How Our Project Began

As a teacher, I am often provided with situations or examples in which my students make me step back and say, "Wow"!  This project is one of those examples.  Initially, this was a current events project for our Social Studies 9 class.  The class is small but they are dedicated.  I wanted them to do a student led current events project focusing on something that is happening in their world.  The instructions were simple:

1. Choose a current event.
2. Research it and build a presentation to share ideas and perspectives on the event.

The class was allowed to work alone, with a partner or with a group.  I wanted to leave it as open as possible. I never would have guessed it would turn into what it did!

As a class, we had talked about a few of the stories and events that were taking place.  The class was intrigued by Bell Let's Talk Day.  This would end up being their current event and the inspiration for this project.  They decided to work as one group.  Their research began immediately.  We watched one of the many excellent stories put on by Bell and CTV.  Needless to say, it was emotional.  Tears were hard to hold back.  After this, there was no question.  There would be no turning back on this project!