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Sep 29 2025
We are proud to recognize Every Child Matters Day or "Orange Shirt
Day" for the first time in Shoreline School District. September 30 will
now be recognized each year as a day of reflection, remembrance, and
education. We invite all members of our community to wear orange shirts
on this date and join us in our commitment to acknowledging that every
child matters.
Every Child Matters Day, also known as Orange Shirt Day, began in 2013 to honor survivors of residential and boarding schools and to remember those who were lost. The orange shirt symbolizes the story of Phyllis Webstad, whose new orange shirt was taken from her on her first day at a residential school—a reminder that every child matters.
By proclaiming Every Child Matters Day, Shoreline Public Schools has committed to:
Honoring survivors of boarding schools and remembering the children who never came home.
Teaching authentic Indigenous histories and perspectives, developed in partnership with Tribal Nations.
Creating respectful and relevant learning environments where Native students feel fully seen, honored, and supported.
Advancing anti-racist practices to ensure equity and belonging for all students
We are grateful for the contributions to this proclamation by the Urban Native Education Alliance (UNEA) and members of our Title VI Tide to Tradition Parent Advisory Committee.
Take meaningful action on September 30:
Wear orange today, and any day of the year
Get outside and connect with the lands
Follow and learn from Indigenous advocates and families
Watch films: Carlisle 200 and Sugarcane
Listen to podcasts: "Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s" Spotify | Apple Podcasts
Donate to Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition or Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Educational Resources:
Teachers in Shoreline schools have been provided educational
resources to teach about the history of residential boarding schools in
accurate and age-appropriate ways, including this video, in which Title
VI Advisor Sadrina Dorn talks about Orange Shirt Day and reads aloud the
book Every Child Matters:
