[WSCSS] STUDY CANADA in Vancouver and Whistler - Deadline MAY 1.

Mon Apr 13 15:52:11 EDT 2009

Hello WSCSS teachers!

Please note that a special "stimulus package" is now being offered for educators interested in learning more about our neighbor to the north. This workshop (see details below and at www.k12studycanada.org/scsi.asp<http://www.k12studycanada.org/scsi.asp>) guarantees a minimum of $150 to WA State educators for receipted travel to/from Vancouver as participants in the 31st Annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators.

STUDY CANADA is an excellent program that offers 40 WA-State issued clock hours or 3 undergraduate quarter credits as part of the $550 cost of registration in the 6-day program at the end of June.  Although there are currently registrants from many states across the USA (and even one from Australia!) greater attendance by teachers from the Pacific Northwest is being sought and the May 1 deadline is fast approaching.  Several leaders from the National Council for the Social Studies have attended the program and can attest to the value of this often overlooked aspect of K-12 curriculum.

Contact tina.storer at wwu.edu<mailto:tina.storer at wwu.edu> ASAP if you would like further details and/or to reserve your spot!
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    STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators (CAS 410)
  Experience B.C.-From the 5 Themes of Geography to the 2010 Olympics
June 21 - June 26, 2009
6 days/5 nights

Sunday, June 21-Monday, June 22: Terminal City Club in Vancouver, BC
Tuesday, June 23-Friday, June 26: Crystal Lodge in Whistler, BC

"STUDY CANADA is a great program illuminating Canada & its people for any teacher interested in integrating (or infusing) Canada into the curriculum. Whether Canada is new or familiar, or you teach elementary, middle or high school students, there is something for you."  -- Cynthia Carlisle, SC

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 Canada's most cosmopolitan and environmentally-sustainable cities.
*         Experience Canada's culture, history and environment during an urban walking tour of Vancouver, a historical carriage tour through Stanley Park, 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

Please visit www.k12studycanada.org/scsi.asp<http://www.k12studycanada.org/scsi.asp> for details, registration form, scholarship information and a draft agenda.  Contact Tina Storer at tina.storer at wwu.edu<mailto:tina.storer at wwu.edu> with questions about the program or special needs.

Program Fee:  $550 (includes tuition, participant lodging, breakfasts, activities and RT Vancouver-Whistler transportation)

Registration Deadline: May 1, 2009 (Full program fee is due with the registration application)
* Please note that transportation to/from Vancouver, Canada, is not included but that travel awards are available.*

Accommodations: Excellent hotels!  Rooms have 2D/Q beds (assigned to 2 same-gendered participants).

Supplemental Fees: A $400 supplemental fee is charged for a private room (50% of room cost). Companions can be registered at a supplemental cost of $550 each and are welcome to attend events and activities. Entry fees are excluded. Any supplemental fee payments are due with registration payment.

Scholarship Opportunities:
*         New/Beginning Teachers:     WWU Canada in the Classroom Award ($100-$300)
*         WA/OR State Teachers:       Canada-America Society Send a Teacher to Canada Scholarship ($300)
K-12 STUDY CANADA Travel Reimbursement Awards ($100)
*         WA/Out-of-State Teachers:  Canadian Consulate Offices in the US may provide travel support up to $300 at our request on your behalf.
If unavailable, a $150 WWU/UW Travel Reimbursement is given to WA teachers (min.) and $300 (max.) to out-of-state teachers.

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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.

Tina Storer, Education and Curriculum Specialist
Center for Canadian-American Studies
Western Washington University
Canada House, Rm. #202, 516 High Street
Bellingham, WA 98225-9110
Phone: (360) 650-7370
Fax:     (360) 650-3995
Email:  tina.storer at wwu.edu<mailto:tina.storer at wwu.edu>
Web:   www.k12studycanada.org<http://www.k12studycanada.org/>

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