Description
An activity teaching the different ways of getting involved in the community in a fun and educational manner. This activity is taken from the Voters in Training election simulation program but can be used in other educational settings.
Objectives
- Recognize that there are many ways to participate in democracy
Documents and links
Features
- Type: Educational activity
- Target audiences: Elementary cycle 3 teachers, Youth organization workers
- School subjects: Geography, History and Citizenship Education, Ethics and Religious Culture
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Links with the Québec Education Program (QEP):
- Ethics and Religious culture program:
- Competency: Reflects on ethical questions
- Broad area of learning: Citizenship and community life
- Focuses of development: Promotion of the rules of social conduct and democratic institutions and Participation, cooperation and solidarity
- Cross-curricular competency: Constructs his or her identity
- Ethics and Religious culture program:
- Themes: Involvement, Community involvement, Citizen participation
- Author: Élections Québec