Other Tri-Heritage Summer Programs 2008

This post is for links to other programs in the Tri-Municipal Area of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, and Parkland County.

• Spruce Grove and District Agricultural Society, Summer
  
• Links on Stony Plain 100 also look at their events

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Family and Tri-Heritage Projects & Stories

Participants can work on a sponsored community project, like, the Alberta Christmas Project (See abchristmas.blogspot.com) and/or a personal, or family project. Participants in grades 4-6 need to work together with an adult or a teen project coordinator. Participants need to take the Tri-Heritage Summer Training course and can participate in the 100 Years of Stories program on Monday mornings July 21 to August 25 (excluding August 4^th) and get help in the afternoon. Between Mondays you can work on your projects individually and/or in small groups.

Information and Organizational Meeting June 16^th Stony Plain Public Library at 6:30pm.

Cost $15 per week or $55 for all five weeks. (Refundable for sponsored participants).

Email facts@gaggle.net for more information on sponsorship, project requirements, and participating in a group.

Digital-Heritage Summer Training 2008

Grades 4-12 and Young Adults

Although the training will focus on training for Historical Summer 2008, Tri-historical projects and 100 Years of Stories programs, anyone interested in using the Internet for historical purposes or learning how to use blogger will benefit.

First Session (No Charge) : July 14 Stony Plain Public Library 10am -12:00 noon This session will introduce the Tri-heritage Summer program and provide basic training in using blogger for historical projects. You must register for this session as spaces are limited. Priority will be given to those taking the other sessions.

July 15-18 Spruce Grove Composite High School 8:30am - 12noon. In these sessions you will be trained to be more advanced blogger users and to work on projects of interest to you and/or your sponsors.

High School Credit: Grades 10-12 (completed grade 9)
High school students can get credit for work experience, as well as getting paid (see sponsorship information).

Optional Afternoon Activities: These activities will depend on participants interest. Monday afternoon will be spent preparing for Tri-Heritage and Historical Summer programs.

Cost $100 (refundable for sponsored participants)

Email facts@gaggle.net for more information or to register.

Heritage Courses in Summer School 2008

The following Summer School courses are the first part of both Heritage Summer programs.

PICS & STORIES FROM THE PAST Grades 1-6 (AM)

Through online pictures and stories, discover how life and community have changed over time. St. Albert will be the focus and other communities will be explored as well. Students can explore interest areas by finding pictures and discovering the stories behind the picture. Participants may work individually or in groups and develop presentations to share.

REVIEWING & DEVELOPING HISTORY Grades 7-9 (PM)

Participants will be introduced to a method for individually and collectively reviewing and sharing history using the Internet. Using this methodology they will be able to explore topics of interest to them, individually or in small groups. Visit www.abchristmas.blogspot.com for an illustration of what participants will learn to do.

The program content will be different the second week . To register in either course or for more information (See Summer School Brochure)

Assistants & Volunteers

Teachers, other adult volunteers and students in grades 10-12 can assist in the grade 7-9 course. Assistants must register with Historical Summer not summer school by emailing facts@gaggle.net

Summer Program Sponsorship

Scholarships for students in grades 4-12, who are interested in working on Alberta Christmas projects are available. Other scholarships may become available as we get sponsors.

You can also find their own sponsors to pay for fees and students in grades 8-12 and young adults can get paid from funds raised. The scholarship and sponsorship program will be explained at:

• June 10th Information Meeting - St Albert Museum 6:30pm
• June 16th Information Meeting - Stony Plain Public Library at 6:30pm.
  
  You can also email facts@gaggle.net for more information on how to apply and what is currently available.
  
  To apply for a scholarship or sponsorship students must be recommended by a teacher. Teachers need to email facts@gaggle.net with what school they teach at and the names of students they recommend.
  

Tri-Heritage Summer 2008

Make, learn and share history this summer. You will make history by being one of the first groups to participate in this program. What you learn can be shared by creating web pages participating in storytelling and program activities. We will learn about the history tri-municipal region from the Winterburn, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Hills of Hope (Western part of Parkland County) history books. The emphasis will be on Tri-municipal Christmas and 100 years of history Program components are as follows: (Note grades listed below are those the participants will be going into in September)

June 16 Information Meeting - Stony Plain Public Library at 6:30pm.

June 30th - July 11 Summer School in St. Albert
July 14-18 Tri-Heritage Summer Training - Grades 4-12 and Young Adults
July 14 - August 29 Family and Tri-Heritage Projects & Stories Grades 4-12 and Young Adults
July 21 - August 25 (Mondays, except August 4) 100 Years of Stories
Grades 1-3 (10am – 12:30pm) - Grades 4-12 (10am – 4:30pm)
July - August Other Tri-municipal Heritage Programs

Click on Links above to find out more about your options. For more information or to register email facts@gaggle.net