Milford School’s 9th Annual Acceptance Day

was on February 27, 2020.  

Acceptance Day is a special day in honor and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., meant to celebrate differences in our school, our community, and our world. Each year community members and friends of the school are invited to speak to our students about their cultural background and/or their experiences with a disability. When Miss Bruner was a student at Upper Moreland Middle School, Acceptance Day was her favorite day of the year - she loved learning about different cultures and how different people lived their lives. She knew that when she became a teacher she wanted to create the same experience for her students. Miss Bruner began teaching in 2000, saw an opportunity to create an Acceptance Day for her students at Frenchtown School in 2004, and brought the day to her students at Milford Public School in 2012, where it continues to be held annually. 

Interested in being a presenter? Contact Miss Bruner

ebruner@milfordpublicschool.com

 What have we learned about on Acceptance Day?

2020

A Taste of Britain, Sweden, Costa Rica, Positive Message Bag Design Craft, Different - Not Better, All About Me Kit Sharing,

No Arms - No Legs - No Worries, Eda Ne Kakati (From Past to Present) 

2019

 Ireland, Williams Syndrome, Diet Diversity, Identical Twins, Coping with Cleft Deformities in Columbia's

Poor Neighborhoods, We're All Here for Each Other, No Arms - No Legs - No Worries, Traditions of India

2018

Lebanon, Sweden, Art Talks: Communicating Through Art, USA: A Country of Immigrants, 

African-American Culture, We're All Here for Each Other, Diabetes, Taking the "Dis" out of Disability

2017

El Salvador, No Matter What Happens to You, Being Positive, ADHD,

Mexico/Costa Rica, Music of the Earth

2016

 Puerto Rico, Australia, Costa Rica, Finding Tolerance in our Hearts, Aikido, Denmark,

Relationships: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?, Russian Folk Dancing

2015

Wearing Eye Glasses, Mexican Culture, India, Niger, Service Dogs, Jamaica, Celtic Culture,

Let's Appreciate What We Have, African Dance & Drum

2014

Women's Rights, International Food Court, Halmoni's Day: Discovering Heritage Through Story,

Spain: School vs. Escuela, Williams Syndrome, Acceptance, No Arms - No Legs - No Worries, Chinese Acrobats

2013

Diabetes, Guatemala, Russia, Therapy Dogs, Riding with Heart, If Crayons Could Talk, Two-Legged Nation

2012

Italy, Food Allergies, Scotland, The Seeing Eye, Kosovo, Wiliams Syndrome, No Arms-No Legs-No Worries, America's Heroes

Interested in being a presenter? Contact Miss Bruner

ebruner@milfordpublicschool.com