Remembrance Day 2025 at TFS
Today, we come together to mark Remembrance Day, a significant moment in the life of our school and to our wider community.
It is a time that connects us across generations and holds deep meaning for many families, each with their own personal ties and stories connected to history.
Across our four branches, we commemorated this important occasion through ceremonies and presentations that reflected age and understanding, teaching our students about the importance of remembrance through a variety of lessons and experiences.
Senior School
Students gathered for an assembly where we examined the world in 1945, a year when European peace was beginning to take hold, yet left in its wake a massive population displacement and the urgent task of forging a new international order. To bring this period to life, students shared testimonies about their families’ journeys of displacement, while the Senior School orchestra performed a selection of musical pieces, adding a reflective dimension to the assembly. We were also honoured to welcome Jessica Blitt ‘92, Canadian Ambassador to Croatia and Kosovo, who offered her perspective on the foundations of today’s international political system and the ongoing challenges it faces, highlighting the vital role of organizations such as the United Nations in fostering peace.
La p’tite école
Our youngest students explored the meaning of remembrance through the symbolism of the poppy and reflections on what it means to remember. Connected to the IB learner profile attribute, communication, students shared their ideas through conversation—discovering how symbols can express powerful themes of empathy and peace.
Junior School
Students explored further into their Devoir de Mémoire project. They shared poems during an assembly, expressing their understanding of remembrance, and earlier this month, some visited Sunnybrook Veterans Centre to take part in the 2025 Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Launch Campaign, where they read their poems to veterans as a heartfelt gesture of gratitude.
West Campus
Students were inspired by a visit from Veteran Alis Kennedy, author of Alis the Aviator. As the first Indigenous woman and first woman pilot in the Canadian Air force, Alis shared her remarkable story, offering an empowering message of perseverance.
Together these commemorations across TFS reflected a shared commitment to honouring those who served and to understanding the enduring importance of remembrance in our world today.
Learn more about remembrance education at TFS and how it is woven into our students’ learning across the grades with our 2025 Entre Nous story.
Lest we forget.
