CORE SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE LEVELS: 10-12 SHAPING OUR IDENTITY TEACHER’S GUIDE Website: www.sportshall.ca E-Mail: [email protected] Telephone: 403-776-1040 CORE SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE LEVELS: 10-12 CANADA’S SPORTS HALL OF FAME TEACHER’S GUIDE SHAPING OUR IDENTITY Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is one of the oldest in North America. Its purpose is to honour Canadians who have contributed to sports in this country either on the field of play as an athlete or as a builder. This honour has been extended to include sportswriters and broadcasters as well as unique contributions from non-human sources such as the schooner The Bluenose or the remarkable show jumping horse Big Ben. The vision for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame began in the late 1940’s with Harry Price. He believed that sport united Canadians from coast to coast, and contributed to our national identity. As such, he felt that there needed to be a place entirely devoted to promoting Canada’s rich sporting history and amazing sports heroes. For eight years, Price travelled across the country trying to enlist support to build a museum dedicated to Canadian athletes past and present, a place to celebrate the many achievements by Canadian athletes in the world of sports. His vision finally came to fulfillment in June 1955 when Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame opened its doors at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) featuring 53 Canadian sporting heroes. Beginning in the late 1990’s, the Hall had been attempting to move to a new location that would enable more Canadians to enjoy the collection. In 2008, nine Canadian cities bid for the rights to host the Hall, with Calgary coming out the clear winner. When the new Hall opened on July 1, 2011, it featured 520 Canadian sporting heroes representing 60 sports. With twelve galleries (with one side being Winter Sports and the other being Summer Sports), 50 interactive displays and more than 1,000 artefacts, the Hall is a rich way to explore Canada’s spectacular sporting history. PAGE 1 sportshall.ca CORE SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE LEVELS: 10-12 PLANNING YOUR FIELDTRIP TEACHER’S GUIDE SHAPING OUR IDENTITY How do I make a reservation for my class? Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame offers five themed education Reservations can be made on our booking form which programs that are linked to the Alberta Ministry of Education can be found on our website (www.sportshall.ca). You curriculum: Learning Through Artefacts (Language Arts and can also contact us by email ([email protected]) or by Social Studies), Spectacular Moments (Language Arts), The Art calling 403-776-1040. of Motion (Fine Arts), Sport Technology (Science) and Shaping Our Identity (Social Studies). What is the admission cost? Programs may include a teacher kit that outlines the entire visit, The price per student is $5.00 plus GST. Teachers/ provides pre/post visit learning activities, and offers resources Parent Volunteers are free up to a one to five ratio that will assist in organizing the trip. When on-site, the students with students. Payment must be received in full at the will be guided through the Hall and provided a themed time of the visit, and can be made by cash, credit or a presentation. cheque. Cheques are to be made payable to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. MAKING THE MOST OF CANADA OLYMPIC PARK What are the teacher/adult volunteer ratios? We have modelled our supervision ratios on those A visit to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame will take less than half of the Calgary Board of Education and require a day, allowing you and your class plenty of time to explore the following adult/student ratios: Canada Olympic Park. Kindergarten is one adult to five (1:5) students There are tons of fun activities and programs offered at the Grades 1 to 3 is one adult to eight (1:8) students Park. These include outdoor education programs, geocaching, Grades 4 to 6 is one adult to ten (1:10) students skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, skating, zip-lining, mini- Grades 7 to 9 is one adult to ten (1:10) students golf, challenge courses, and mountain biking. You can also Grades 10-12 is one adult to ten (1:10) students arrange a tour of the Park to see where some of Canada’s top athletes train. How long in advance of our reservation should we plan to arrive? For more information, please contact WinSport at Plan on arriving a full 15 minutes prior to your 403-247-5452 and ask for school programming. reservation time. This allows sufficient time to pick up tickets, check coats and bags, and be introduced to your presenter(s). How long will the program take? The program will take approximately 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. This will include arrival, check in, the program and departure. PAGE 3 sportshall.ca CORE SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE LEVELS: 10-12 TEACHER’S GUIDE SHAPING OUR IDENTITY ARRIVAL Is there a place where we can buy a lunch? Where do we park and/or drop off the students? Although there is not a cafeteria or restaurant onsite, There is car and bus parking at the south side of there are vending machines and a small lunch area. the building. Coffee/tea, beverages, and snack food are available. What happens when we arrive? Can we take photographs inside the Hall? Upon arrival, please send one adult or teacher to pick up Students are encouraged to take their cameras but the school’s ticket package. Once students have been flashes must be turned off. given their tickets, they will be escorted to the coat room and provided sufficient time to hang their coats and CANCELLATIONS bags. During winter months, we request that students What is the cancellation policy and procedure? bring indoor shoes and leave their boots in the coat To ensure that school groups enjoy their visit, room. Students will be broken into group(s) and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame provides all groups introduced to their presenter(s). with presenter(s) to guide the students through Is there a place where my students can store their coats the galleries. Since cancelling presenters at the last and backpacks? minute incurs a cost to the Hall, schools are requested There is a large coat room with hooks for back packs to provide a full 48 hours notice for any non-weather and coats. It is strongly advised that students do not related cancellations. A $25.00 administrative fee will leave money or other valuables in the coat room as it be charged with less then 48 hours notice. will be shared with a number of school groups. What happens in case of inclement weather? Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is not liable for any Inclement weather can lead to school or facility lost or stolen goods. closures. Should the weather force a cancellation of the visit, please contact 403 776-1040 on the ONCE AT THE HALL morning of the visit. Your visit will either be Are there any rules for the students when they are at rescheduled or refunded. Should Canada’s Sports Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame? Hall of Fame be closed due to weather, the booking To ensure that all visitors enjoy the Hall, we have some teacher will be contacted. simple rules: 1. No food or beverages are allowed in the Galleries. 2. No chewing gum or pens are allowed on the premises. 3. No running or horseplay. 4. Students are to stay with their groups and adults are to remain in supervision of their students. 5. Students needing to use the washroom are to do so in pairs or with adult supervision. PAGE 4 sportshall.ca CORE SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE LEVELS: 10-12 SHAPING OUR IDENTITY THE GALLERIES TEACHER’S GUIDE SHAPING OUR IDENTITY The Alberta Social Studies curriculum defines globalization as “the process by which the world’s citizens are becoming connected and interdependent”. One of the best examples of this is the Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games which are held every 4 years on an alternating 2 year cycle allowing countries around the globe to compete with each other. George Orwell defines nationalism as “the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests”. Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame’s “Shaping Our Identity” education program concentrates on the close relationship between sport and nationalism. Canadian hockey is but one example of how a nationality ties its identity to a sport. Political organizations have often benefited from intertwining their countries sport to national causes like Hitler at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin where he tried to showcase the natural athletic “superiority” of the Aryan race in order to justify to the world his Nazi party agenda. Sports provide a logical platform for competition among nations. The Olympic and Paralympic Games are a prime example of nationalistic pride and have always been an underlying motivator for competition. Olympic contenders from each country parade together at the Opening Ceremonies displaying their flag and colours. Athlete winners proudly stand on the platform to hear their national anthem and watch the raising of their flags at the medal ceremonies. There have been discussions about the future of the relationship between sport and nationalism. As an increased number of athletes represent their adopted countries it becomes increasingly more difficult for countries to use their historic symbols.