Colour the town RED!!!
For the next two weeks our students will be talking about issues that relate specifically to the Olympics. A few questions to think about:
- How have the Olympic games strengthened or weakened our relationships with other countries?
- Does the promotion of sport, strengthen ones values in other areas of life?
- How does the “Host” of the olympics benefit (or not) from this international sport?
- Why do we celebrate our nationality so much? Is it important to learn about athletes from the past?
- How have the Olympic games changed over the years when it comes to fairness, and equity?
- How does fairness and honesty play into Olympics?
Students will continue to add to a collaborative WIKISPACE which we look forward to contributions from other classrooms
As well, we will be watching the Olympics by going to this site:
This site will stream in Canada (the other streaming site is NBC, which oly streams in the US)(must download Silverlight)
Luge Story:
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/luge/story/2010/02/12/spo-luge-georgian-alert.html
– Students will look into the safety of Olympics, discuss a variety of perspectives about what to do when tragedy strikes.
Olympic Video – poet bursts onto world stage
http://picturesvideosonline.com/free_watch_online_video_video_johnny_lyall_olympic_opening_2