During my practicum at Gordon Head Middle School, Grade 7 students revisited the topic of residential schools and were introduced to the term 'colonization.' Students applied their existing and new knowledge about residential schools to better grasp the concept of colonization and reconciliation.

Original soundscape compositions created by the Anthropology of Sound students of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria to accompany objects, displays and dioramas of the museum's 2nd floor. Their sound compositions were presented during the Happy Hour Press Play event organized by the RBCM on November 24, 2016.

My first crack at a Learning Portal Playlist! This playlist explores all things about families in BC.

Storytelling is how histories are shared. Whether it is through song or spoken word, storytelling shapes people and cultures. Explore this playlist to see how people from different cultures have used oral histories to share their experiences.

Communities come in many forms. This one includes students who share I Am From poems, capturing a slice of their lives at this moment in time. This playlist is still in progress as we add the final poems and share more of the process as well. We invited students from a class in Denmark to…

The new Grade 10 Social Studies Curriculum stresses four "Big Ideas." This playlist will explore the first Big Idea, that "Local, national, and global conflict can have lasting effects on the contemporary world." Explore some of the stories, articles, and images in this playlist and reflect on how conflict has (and continues to) shaped BC's…

Archaeologists study people in the past through material culture - the things that people left behind. One approach is to use a technological perspective. Why would someone make that? How would someone make that? By asking "What would YOU do in this situation?" we use the present as a portal into the past, connecting to the…

In British Columbia, 36% of distinct animal species are labelled "at risk". The first step to conserving our native species and ecosystems is to educate ourselves on these species and the reasons behind their endangerment. Once we know why a species has become endangered, we can begin to take the steps necessary to protect threatened…