Education Programs

VERNON & DISTRICT HERITAGE FAIR

A PROJECT OF THE GREATER VERNON MUSEUM & ARCHIVES

TEACHER INFORMATION

The Heritage Fairs Program provides an opportunity to include your entire school community in an exciting educational event.  Students are encouraged to explore themes or stories that are interesting and relevant to them.  Their enthusiasm, creativity and passion create important learning opportunities and wonderful projects.

WHY PARTICIPATE IN A HERITAGE FAIR?

• The Fairs Program helps teacher meet their teaching goals, provides recognition for student achievement, and satisfies curriculum requirements in many subject areas.
• Correlation studies have shown that the Fairs Program fits a number of the Prescribed Learning Outcomes of the British Columbia Curriculum in social studies, geography and history for grades 4 – 10.
• The Fairs model of project-based, hands-on learning helps teachers fulfill their requirements of developing literacy, research, communication and critical thinking skills.
• Learning becomes more meaningful when students explore topics that are personally relevant to them.  Connections can be created within their families and cultures initiating valuable inter-generational dialogue.
• Fairs give students the chance to share their own ideas and voices, thereby building creativity and initiative.  Multidisciplinary approaches are easily accommodated.
• Participation in a Fair engages citizenship skills.  As young people develop stronger roots in their communities, they will have the confidence to become active citizens who shape the future of our country.
• The program can connect the classroom with the community ~ to valuable organizations such as historical societies, museums, archives, libraries, and multicultural groups.

Teachers are the key to the success of the Fairs through encouraging and supporting their students.  By getting involved, teachers can help make history come alive for our young Canadians.

• GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE HERITAGE FAIRS PROGRAM

• FAIR GUIDELINES

• RESOURCES

• IDEAS TO GET STUDENTS STARTED

• CLASSROOM “INTENT TO PARTICIPATE” FORM

• PARTICIPANT CODE OF CONDUCT