21 November 2008
Oakville Students to Make History
Portage la Prairie Manitoba - Students at Oakville School
are getting the opportunity to literally make and share their own histories with other kids from across Canada.
The school was chosen to participate in the Canadian Online Railway Experience (COR), a unique program linking students from 500
separate communities, all of which were established along the railway as it was built.
The three components of COR, an interactive DVD, website, and DVD library, offer Grade 4-6 students a unique look at
Canadian unity, citizenship, and history. The program will allow them to learn about the history of the railway and share how their
own community has changed with the other schools through the website.
The National Film Board of Canada, a co-producer and distributor for COR, will provide materials from its catalogue of
archived photos and video for the DVD and website, and will also provide camera equipment and training for the students in Oakville
and all other schools so they can record and share the story of how Oakville has changed since the railway came through and what it's
like now.
After the Portage la Prairie School Division board meeting on 13 Nov 2008, assistant superintendent Hazen Barrett said
the program will give students the chance to learn about their history, as well as how to pass on the history they make using new
technology.
"Things change over the years, and story telling has always been story telling, but the methods by which you do it have
changed," he said. "This is a perfect opportunity to do some very traditional projects and keep some records of the history
of our area."
The program has already started at Oakville School, and should carry on for another three weeks. Once the students' project is
completed, it can be seen on the COR website at canadianOnlineRailway.com. (Link fails 24 Jan 2023)
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