Matt Henderson, a history teacher from St.
John's Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg has won the 2013 Governor General's
History Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Awards are administered by Canada’s History
Society, and are awarded "to the best Canadian achievements in the field of
history and heritage".
Last
year, Henderson and his grade eleven history class went to the provincial
archives (Archives of Manitoba Family History Research
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/family_history/index.html) “to help them gain a better
understanding of the experience of indigenous persons in Manitoba”.
“They learned about conducting research in
archives, they wrote historical fiction based on what they discovered - they
even published their own Idle No More textbook called Because
of a Hat - Stories of Red River”.
Congratulations Matt, and the Grade 11 history class!
Go to Winnipeg teacher wins GG Award at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/scene/winnipeg-teacher-wins-gg-award-1.2159524
Go to Winnipeg teacher wins GG Award at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/scene/winnipeg-teacher-wins-gg-award-1.2159524
