A 100 year retrospective of Winnipeg...CN Railway..rolling stock, passenger trains, snow ploughs, cabooses! The way it was....... Includes many great Winnipeg scenes from the past century. Well worth spending 15 minutes to view. Click here to watch video...
Manitoba Social Science Teachers' Association
Social science is the study of people in relation to each other and to the world in which they live.
In Manitoba, social science comprises of the disciplines of history and geography, draws upon the social sciences, and integrates relevant content from the humanities. As a study of human beings in their physical, social, and cultural environments, social studies examines the past and present, and looks toward the future.
Social studies helps students acquire the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to become active democratic citizens and contributing members of their communities: locally, nationally, and globally.
In celebration of Media Literacy Week 2011, Manitoba Education, Manitoba Association of Computing Educators (ManACE), and Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS) are inviting Manitoba teachers and students to submit a digital story or description of an action they have taken related to Digital Citizenship or Social Justice.Read More...
Make your Own Heritage Minute Contest
Choose a subject based on any story, person, event, or location related to the War of 1812.
Research and film or animate your Minute. Only the content of the minute has to be historically accurate. Read More...
Your students are invited to participate in the third annual Booth University College
Essay Contest.This contest is open to Manitoba students enrolled in Grades 9 through 12. This year's topic is "Human Trafficking in Canada."Although the Forums will focus on developing a Canadian National Plan addressing human trafficking, students are encouraged to select from a broad array of topics including, but not limited to, the
economics of human trafficking, the connection to organized crime, the human trafficking of children, victim impact/victim services, and recognizing trafficking in Winnipeg. Read More...
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S
HISTORY AWARDS
The Awards are available to students as young as
grade 4 and up to high school.
