Barb Martin and the Foothills School Division

Barb Martin, Foothills School Division: High River, Alberta.

Foothills School Division,
High River Alberta

Finalist for the 2010 Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History

Believing that students learn best by connecting to their own world, which assists in developing an understanding of Canadian history, students engage in six active experiences within their own community. These learning opportunities include visits by a local historian, an overnight investigation of Fort Malden, visiting The Park House, a Loyalist home, a geo-caching scavenger hunt of seven local historic locations (Amazing Race Style), participating in a Fathers of Confederation/Explorers Wax museum and lunches based on "Order of Good Cheer."