Social Studies - Student Vote

This year we will be participating in Student Vote as a part of our Social Studies curriculum.  Over the course of the election, I encourage you to bring in any materials related to the election or the candidates (ie. newspaper articles, candidate platforms, etc.) to put up on our board to keep it updated.  As a class, we will follow the political parties, learn about election issues and encourage debate.  We will also participate in Student Vote Day which will allow students to conduct their own votes.  On Election Night, the Student Vote results will be broadcast on TV and covered in the newspaper.

This unit will be covering the Social Studies curriculum Overall Expectation: "identify concrete examples of how government plays a role in contemporary society and of how the rights of groups and individuals and the responsibilities of citizenship apply to their own lives".  By participating in Student Vote, we are learning more about the responsibilities of our Canadian citizenship, how this effects our everyday lives and what role and impact the local, provincial and federal governments have on ourselves and the community.

Parents, check out the political party links below with your children to get informed!

Liberal
Conservative
NDP