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All Saints student Amelia Gagnon was one 1 of 20 students from across Canada to win the Vimy Pilgrimage Award. The Vimy Pilgrimage Award consists of a fully funded week-long educational program in Belgium and France to study Canada’s First World War contributions, within the context of a global conflict. Amazing!!!!
The Vimy Pilgrimage Award recognizes the actions of young people who are dedicated to the betterment of society by demonstrating an outstanding commitment to volunteer work through positive contributions, notable deeds, or bravery that benefits their peers, school, community, province, or country.
Faces to Graves
Faces to Graves
Faces to Graves is a Dutch organization, which aims to create a virtual memorial for all men buried at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery or listed on the Groesbeek Memorial in the Netherlands. Over 200 students from All Saints have worked to complete the life stories of 130 soldiers buried at Groesbeek. Not only has their work been published on the Faces to Graves website, but the life stories have been published in books, magazines and newspapers. Most importantly their work has ensured that their sacrifice will not be forgotten.
https://definingmomentscanada.ca/veday75/student-soldier-biographies/
All Saints students were invited to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands where they were recognized for their work with Faces to Graves.
05-12, 2024 - Member's Statement.mp4Karen Mcrimmon in house - Vimy Heroes.mp4Student Action Plans
Student Action Plans
As part of the civics curriculum, students are encouraged to create action plans about issues that they are concerned about. Two of our awareness campaign have had it's petitions read in the House of Commons by former Member of Parliament and Current Member of Provincial Parliament for Kanata—Carleton Karen McCrimmon.
OJEN Mock Trials
OJEN Mock Trials
Grade 11 and 12 students have the opportunity to join the Mock Trials Club and participate in the OBA/OJEN City of Ottawa Mock trial compeittion. A mock hearing is a simulation of a real legal hearing where students play the roles of lawyers, the accused, the complainant, witnesses, and more. Each side works together to prepare for their hearing, where they'll use a mix of law, facts, and strategy to make their case.
Student Vote
Student Vote
Students in Civics and Law classes have had the opportunity to help set-up and run polling stations as part of the "Student Vote" initative. The Student Vote is a parallel election for students under the voting age during municpal, provincial and federal elections. This "hands-on learning program empowers students to experience the voting process firsthand and cast ballots for the official candidates running in the election."
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
The All Saint's students play a pivotal role in helping to create a moving Remembrance Day Ceremony for the student body. They volunteer their time by preparing and participating in the ceremony. A partiicularly moving part of the ceremony is a video which contains photos of family members of students and staff who were or are current members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Each year students are also responsible for preparing the display case as a visual reminder to acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country.
The All Saints Legacy Teaching Garden
The All Saints Legacy Teaching Garden
This learning space was designed to provide a place to reflect on the past and look to the future. The focus of the garden is a space to learn about Truth and Reconciliation, Canada's military history and the legacy of All Saints high school.
The garden contains three components. Medicine Wheel (see below for more information) is in the centre of the garden. There is a flower bed which contains tulip bulbs donated by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. They were planted by history students in the name of a WW2 soldiers that they had researched for the Dutch foundation Faces to Graves. There is also a Vimy Oak tree which is an offspring of an acorn that had been collected after the battle of Vimy Ridge by a Canadian WW1 soldier. The third component contains a legacy lilac shrub donated by the 2008 graduating class.
Check out this wonderful website which contains teachings about the medicine wheel, the plants that were planted in each quadrant and Métis dot art of the plants created by students.
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