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Ottawa high school students honour WWII veterans with expanded 'Walking Them Home' projectThe "Walking Them Home" project, originally launched by Glebe Collegiate, has expanded this year through a partnership with Lisgar Collegiate.

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Glebe Collegiate students honour soldiers with 'Walking Them Home' projectWith Remembrance Day approaching, Glebe Collegiate students are finding a new approach to honour soldiers who attended their school decades ago.

Glebe students embrace interactive Remembrance Day project

https://glebereport.ca/articles/walking-them-home/

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Teacher, Gavin McOnie sharing his thoughts on Walking them Home with CFRA

Walking the soldiers home: For Remembrance Day Glebe Collegiate Students dug through archives to learn about former students who died while serving in WWII. | All in a Day with Alan Neal | Live Radio | CBC ListenThe high school students placed signs in front of the houses where the fallen soldiers once lived.

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CTV Morning Live - November 10 2023

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OCDSB Schools Mark Remembrance Week

“Walking Them Home” at Glebe Collegiate Institute

Students at Glebe Collegiate Institute created a walking memorial to commemorate former Glebe students and staff who served in World War II. This fall, students in Jessica McIntyre and Gavin McOnie’s classes have been studying these soldiers’ military service records and carefully piecing together their lives.

They created a website to share their stories, and worked with the community to display memorial signs at the houses that were once inhabited by the soldiers’ families. Each day from November 8 to 14, community members had the opportunity to walk through the Glebe, pause to remember the soldiers, and scan the QR codes on the signs to learn more about their legacies. To learn more, read this Ottawa Citizen article or watch the CTV News feature below.

https://public.cdn.cloud.veterans.gc.ca/pdf/remembrance/classroom/canada-remembers-times/2025/canada-remembers-times-2025-web.pdf

The 2025 Canada Remembers Times includes stories about Canada’s efforts in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and in post-war Canadian Armed Forces efforts. Using a newspaper format, the Canada Remembers Times is designed to: share the experiences of Veterans who live in our communities; engage youth in learning about Canada’s military history and heritage; and encourage youth to participate in and share the importance of remembrance.

The paper also helps introduce and enhance students’ understandings of the concepts of war, peace and remembrance.

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