Jean-Pierre and Christian Lagueux have been living in the 17th century for most of their careers. In most professions being stuck in the past might be seen as a career inhibitor, but for the high school students of Polyvalente Belanger and Polyvalente St–Georges (near Quebec City), their passion for the period of New France has transformed they way they see and understand history. 

Photo, above: Christian Lagueux, Lily Cole, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Federation representing the Canadian Teacher's Federation, and Jean-Pierre Lagueux.

In 2005, they were recognized with the Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History for a series of classroom activities which engaged students in the crafting and presentation of replicas of tools and objects common to the era.  The project has not only continued, but grown since then involving touching close to 1000 students in the region over the life of the program. Every summer student works form part of cultural displays at area museums and cultural events. 

Last night, the Canadian Museums Association, along with the Canadian Teacher's Federation bestowed another honour - the CMC's Museums and Schools Partnership Award to Student Masterworks, a very special summer-long exhibition of over 140 of the student-created artefacts hosted by the National Battlefields Commission (Brown's Basin) as part of their 250th commemorations of the historic battles for Quebec last year.