Here is a powerful opportunity for students in social studies classrooms across Ontario to help shape Canada’s future, called The Next 150 / Les Prochaines 150 Années. Starting this September 2017, students can join thousands of students from diverse communities across the country in a national Next 150 / Les Prochaines 150 Années discussion online on WorldVuze to share their vision for the Canada young people want in the next 150 years and as a result create a blueprint to help them and future generations get us there.
The 5 Next 150 Discussion Topics are:
- Responsible Citizenship
- Canadian Identities
- Rethinking Our Past
- Sustainable Future
- Canada’s Leadership in the World
To join, your students can jump into the national and bilingual The Next 150 / Les Prochaines 150 Années discussion online on WorldVuze, anytime between September to November 2017, by sharing their perspectives on one or all 5 curriculum-relevant Next 150 themes – Responsible Citizenship, Canadian Identities, Rethinking Our Past, Sustainable Future, and Canada’s Leadership in the World.
About WorldVuze
WorldVuze is a free global discussion platform for K-12 students to safely share their own perspectives, as well as explore and compare the multiple and diverse perspectives of other students across Canada and around the world.
Powerful and Easy Ways to Integrate The Next 150 Discussions in Your Curriculum
WorldVuze and our learning partners will be providing classrooms with helpful background resources on all five discussion themes as well as grade appropriate activities to help deepen the learning experience your students will have while engaging in this important national discussion.
Next Steps?
1. Sign up now to The Next 150 / Les Prochaines 150 Années mailing list to receive The Next 150 classroom resources before September 2017!
2. Share the Next 150 Discussions Help bring as many student perspectives across Canada to the Next 150 discussions as possible by sharing this with your school, on social media, and with other classrooms across the country!
Sample Tweets:
Shape the next 150 years in Canada by joining a national discussion with K-12 classrooms across the country! worldvuze.com/150 #canada150
Canadian Classrooms! Join K-12 classes in a national discussion to share your vision for The Next 150 worldvuze.com/150 #canada150
Sample Email to Share with Other Teachers at Your School and Across Canada:
Hi __ ,
I wanted to share a powerful opportunity for Canada 150, starting this September 2017, that might interest you, called The Next 150 / Les Prochaines 150 Années. Anytime between September to November 2017, your students can join thousands of students from diverse communities across the country in a national discussion on WorldVuze to share their vision for the Canada young people want in the next 150 years and a blueprint for how their and future generations can get us there.
There are also curriculum and grade relevant classroom resources available online.
You can find more information about it in this video (English / French) and go to The Next 150 landing page.
