritage Month Planning Committee at tdsbtamilheritagemonth@gmail.com