History
Why Study History?
- It helps us understand people and societies
- It helps us understand change and see how the society we live in came to be
- It gives importance to our personal history
- It provides identity
- It contributes to moral understanding
- It helps us recognize patterns and trends
- It provides us opportunities to learn from past mistakes and right past wrongs
- It is essential for good citizenship
- You learn how to develop your own ideas and use your own voice
- You learn how to process a lot of information, to write well, defend your position, and make connections
- It's cool!
Writing, Researching & Referencing Resources
Liberation of the Netherlands 2020 Tour
This coming school year 28 students and 5 staff members will trek on over to Europe to help celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands by the Canadian Forces during World War II. We will embark on this exciting trip on April 28 and return on May 8, 2020. We will be visiting, Poland, The Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands. This is a sold out trip so there is no room available.
Day 1 Start Tour
Day 2 Dzien dobry Krakow
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
City Walk
Day 3 Kraków landmarks
Krakow guided sightseeing tour
Wawel Hill, Wawel Castle & Cathedral, Medieval Market Square, Cloth Hall, St. Mary's Basilica, Jewish Quarter
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum guided excursion
Traditional Polish dinner
Day 4 Kraków--Prague
Travel to Prague via Kutna Hora
Sedlec Bone Church & Ossury Crypt visit
Day 5 Prague landmarks
Prague guided sightseeing tour
Hradčany (Prague Castle), Visit St. Vitus Cathedral
KGB museum
Prague city walk
Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Old Town Square, Jewish Quarter
Day 6 Prague--Berlin
Travel to Berlin via Dresden
Visit Zwinger Museum
Berlin City Walk
Alexanderplatz, Bebelplatz, Hackesche Höfe, Nikolai Quarter, Museum Island
Alexanderplatz treasure hunt
Day 7 Berlin--Amsterdam
Berlin guided sightseeing tour
Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Victory Column
Travel to Amsterdam via train
Day 8 Liberation of the Netherlands Ceremonies
Travel to Wageningen
Attend Liberation Day Parade in Wageningen
Day 9 Amsterdam and the Hague
Amsterdam city walk
Rembrandt Hoeve cheese and Clog farm visit
The Hague tour director-led sightseeing
Plein, Lange Poten, Hofweg, Binnenhof
Day 10 Amsterdam Landmarks
Anne Frank House visit
Van Gogh Museum visit
Free time to explore Amsterdam on your own
Traditional Dutch pannenkoeken dinner
Day 11 End tour
