One of the key goals of the 2010 Winter Games is to showcase the achievements of Canadians to the world. The Olympic and Paralympic Games are about more than just sport and students are invited to share all their stories related to the 2010 Winter Games.
| 2010 Spirit Schools are schools that make a commitment to engage in some aspects of the Vancouver 2010 Education Program as well as the World Healthy Living Challenge. Schools register online as 2010 Spirit Schools and show their school’s engagement with the 2010 education programs and the three pillars of the 2010 Winter Games: sport, culture and sustainability. Depending on your schools engagement, you can earn the distinction of being a Bronze, Silver or Gold Medal School! |
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2010 Spirit Schools will be informed about opportunities for involvement in activities in their community, such as athlete visits, Torch Relay activities and Cultural Olympiad events. There will also be ongoing prize draws for being a 2010 Spirit School, with three final grand prize draws for each level of participation. Every participating 2010 Spirit School will also receive a certificate to commemorate their participation in the program.
For registration information and additional program details, visit the Ministry of Education’s website at:
www.sharingthedream.gov.bc.ca
The /EDU Project Showcase features school projects that relate to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games or the pillars of sport, culture, and sustainability.
The Project Showcase offers an opportunity for teachers to share the imaginative work they're doing with a worldwide audience, and to be inspired by the work of their colleagues. Teachers and their students can engage in the Olympic and Paralympic movements by highlighting activities that make a difference to them, their schools, their communities and the world.
Every teacher who submits a project to /EDU receives an official Vancouver 2010 certificate to hang in their classroom or in the school’s display cabinet, as well as stickers and pins for their students.
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The /EDU Project Showcase is for educators at any level of elementary or secondary education. Schools may be public, independent or private. Home-school parents may also submit projects. Submissions may be in English or French.
Submissions can feature classroom projects, extracurricular activities by clubs or intramural competitions. Projects must relate to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, or the pillars of sport, culture and sustainability. The ties between the three pillars and those educational projects submitted are limited only by one thing: imagination. |
A Project Showcase Guide is also available to help educators create and submit content to the /EDU Project Showcase.
ActNow BC wants to hear what your B.C. community is doing to get into the spirit of the 2010 Games. Tell us how individuals and organizations in your community are making a difference by supporting sport, healthy living, sustainable development and, of course, the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Every B.C. community has its own GamesTown 2010 web address awaiting your input. You can upload stories, photos and YouTube video clips to your community’s GamesTown 2010 page, showing everyone how your community embodies healthy living and the spirit of the Games, and why it deserves the title of GamesTown 2010.
There are some exciting prizes to be won by participating communities. In January 2010, three B.C. communities will be named the Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winners of GamesTown 2010. They will receive cash awards of $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000, respectively, to put towards sport or healthy living facility improvements in their community. During the competition, there are also many other great prizes to be won, including tickets to the 2010 Winter Games!
Virtual Voices Village is an educational website featuring work by students with disabilities. These students are creating a digital village to communicate with their friends and share ideas by publishing stories, poems and artwork. Students review and photograph camp activities, local sports and cultural events. “Reporters” develop their journalism and communication skills by interviewing successful role models, including Special Education Technology – BC (SET-BC) student alumni, professionals and athletes with disabilities. Virtual Voices Village creates opportunities for students with disabilities to express themselves and have a voice in their community.
