9/25/2026

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Today is Isibindi-Sponsored BRAVERY DAY at Orchard Knob!
ROAR Friday · Bravery Day

Brave enough to own it!

Today’s ROAR value is ACCOUNTABLE — owning your choices and making things right. That takes real courage! Our house is Isibindi, whose name means courage in Zulu, and it’s their Bravery Day. We’ll also meet a brave girl from Hispanic Heritage Month who changed schools forever.

Portrait of Sylvia Mendez

Meet Sylvia Mendez! Her family came from Mexico and Puerto Rico. When she was 9 — about YOUR age — a school said she couldn’t come because of where her family was from. Her family was brave and said that wasn’t fair. They helped change the rules so all children could go to school together.

Today’s ROAR letter is A — Accountable! And it’s Isibindi Bravery Day. “Isibindi” means courage. Being accountable means owning your choices — and that takes bravery!

Let’s talk
  • Sylvia’s family was brave and spoke up when something was unfair. What would YOU say if you saw something unfair?
  • Is it brave to say “I made a mistake”? Why is that hard sometimes?
Lion Trivia

“Isibindi” means courage in the Zulu language. What brave animal is at the center of the Isibindi crest — the same animal as our mascot?

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The lion! 🦁 Let’s give our bravest Lion ROAR for Bravery Day!
Portrait of Sylvia Mendez

Meet Sylvia Mendez — in 1944, at age 9, she was turned away from a California school reserved for white students and sent to a separate, run-down “Mexican school.” Her parents sued. The 1947 case Mendez v. Westminster ended school segregation in California — seven years before Brown v. Board of Education. She later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Today’s ROAR value is Accountable — owning your choices and making them right. On Isibindi Bravery Day, we recognize that accountability and courage are the same muscle.

Let’s talk
  • Sylvia was a kid when her family stood up for what was right. What does that tell you about who can create change?
  • Isibindi’s symbols are a fierce lion AND a quiet swan. When is bravery loud, and when is it quiet?
  • Why does admitting a mistake take more courage than hiding it?
Lion Trivia

The Mendez family’s case desegregated California schools. Which more famous Supreme Court case did it help pave the way for — and how many years later?

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Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 — seven years after the Mendez case in 1947. One brave family opened the door for the whole country.

Additional Notes/Activities

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