Remembrance Day is a time when we honour the people who gave up their lives for our freedom.  

As a sign of respect, we commit two minutes of silence every year on November 11th, the hour and day of the armistice. That is why in most places in Europe, it is called Armistice Day. 

On this day, CDNIS Lower School students met at the LLAC theatre to honour the fallen soldiers of World War I, also known as “The Great War”. The Lower School Student Council shared poems and stories about the war and why we have Remembrance Day. Students also wore red poppies on their shirts. There were two minutes of silence as the trumpet song, The Last Post, played. This song is played to signal to the fallen soldiers that they may rest in peace. 

World War I (WWI) started because of the royal assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to emperor of Austria-Hungary. There were many casualties because of the war, and the world was completely changed because of it. WWI was a truly horrible time, and we remember it to make sure we do not repeat these horrible actions at all costs.