Tom, my Communications Technology prof, sent us a link about this program that will encourage students to learn more about their city and its cultural elements. There are 9 different venues including the Galt Museum, and the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens here in Lethbridge.
Jessica Marcotte, the creator of this program said, “My goals for this were to promote individualized and self-motivated learning, because the kids take the passport out and then they’re responsible to go out and experience Lethbridge."
Here is a link to the article from the Lethbridge Herald: Edventure Passport
I'm really excited about this program because I come from Victoria, BC, a place where an insane number of tourists visit every year. It is a place full of history, heritage buildings and structures, tourist attractions and festivals (just like every city anywhere, but I just happen to have a deeper personal connection to my hometown.) Because I hope to return to my island to start my teaching career in the near future, whenever I hear about fun ideas like the Edventure Passport, I try to think about how I can adapt it to Victoria. Instantly, a list of my favourite places around town pop up in my brain.
Victoria is bigger than Lethbridge, though it is still considered a small city. I think narrowing down the list of venues I want to include in the passport to about 10 would be ideal. Because I have volunteered and worked a lot showing international students, and have been in a few art shows around Victoria, I have some connections I can start speaking to about potentially making something like this happen when I (hopefully) find a teaching job back home!
Jessica Marcotte, the creator of this program said, “My goals for this were to promote individualized and self-motivated learning, because the kids take the passport out and then they’re responsible to go out and experience Lethbridge."
Here is a link to the article from the Lethbridge Herald: Edventure Passport
I'm really excited about this program because I come from Victoria, BC, a place where an insane number of tourists visit every year. It is a place full of history, heritage buildings and structures, tourist attractions and festivals (just like every city anywhere, but I just happen to have a deeper personal connection to my hometown.) Because I hope to return to my island to start my teaching career in the near future, whenever I hear about fun ideas like the Edventure Passport, I try to think about how I can adapt it to Victoria. Instantly, a list of my favourite places around town pop up in my brain.
Victoria is bigger than Lethbridge, though it is still considered a small city. I think narrowing down the list of venues I want to include in the passport to about 10 would be ideal. Because I have volunteered and worked a lot showing international students, and have been in a few art shows around Victoria, I have some connections I can start speaking to about potentially making something like this happen when I (hopefully) find a teaching job back home!