Though schools around the globe have different start dates, calendars and traditions, the first day of a new term is an exciting time filled with the prospects of gaining more knowledge, making new friends and building community. Here: Schoolchildren attend their first lesson on Knowledge Day in the town of Turov, Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus on September 1, 2017. Knowledge Day marks the beginning of a new school year in Belarus and is celebrated on September 1. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/TASS via Getty Images)

Artist Leiomy performs at the Sissy Ball in Sydney, Australia on February 24, 2018. The Sissy Ball is a celebration of voguing – a style of modern dance, a form of self-expression, and a powerful movement that has become a representation for the sociopolitical struggles of the LGBTQI+ community. (Photo by Ken Leanfore/Red Bull Music)

A pro-abortion activist with a Venus symbol painted on her face listens to a speech outside of Congress after the presentation of an abortion bill in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Under heavy pressure by women's groups that have taken to the streets in large numbers in recent years, over 70 legislators presented an abortion bill that will be first be discussed in several committees of the lower chamber. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/AP Photo)

Georgian men take a break from selling fruit and vegetable at a street market in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (Photo by Shakh Aivazov/AP Photo)

A vendor sells chili peppers at his stall at a market in Bangkok, Thailand March 31, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Japan's Satoko Yamada prepares to compete during the Shooting 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team bronze medal match against South Korea for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, September 30, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

Black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle (Nilssonia nigricans), extremely rare and critically endangered species of tortoise is seen in a pond in Chittagong, Bangladesh on March 1, 2022. For decades, the breeding grounds have shrunk and their habitat has been threatened by habitat pollution. (Photo by Mohammad Shajahan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A model wears a floral head dress as she promotes a chain of garden centres at the Royal Horticultural Soceity's Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain, May 18, 2015. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)