a social justice program of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation

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Project Profile

Project Title:
Making a Difference
Initiative:
Imagineaction Social Action Projects
School Name:
Steele Street P.S.
School board / First Nations school jurisdiction:
Simcoe County District School Board
Project Theme:
  • Connect [relationships]
  • Engage [active & participatory citizenship]
  • Lead [leadership]
  • Live [environmental sustainability]
  • Care [poverty]
Grade Level:
8
Subject Areas:
Social Sciences and Humanities, Technological Education
City:
Barrie
Province/Territory:
Ontario
Community Partners:
Past projects have included working with the David Busby Centre (homeless shelter), Grove Park Retirement Home, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the local Ontario SPCA, Salvation Army soup kitchen and the local chapter of Gilda's Club

Making a Difference

Students work individually or in pairs to develop a social action project which directly makes a difference in the lives of others. They document their projects using digital photos and video and create a multi-media component which augments an oral presentation of their completed project. The students create a culminating video for next year's project participants as a legacy.

Update (October 15, 2012)

Students made excellent use of the user-friendly Flip video cameras to document their local, social-action initiatives. They had to prove how they made a direct difference in the lives of other; i.e. it was not enough to raise money to donate to a charity. This force some students to face the challenges of working with others, talking to strangers, presenting their ideas and taking initiative.