Meet Phil Cassidy, a history and band teacher for grades 9–12. He has 22 years of teaching experience and has led seven tours with Explorica, with two more in the works. Phil served in the Canadian infantry for eight years—one of the many reasons he believes in the importance of connecting students with Canada’s military history. Has your military experience shaped how you teach Canadian history to your students? Absolutely. I Read More …
Canadian history teachers from the Ottawa Catholic School Board, Vanessa Kirtz and Erin Stokes took a particularly creative approach to this challenge. Since 2013 and 2007 respectively, they’ve worked on an ambitious project in which students research the lives of Canadian soldiers who died while serving in the First and Second World War. Calling it a “Soldier Project,” the Read More …
Interview with Dee Dauphinee on His New Novel While backpacking in Europe in 1988, Dee Dauphinee stumbled upon the World War I memorial at Vimy Ridge, not knowing what it represented. When Dauphinee noticed the engraving of a soldier who carried his last name, his curiosity grew into a 3-year exploration and in-depth research tracing the fallen soldier’s life across Canada, Read More …
The World War I Centenary begins in 2014, and we’re kicking off the commemorative events with a series of blog posts about the most important battles of Canadian history. Learn about the historical effects of each battle and Canada’s role in each victory with our series about World War I. Today marks the 99th anniversary Read More …
