a social justice program of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation

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Project Title:
Kent Road Social Justice Action Project
Initiative:
Imagineaction Social Action Projects
School Name:
Kent Road
School board / First Nations school jurisdiction:
Winnipeg School Division
Project Theme:
  • Engage [active & participatory citizenship]
  • Lead [leadership]
  • Live [environmental sustainability]
  • Care [poverty]
Grade Level:
5, 6
Subject Areas:
The Arts, Health and Physical Education, Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, Technological Education
City:
Winnipeg
Province/Territory:
Manitoba
Community Partners:
To be determined based on social justice action.
Relationships are already in place with the following organizations:
- Green Action Centre
- Climate Change Manitoba
- Take Pride Winnipeg
- Recycle Everywhere
- Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties

Kent Road Social Justice Action Project

A small group of grade 5 and 6 students will work with a classroom teacher in an after-school program. Students will choose an issue in the local community that they will focus on, and either work towards finding a solution, or raise awareness of the issue in the school or in the community.

Teacher in charge will facilitate the group's action project in the community, and support the students in their efforts.

Possibilities for action include: connecting and working with local organizations on a project or initiative, creating a video or poster campaign, fundraising project, developing a speaker series, producing and hosting an assembly, volunteer work in the community, campaigning local government for funding for an initiative.