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The history
of St. Ann's Academy takes place within the larger framework of
Canada's early history. The story of how the Sisters of St. Ann
were founded begins with the journey of early settlers from France
to Quebec. The later journey of a group of four Sisters to the Pacific
Coast coincides with the gold rush in Victoria, when thousands were
pouring into the region, and a settlement was established here.
Many of the students at St. Ann's were children of the employees
of the Hudson's Bay fur trading company, as well as from local Native
communities and abroad. These are the origins from which the history
of St. Ann's emerges, along with that of British Columbia and Canada.
Research your family history, and find out where your ancestors are from. Speak to family members and try to find any written materials you can on your family including letters, diaries or birth certificates. Try researching names by looking in the library or on the internet. Write a report summarizing your family background, and include details about who your ancestors were, where they were from, what their home country was like, what their livelihood was, and why they moved to Canada. What did they do once they moved to Canada? If you wish, include photographs and a diagram of your family tree. Learning
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St. Ann's Academy's
French cultural heritage can be traced back to it's beginnings in
rural Quebec, with the founding of the Sisters of St. Ann. The influences
of the Sisters' French backgrounds are reflected in the architecture
of St. Ann's Academy, and in some of the activities and characteristics
that were introduced to the students by the Sisters. Research French history and culture in Canada, and write a report on how it influenced the early development of Canada. In what other areas has French culture been influential in Canada? Give examples (Art, Music, Architecture, Language), and see how many areas you can find! Learning
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History has many perspectives, depending upon who is telling it, and what stories the person chooses to tell. Sometimes what we read in textbooks is only a small part of a much bigger story, and many perspectives are often not included. History is also much more than just what we find in textbooks, and can be recorded in many ways. Some histories are oral, and passed on from generation to generation through the telling of stories. Others are written, or recorded on tapes. St. Ann's history is recorded in its paintings, its buildings, in memoirs from students, in books and written records, and on tapes of oral interviews with past students. Putting this website together is a way of recording history, and is, to a great extent, based upon the subjective choices the researcher/writer makes in what to include. Project: Historical Interview Interview an
older relative about a significant historical event that they lived
through. Record your interview with a tape recorder. Prepare some
questions before your interview. You might want to do a bit of research
on this event beforehand. Bring your tape into class to present. 1. Have a class
discussion about the interviews and the historical events which
were discussed. Questions to consider are: 2. Have students write a report on their interviews and the questions that were raised above. Learning
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At St. Ann's Academy, students from many countries around the world and diverse backgrounds attended. Some students were the children of the Hudson Bay Company employees, and some were from the local First Nations community. Students learned a great deal about other countries and cultures through their classmates. Project: Multicultural Poster Project Create a poster
which illustrates your family heritage. Write a description about
what your heritage means to you. If you consider Canada as well
as another country to be part of your heritage you can include them
both. Use drawings, photographs, poems, magazine clippings, and
anything else you'd like, to illustrate your poster. 1. Put a world map on the wall, and have students put a pin in the country which they are from, or if born in Canada, which part of Canada. 2. Have a multicultural celebration in which students bring things in that represent something meaningful from their country (food, objects, clothes, etc). Learning
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There are always issues in society, which raise controversy, debate and discussion. At St. Ann's, the implementation of Vatican II raised many issues around which practices should be followed by Roman Catholic practitioners. Several changes were introduced as an outcome of Vatican II, which directly affected the life of Sisters at St. Ann's Academy. For example, they were no longer required to wear the Holy Habit - some were happy with this decision, while others found it difficult to adjust. More recently, the decision to restore the St. Ann's Academy building raised a number of concerns in the community. As with any older historic building, the decision to restore takes into account a number of factors. For one thing, the restoration would be an extremely expensive endeavor. There are also a number of historic building by-laws that need to be addressed by the restoration team. Finally there is the question of use - what will the restored building be home to? Project: Current Issue Essay Collect newspaper clippings on a current issue in the world or in your local community. Follow this issue for two weeks. Acquire information on this issue from a variety of different sources (interviews, books, the Internet, the news, magazine articles, etc). Write an essay about your topic, and make an argument which you back up with points that support your view. Consider the biases of these sources, and, in particular of the media. Do they have their own agenda? Do they tell the whole story? Whose perspective is being reflected? Learning
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