[WSCSS] THE 30th Annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators

[Gary and Robyn Cressman]

THE 30th Annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators (CAS 410)
Experience B.C.‹From the 5 Themes of Geography to the 2010 Olympics
Hot Topics from a Not-So-Cold Country
June 24 ­ June 29, 2007 (6 days/5 nights)
Sunday, June 22 ­ Monday, June 23 (Delta Vancouver Suites)
Tuesday, June 24 ­ Friday, June 27 (Whistler¹s Crystal Lodge)
                   
 
Benefits: 
 
·Earn 3 university quarter credits or 40 clock hours as you learn about
B.C., Canada and the Olympic tradition in a comfortable classroom setting
from government officials, tribal leaders and university faculty.
·Banish stereotypes and meet real Canadians while exploring two of Canada¹s
most cosmopolitan and environmentally-sustainable cities.
·Experience Canada¹s culture, history and environment during an urban
walking tour of Vancouver, a visit to the Squamish Nation longhouse and a
TreeTrek ecotour on foot or by zipline in Whistler.
·Preview the 2010 Winter Olympic Games through site tours and presentations
·Receive useful resources daily that help bring Canada to your classroom
·Return home with lesson plans on Canada that meet NCSS standards
 
Scholarship Opportunities
 
Washington State Teachers: CAS Send a Teacher to Canada Scholarship ($300)
NEW!!!

K-12 STUDY CANADA Travel Reimbursement Awards ($100)
 
Out-of-State Teachers:Government of Canada Offices in the US may provide
travel support. Visit
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/washington/offices/default-en.asp to
determine which regional consulate (and Academic Relations Officer) you
should contact.
                   
New/Beginning Teachers: Canada in the Classroom Award ($100-$300)
 
Program Fee:  $550 (includes tuition, participant lodging, breakfasts, and
RT Vancouver-Whistler transportation)
 
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2008 (Full program fee is due with the
registration application)
* Please note that transportation to/from Vancouver, Canada, is not
included.  
 
Accommodations:  Rooms have 2D/Q beds and are assigned to 2 same-gendered
participants 
 
Supplemental Fees: $400 supplemental fee is charged for a private room (50%
of room cost). Companions are welcome to attend events and activities but
must pay their own entry fees. A $530 supplemental fee that includes
round-trip Vancouver-Whistler transportation, daily breakfasts and
receptions is available for companions not seeking credit and sharing a
room. All supplemental fee payments are due by May 1, 2007.
 
Please visit www.k12studycanada.org/scsi.shtml
<http://www.k12studycanada.org/scsi.shtml> for details, registration form,
and the draft agenda.

Contact Tina Storer at tina.storer at wwu.edu with questions or concerns.
 
Sponsors:   The Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for Canada
(Western Washington University and the University of Washington) with grants
from the US Department of Education (Title VI) and Government of Canada.