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Important
Dates of Events and Communication
Event |
Date |
Location |
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Contest
Closes Mar. 1, 2008 |
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- Send
an e-mail to Pat Elliott pelliott@scdsb.on.ca
stating the intent of your school to participate in
this year's Simcoe County Historica Fair
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Please indicate the number students that are doing projects
at your school.
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The organizing committee will use these numbers to determine
the number of students from each school who will be able
to attend the County Historica Fair.
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You will be informed of the number of students attending
the County Historica Fair from your school by Mar. 3.
- The
capacity at the museum is 200 students
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Feb.
1 , 2008 |
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| Send
in via courier or e-mail
the student
sign-up form
of those participating in the Simcoe County Historica Fair
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April 11, 2008 |
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| Simcoe
County Regional Fair |
Wed.
April 30, 2008 |
Simcoe
County Museum |
| Simcoe
County Historica Fair Awards (word doc) (pdf
version) |
Wed.
April 30, 2008 |
Simcoe
County Museum |
| Historica
Teachers' Institute - Secondary |
July
9-19, 2008 |
Battlefield
Tour- Begium and France |
Provincial
Historica Fair -2008
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June
11-15 , 2008 |
Ottawa |
| National
Historica Fair - 2008
Each
provinces is invited to send 15 student delegates to the National
Fair.
Since there are more than 15 Regional Fair sites in Ontario
we have established a "batting order" to assist
in determining which sites will be offered the opportunity
to send one delegate to the National Fair.
It is Simcoe County's turn to not attend the National Fair
this year. |
July
7-14, 2008 |
Victoria,
BC |
- Simcoe
County Historica Fair Unit and support documents
- Historica
Fairs
http://www.histori.ca/fairs/default.do?page=.index
- Recogniton
at Historica Fairs
http://www.histori.ca/fairs/default.do?page=.main§ion=fairs&rinfo=sb_rec&cont=recognition
Explanation of awards and criteria for selection
- Summary
of the Awards
- Volunteers
- HBC
Explorers Award
- RBC
Aboriginal History Award
- CN
Veterans Award
- Archives
of Ontario Award
- Ontario
Genealogical Society Award
- Laurier
LaPeirre Medal
- Laurier
LaPierre Award Criteria and Nomination Form
(MSWord doc)
- Each
school can nominate three students for the Senator
Laurier LaPierre Award
One student for each grade level 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
- May
be nominated by a student, teacher and/or school for
consideration
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May be awarded to an individual who presents his/her
individual project or participates in a
group and /or classroom project – but
must be awarded to an
individual, NOT the project.
- Student
may only receive the medal once during his /her participation
in the Fairs Program.
- In
the same year, student may not be selected as a medal
recipient and recipient of the Hbc Explorer Award
or delegate to the National Fair or participant in
a Regional Exchange.
- Criteria
for awarding the medal:
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Project must have a Canadian theme. Projects can interpret
various aspects of Canadian heritage on a local, provincial,
national or international level.
- Enthusiasm
for learning about history, heritage and culture.
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Determination and dedication to research a topic.
- Willingness
to share his/her passion for heritage with peers and
school/community.
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If in a group, showed a high degree of interest and
displayed teamwork
- Showcase
http://www.histori.ca/fairs/default.do?page=.main_ps§ion=studentpart&rinfo=sb_sk&cont=showcase
- Browse
Projects
- Teachers
can submit online prjects on the Fair Showcase. Teachers must
first register
to recieve a username and password to upload
the electronic files of project data.
- National
Historica Fair Information - July 7-14, 2008 Victoria B.C.
- Any
teacher may apply for a counsellor position at the National
Historica Fair
- Participation
Agreement
Students, parents and teachers wishing to participate in the
National Fair should be aware of the following rules
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Student
Registration - The student who is selected to
go to Halifax will get information about registering.
- Historica
Fair information to share with parents and community
Historica
Fair Project Sheets and Communication Forms
Copyright 2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday March 2, 2008 10:11 PM
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