Grey Nun's 150th Anniversary Projects 2013

As the Grey Nuns celebrate 150 years, since they came to St. Albert; FACTSnet is supporting projects to research, index and develop stories about the Grey Nuns for children, youth and others in the community (in both French & English). Take a look at some of the stories already written in the book Adventures of the Grey Nuns.  Make comments to this post to indicate projects you or your school (organization) are doing to celebrate the 150 anniversary. 

St. Albert 150 Anniversary Projects 2009-2012

As St. Albert prepares to celebrates 150 years, since Father Lacombe established a mission here in 1861; FACTSnet partners are supporting projects to research, index and develop stories about St. Albert; for children, youth and others in the community (in both French & English), starting with Aboriginal times and the Big Lake Settlement.  Then adding stories about the present and making comments on what St. Albert might be like in 50 years from now.  See http://sajubilee.blogspot.com/  The following projects are proposed or in progress:

1. St. Albert 150th Anniversary Projects for High School Students 
2. St. Albert Christmas Past, Present and Future (150th Anniversary Project)  
3. 150 Pages of History Project
   
4. 150 Pictures of St. Albert Past Project 
5. 150 Curriculum Resources
6. 150 Family and Community Projects see Family and Community Digtal Heritage Projects 2010
7. For summer 2009 "St. Albert 150 + Big Lake Settlement Project" see St. Albert History Blog Archived Posts

150 Curriculum Resources

This project would be primarily for Social Studies curriculum.  Curriculum outcomes would be selected and local history resources would be found that relate to that outcome.  This project would be most applicable to grades 1,2, 4, 5 and 7

150 Pages of History Project (Christian)

Every grade 4-12 student in St. Albert could participate in this project by each reading and commenting on one page of history.  The collective reading and commenting on history will provide future students with a summary and student comments on the history of St. Albert for use in LA, Social Studies and other projects.

Procedure:

Every public school in St. Albert will be contacted to commit to a minimum of 150 pages as follows:

1. Each school will commit to reading a specific number of pages.
1. Classes in the school can be assigned specific pages to read.
2. Students in the class can each be assigned a page.
3. The index to a history book can be used have students reading pages related to specific stories work as group to make comments on those pages See The Black Robe's Vision Volume One Index and The Black Robe's Vision Volume Two Index
2. Students will make comments to this post using the name/url option in the "comment as" box for name use the page # and for URL use the web address for the page.  
3. The students will then paste the template below into the "Post a Comment"  box and comment on the following:
1. Summary: Summarize what the page says (if your story is on more than one page then work with students who have the other pages for your summary put the summary in the start page for the story). 
   
2. Heritage: What does this page say about St. Albert Heritage?  If is not related to heritage, then explain why. 
3. Christian Heritage: What does this page say about St. Albert Christian Heritage?  If is not related to Christian heritage, then explain why.
4. Social Studies: Does this page answer any of the Social Studies questions?  If not explain why.  
• Grade 1 What was life like back then (the exact date in the story or use founding and jubilee years like 1861 for St. Albert)?
  
• Grade 2 What has changed since then (mainly use pictures)?
• Grade 3 What was it like to be a global citizen back then? What was their quality of life?
• Grade 4 What does this story say about Alberta?
• Grade 5 What does this say about our Canadian Heritage?
• Grade 7 How does this story relate to the history of Canada, especially western Canada?
• Grade 6 What does this say about Government? (ex. What was government like in the Big Lake Settlement like in 1811? What kind of government did Father Lacombe introduce?)
• Grade 8 How does this story relate to intercultural contact? What was their worldview? How did our world view change? How has it changed compared to today?
• Grade 10 How are people in the story affected by globalization?
• Grade 9 How did the issues and economic situations people in the story faced affect their quality of life?
• Grade 11 How does this story relate to nationalism (ex. Father Lacombe's arrival at St Albert and the establishment of Alberta as a province)?
• Grade 12 How does this story relate to contemporary issues?

Optional: You can comment on other 150th Anniversary Projects by going to St. Albert 150 Anniversary Projects 2009-2012

Teachers:  Email sahrnt@gmail.com to get the page #s for your class.  Then before you start to use the computers assign page #s to your students and write them on a class list.   You, an assistant or one of your students can moderated, edit, mark students' comments and check off pages completed on the class list.

Template

Summary:

Heritage: 

Christian Heritage: 


Social Studies:  
  

150 Pictures of St. Albert Past Project (Christian)

This project is for Classes in K - Grade 3 to participate in St. Albert's 150th Anniversary as follows:

1. Classes will select (be assigned) pages from the Pictorial History of St. Albert or from the History Books see (The Black Robe's Vision Volume One Index and The Black Robe's Vision Volume Two Index) to view.
   
2. Students will look at all the pages and select pictures  for the class to comment on.
3. Teachers will make comments to this post using the name/url option in the "comment as" box for name use the page # and for URL use the web address for the page. 
   
4. The teacher will then write comments in the "Post a Comment" box (using the template below) on the following:
1. What is the picture about?
2. Why the class choose the picture?
   
3. How does it relate to the following Social Studies Questions?  If it does not relate state why.
   
• Grade 1 What was life like back then (the exact date in the story or use founding and jubilee years like 1861 for St. Albert)?
  
• Grade 2 What has changed since then (mainly use pictures)?
• Grade 3 What was it like to be a global citizen back then? What was their quality of life?
• Grade 4 What does this story say about Alberta?
• Grade 5 What does this say about our Canadian Heritage?
• Grade 7 How does this story relate to the history of Canada, especially western Canada?
• Grade 6 What does this say about Government? (ex. What was government like in the Big Lake Settlement like in 1811? What kind of government did Father Lacombe introduce?)
• Grade 8 How does this story relate to intercultural contact? What was their worldview? How did our world view change? How has it changed compared to today?
• Grade 10 How are people in the story affected by globalization?
• Grade 9 How did the issues and economic situations people in the story faced affect their quality of life?
• Grade 11 How does this story relate to nationalism (ex. Father Lacombe's arrival at St Albert and the establishment of Alberta as a province)?
• Grade 12 How does this story relate to contemporary issues?
4. How does it relate to St. Albert's Heritage in General and to Christian Heritage in Specific? If it does not relate state why.

Teachers:  Email sahrnt@gmail.com to get the page #s for your class.  Then before you start to use the computers assign page #s to your students and write them on a class list.   You, an assistant or one of your students can moderated, edit, mark students' comments and check off pages completed on the class list.

Template

Description:

Why Chosen:  

Social Studies: 

Heritage: 

Christian Heritage:

150 Pictures of St. Albert Past Project

This project is for Classes in K - Grade 3 to participate in St. Albert's 150th Anniversary as follows:

1. Classes will select (be assigned) pages from the Pictorial History of St. Albert or from the History Books see (The Black Robe's Vision Volume One Index and The Black Robe's Vision Volume Two Index) to view.
   
2. Students will look at all the pages and select pictures  for the class to comment on.
3. Teachers will make comments to this post using the name/url option in the "comment as" box for name use the page # and for URL use the web address for the page. 
   
4. The teacher will then write comments in the "Post a Comment" box (using the template below) on the following:
1. What is the picture about?
2. Why the class choose the picture?
   
3. How does it relate to the following Social Studies Questions?  If it does not relate state why.
   
• Grade 1 What was life like back then (the exact date in the story or use founding and jubilee years like 1861 for St. Albert)?
  
• Grade 2 What has changed since then (mainly use pictures)?
• Grade 3 What was it like to be a global citizen back then? What was their quality of life?
• Grade 4 What does this story say about Alberta?
• Grade 5 What does this say about our Canadian Heritage?
• Grade 7 How does this story relate to the history of Canada, especially western Canada?
• Grade 6 What does this say about Government? (ex. What was government like in the Big Lake Settlement like in 1811? What kind of government did Father Lacombe introduce?)
• Grade 8 How does this story relate to intercultural contact? What was their worldview? How did our world view change? How has it changed compared to today?
• Grade 10 How are people in the story affected by globalization?
• Grade 9 How did the issues and economic situations people in the story faced affect their quality of life?
• Grade 11 How does this story relate to nationalism (ex. Father Lacombe's arrival at St Albert and the establishment of Alberta as a province)?
• Grade 12 How does this story relate to contemporary issues?
4. How does it relate to St. Albert's Heritage?  If it does not relate state why.

Teachers:  Email sahrnt@gmail.com to get the page #s for your class.  Then before you start to use the computers assign page #s to your students and write them on a class list.   You, an assistant or one of your students can moderated, edit, mark students' comments and check off pages completed on the class list.

Template

Description:

Why Chosen:  

Social Studies: 

Heritage: 

150 Pages of History Project

Every grade 4-12 student in St. Albert could participate in this project by each reading and commenting on one page of history.  The collective reading and commenting on history will provide future students with a summary and student comments on the history of St. Albert for use in LA, Social Studies and other projects.

Procedure:

Every public school in St. Albert will be contacted to commit to a minimum of 150 pages as follows:

1. Each school will commit to reading a specific number of pages.
1. Classes in the school can be assigned specific pages to read.
2. Students in the class can each be assigned a page.
3. The index to a history book can be used have students reading pages related to specific stories work as group to make comments on those pages See The Black Robe's Vision Volume One Index and The Black Robe's Vision Volume Two Index
2. Students will make comments to this post using the name/url option in the "comment as" box for name use the page # and for URL use the web address for the page.  
3. The students will then paste the template below into the "Post a Comment"  box and comment on the following:
1. Summary: Summarize what the page says (if your story is on more than one page then work with students who have the other pages for your summary put the summary in the start page for the story). 
   
2. Heritage: What does this page say about St. Albert Heritage?  If is not related to heritage, then explain why. 
3. Social Studies: Does this page answer any of the Social Studies questions?  If not explain why.  
• Grade 1 What was life like back then (the exact date in the story or use founding and jubilee years like 1861 for St. Albert)?
  
• Grade 2 What has changed since then (mainly use pictures)?
• Grade 3 What was it like to be a global citizen back then? What was their quality of life?
• Grade 4 What does this story say about Alberta?
• Grade 5 What does this say about our Canadian Heritage?
• Grade 7 How does this story relate to the history of Canada, especially western Canada?
• Grade 6 What does this say about Government? (ex. What was government like in the Big Lake Settlement like in 1811? What kind of government did Father Lacombe introduce?)
• Grade 8 How does this story relate to intercultural contact? What was their worldview? How did our world view change? How has it changed compared to today?
• Grade 10 How are people in the story affected by globalization?
• Grade 9 How did the issues and economic situations people in the story faced affect their quality of life?
• Grade 11 How does this story relate to nationalism (ex. Father Lacombe's arrival at St Albert and the establishment of Alberta as a province)?
• Grade 12 How does this story relate to contemporary issues?

Optional: You can comment on other 150th Anniversary Projects by going to St. Albert 150 Anniversary Projects 2009-2012

Teachers:  Email sahrnt@gmail.com to get the page #s for your class.  Then before you start to use the computers assign page #s to your students and write them on a class list.   You, an assistant or one of your students can moderated, edit, mark students' comments and check off pages completed on the class list.

Template

Summary:

Heritage: 


Social Studies: