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NVSD 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Resource Page
VANOC 2010
The following pages are from the Vancouver Organizing Comiittee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games. French version available.
Home Page: www.vancouver2010.com
Education: www.vancouver2010.com/en/culture-and-education/education/-/33970/1qaq2ey/index.html
Teacher’s Forum and Discussion Board: eduforum.vancouver2010.com
Winter Games History: www.vancouver2010.com/en/athletes-and-sports/winter-games-history/-/34240/p0l5pd/index.html
Athlete in the Classroom Program (RBC)
Looking for an athlete to motivate and inspire your students? Here is a list of resources that will help bring an athlete into your classroom - either live or virtually.
RBC Olympians Program - The RBC Olympians program hires both Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes as community ambassadors who bring Olympic messages of excellence and leadership to Canadian communities. The athletes act as community ambassadors, sharing their past experiences and Olympic dreams with schools, community groups, RBC clients and employees. They also work to create awareness and support for amateur sport in Canada and inspire the next generation to be physically fit and participate in sports at any level.
Olympic Voice - The Canadian Olympic Committee offers a specialized resource for organizations to book appearances by Olympic athletes and Olympic hopefuls. Organizations interested in more information on booking an athlete appearance may contact Olympic Voice at 1-866-248-0186 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday).
Paralympic Heroes - Are you looking for a speaker to connect with your audience and truly motivate the crowd? Someone who can educate your students or inspire your employees? Add some excitement to your event by having a Paralympic athlete in attendance…the Paralympic Heroes Program specializes in customizing athlete requests with your event specifications.
Please contact Kimberley McLachlan, Public Relations Coordinator, at kim@paralympic.ca or (613) 569-4333 ext. 225 for further details about the program and fees involved. Or you can fill out an on-line Athlete Request and Quote Form.
Esteem Team - Teachers can book an Esteem Team speaker/motivator to visit their school to inspire students and set achievable goals. Resources include a class poster with preparation questions for the students and a 60-page module of goal-setting lessons, games and techniques. Some of the topics covered are:
Motivation Teamwork • Overcoming Obstacles • Surrounding Yourself with Positive People • Having a Positive Attitude • Making Positive Life Choices • Learning from Failure • Peer Pressure • The Importance of Being Active
CanadaCODE Educator's Guide
Canada CODE gives people who live in Canada a way to share who we are with each other and the world through short stories and photos. This guide provides tools to integrate Canada Code and digital storytelling into your curriculum. The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has also created digital storytelling tips at the website below.
CanadaCODE website
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific
Home Page: http://medalsmatter.ca
Follow the Canadian Olympic Team on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Olympic-Team/84154833263
Canadian Olympic Web Site
The Web home to the Canadian Olympic Team. A French version is also available.
Home Page: www.olympic.ca
Olympic Hall of Fame: www.olympic.ca/EN/hof/inductees_ag.shtml
Cultural Olympiad
Inspired by culture's role as the second pillar of the Olympic movement, the Cultural Olympiad is a celebration of contemporary imagination, spanning music, dance, theatre, visual arts, digital and the new media arts, film, literature and spectacular outdoor events.
Home Page: www.vancouver2010.com/en/culture-and-education/cultural-festival-and-events/event-listings/-/34048/o9mtml/index.htm
"Do Your Part" - VANOC Sustainability National Video Contest
Canadian residents between the ages of 13 and 24 can subit a 30- to 90-second video or animation clip showing how you can do your part to live more sustainably during the Games and beyond. The video might show how you reduce, reuse and recycle, conserve energy, use sustainable modes of transportation or other creative ideas for living sustainably.
There will be a grand prize of a Panasonic VIERA full high def. plasma TV and an invitation to attend the 2010 United Nations Environment Program TUNZA conference in Japan. The winning videos or animations might be shown to spectator audiences attending the 2010 Winter Games and beyond by the sponsoring organizatons, VANOC, UN Environment Program (UNEP), Environment Canada and Panasonic.
Deadline to enter is Sunday, December 6, 2009.
For detailed information and entry rules, please go to: www.vancouver2010.com/EDU
For questions, please contact: sustainability@vancouver2010.com
Explore North Shore Youth Film Festival
Students (grade 4-12) have the opportunity to explore, celebrate and capture their definition of the North Shore in a short film using Olympic ideals such as sport, art, history and culture. Top films will be featured at the West Vancouver Celebration site in a series of screenings topped off with a red-carpet Gala. Deadine to enter is December 1, 2009.
Contest Guidelines
Film Festival Entry Form (PDF, 112 KB)
Film Festival Judging Criteria (PDF, 66 KB)
Releases
Things to Consider
Film Festival Contacts
Fun Zone - Soaring Sumi
This online game lets children follow Sumi (the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games mascot) on his epic journey across Canada. Sumi flies above forest, mountains and vast prairies on his way to visiting schools.
Home Page: www.vancouver2010.com/mascot/en/game_soaringsumi.php
Hands Up Canada
All elementary students across Canada are invited to support the Canadian Paralympic Athletes by decorating the "Hands up" poster available to download from the Hands Up Canada website. Students can submit their decorated hands to the regional office: c/o Bonney Rempel, Bentall LP, Suite 1800, 1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver BC V7X 1B1. The submitted "Paper Hands" will then be sold for $2 each and on display at one of the participating shopping centres. 100% of the monies raised from this program will go to support the Canadian Paralympics. The intention is to have on display "Paper Hands" from various school boards across Canada. Hands must be received by no late than October 1st to qualify to win (1) of the 15 prize packages.
Home Page: www.handsupcanada.ca
Home Page: www.vancouver2010.com/mascot/en/game_soaringsumi.php
Intellectual Muscle
Intellectual Muscle is an eclectic series of talks by prominent and up=and-coming Canadian intellectuals on topics related to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Public lectures on a variety of topics will be delivered at universities across Canada and made available online in podcast form. The online program will include polls, discussion forums and other interactive features, providing Canadians with a unique opportunity to participate in these national dialogues.
This program, which was developed by Vancouver 2010, the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with universities across Canada,and the Glove and Mail, will run from September 2009 until the end of the Games in March 2010.
For further details check out the Intellectual Muscle website
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Home Page: www.olympic.org
International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Home Page: www.paralympic.org
Own the Podium
An "initiative designed to help Canada's winter athletes win the most number of medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and to place in the top three nations (gold medal count) at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games." A French version is also available.
Home Page: www.ownthepodium2010.com
Sharing the Dream
Sharing the Dream is a web site from the British Columbia Ministry of Education, and has several links which include: Adopt a Country, student webcasts, lesson starters. A French version is also available.
Home Page: www.sharingthedream.gov.bc.ca
Webcasts: www.sharingthedream.gov.bc.ca/webcasts.php
Thematic Overview Chart. Organized thematically, this chart will allow you to sort programs based on your interests and follow a hyperlink directly to each program’s website: www.sharingthedream.gov.bc.ca/links.php
EdInfo Digest – Sharing a Dream: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/edinfo/archives/volume8/090213.pdf
Spirit Square School Programs
Educational Explorations for Children offers a unique combination of exhibit tours, performances and art activities that engage students in meaningful learning about Canadian Sport, Space program as well as Canadian Northern and First Nations cultures. 2010 Exhibits take place from February 15 to March 21. Registration opens Monday November 9, 2010.
For further information contact: 2010schoolprograms@westvancouver.ca
Sharing Tickets to Inspiration Program (VANOC)
There is an opportunity for school groups in British Columbia to attend the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games being held from March 12 to 21, 2010 at a reduced price ($5 per ticket), and receive a bus transportation grant from VANOC. Tickets to 15 daytime, weekday events will be made available. In September 2009, application forms will be distributed and tickets for this program will go on sale. After reviewing the information, sign onto the mailing list to receive an application form: tickettoinspiration@vancouver2010.com
The deadline for applications from schools is September 30, 2009.
For details and application forms: http://www.vancouver2010.com/dl/00/75/26/-/75262/prop=data/w591ai/75262.pdf
The Top 10 Canadian Olympic Winter Moments
This TV Special, first broadcast on September 19th at 7pm ET on CTV, and available for viewing later at www.CTVOlympics.ca and www.RDSolympiques.ca counts down the top 10 moments as voted on earlier in 2009 by fans across the country.
The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
As a precursor to the Games, the Olympic Torch Relay will make its way across Canada, travelling from coast-to-coast joining together all Canadians in celebration.
Home Page: www.vancouver2010.com/en/torch-relays/-/32700/8amb6a/iindex.html
The Olympic Torch Relay - Government of Canada Special Projects
The Government of Canada has a special invitation for not-for-profit organizations and schools: you can apply to receive a grant of up to $15,000 to celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay in your own way!
Your proposed project(s) must:
- commemorate the passage of the Olympic Flame;
- Target youth participation; and
- Demonstrate the energy of Canadian yourth, their ingenuity and creativity.
The deadline to submit an application is: September 21, 2009
For Information & Application form contact Government of Canada Special Projects Funding Support for Olympic Torch Relay Initiative: http://www.canada2010.gc.ca/invsts/exprnc/030302-eng.cfm
Together in 2010
This is the Government of Canada web site, and includes: recent news related to the 2010 Games, a countdown clock, an international Visitor Centre. A French version is also available.
Home Page: www.canada2010.gc.ca
Canada's Olympic Athletes: www.canada2010.gc.ca/101/athletes/010501-eng.cfm
2010 Winter Olympic Games Television Coverage – CTV Canada
Home Page: www.ctvolympics.ca
2010 Podcasts and Videos
2010 Olympic Home Page
YouTube Inspirational Videos
Feel the Rush - An extension of the Canadian Paralympic Committee website. Feel the Rush offers detailed information about sport for persons with a disability and guides those who are interested to the sport/s that best suit their abilities/interests.
2010 Host City – Vancouver
Home Page: olympichostcity.vancouver.ca
Whistler Blackcomb Olympic Venue
Home Page: www.whistlerblackcomb.com/olympics/index.htm
Wikipedia: Winter Olympic Games
The 2010 Winter Olympics: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics
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