Odd Socks Day

by Orla O’Dwyer, Year 2 Teacher

On Tuesday, November 15th, IBSB celebrated Odd Socks Day. This is a day in which we encourage all students to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique! All we had to do to take part and celebrate this day is wear odd socks.

This day is intended to shine a spotlight on bullying and highlights ways of preventing and responding to it and fosters mutual support and cooperation among students. The message behind the day for 2022 was ‘Reach Out’. It is a wellknown fact that encouraging acceptance of individuality at an early age can help prevent bullying in later life.

In PSHE lessons, each student got the opportunity to design their own odd socks and to discuss the importance of being proud of our uniqueness and differences. At the end of the school day, our work was full of beautiful drawings of odd socks and kind words.