Sep. 25, 2008 - Studentvote.ca ~ Do you want to participate in the 2008 Federal Election??
I don't know if you have heard of studentvote.ca (I hadn't) but this is an amazing opportunity to teach about the upcoming Federal election on October 14th, 2008 and perfect timing to I might add since I really wanted to teach about this!
It is open to all students in Canada, even homeschoolers! And yes your elementary aged children can participate as well :) It is crucial that you sign up right away since they will be closing down registrations tomorrow evening, September 26th at 5pm. Sorry about the short notice, I just learned about this today. When asked for you school name make sure you include 'homeschool' in the title if you want to be recognized as a homeschooler.
Participating in studentvote.ca is completely free and you will have access to:
Local newspapers, local news casts and online sources are also an excellent resource to beef up your election studies. The Globe and Mail has a great Federal Election 2008 Political Webpage that you can use to keep up on nation wide topics and statistics and they also have an Election 2008 Newsletter & Alerts email subscription that you can subscribe to so that you can get all of the breaking news, election stories, polls and analysis. Don't miss a thing! *grin*
British Columbia is a key player in this election with the Conservatives and the New Democratic Party being the key players battling it out, so make good use of the hot topics!
This is just like the real thing and a great way to educate our children on how the electoral process works. Nothing like a little practice before the real thing :)
It is open to all students in Canada, even homeschoolers! And yes your elementary aged children can participate as well :) It is crucial that you sign up right away since they will be closing down registrations tomorrow evening, September 26th at 5pm. Sorry about the short notice, I just learned about this today. When asked for you school name make sure you include 'homeschool' in the title if you want to be recognized as a homeschooler.
Participating in studentvote.ca is completely free and you will have access to:
- Instructional resources – Containing a variety of lesson plans, covering the democratic process and informed citizenship. Both elementary and high school level resources are available in both official languages.
- Campaign guide – A planning guide with a calendar of important dates and suggestions for organizing the project in your school.
- Posters – To help you and your class increase awareness within your school.
- Elections Manual – Detailing polling methods and procedures for Student Vote Day.
- Ballot boxes and voting screens – To use on Student Vote Day.
- Ballots – With the names of local candidates, based on your voting district or municipality.
Local newspapers, local news casts and online sources are also an excellent resource to beef up your election studies. The Globe and Mail has a great Federal Election 2008 Political Webpage that you can use to keep up on nation wide topics and statistics and they also have an Election 2008 Newsletter & Alerts email subscription that you can subscribe to so that you can get all of the breaking news, election stories, polls and analysis. Don't miss a thing! *grin*
British Columbia is a key player in this election with the Conservatives and the New Democratic Party being the key players battling it out, so make good use of the hot topics!
This is just like the real thing and a great way to educate our children on how the electoral process works. Nothing like a little practice before the real thing :)
