By: Jolie Leung, Heritage Fair 2013 Alumnus
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| Yonatan Marom. Heritage Fair 2015. |
With the
second term then the winter holidays fast approaching, it’s time to begin
considering Heritage Fair as a part of this school year! Heritage Fair opens up
a new side of history and heritage to both elementary and high school students,
allowing them to look beyond textbooks and essays.
Heritage
Fair allows students to exercise creativity, creating a project board related
to Canada’s history and heritage. In a journey from beginning research to
proudly displaying their work, students dive deep into the past and how it led
to our present, forming our lives today. Heritage Fair gives students a chance
to expand their knowledge of Canadian heritage, as well as having the
experience of participating in school fairs, and possibly Regional and
Provincial fairs.
Heritage
Fair ties in easily to social studies, as a project allowing the student to
study what they are passionate about. Every year at Heritage Fair, we see a
multitude of unique projects—on Canadian sports, inventions, and politics,
among other topics. The projects promote historical analysis, as well as deeper
thinking about how past events affect our lives today, both positively and
negatively.
Have you
had a good experience in Heritage Fair? Tell us about it in the comments, or
head over to the BC Heritage Fairs Alumni blog!
