MATERIALS, CEREMONY SUPPORT, LESSONS, CONTENT, CITIZENSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BURSARIES, & CONNECTIONS.

• Letter to Schools

• Letter to Parents

• Poppy History and Resources

• Purchase a wreath

• Share your school's Remembrance Day photos with the Legion (virtual ceremony)

• Poppy Trust Funds - Where does Poppy money go?

HISTORY SHEETS FOR STUDENTS

• First World War

• Second World War

• Korean War 

• Afghanistan War 

• Peacekeeping 

• Indigenous People In The Second World War

• Women On The Home Front 

• Women in the Canadian Armed Forces

• Post War

• Conflicts and Political Unrest

...and much more!

• Serving 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry soldier or veteran. (email Daniel Johnson)

• The Memory Project

• War Story (Afghanistan) (Secondary)

• Remembering Afghanistan (Secondary)

These are videos of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members delivering the same speech they would have delivered in person in either English or French.  Each video is geared to a specific audience group and age:

• • National Speakers Program

  • Video of Lieutenant(Navy) Melanie Aqiqi delivering a speech intended for all ages

  • Video of Lieutenant(Navy) Melanie Aqiqi delivering a speech intended for mature audiences

  • Video of Lieutenant-Colonel Rhonda Lee Crew delivering a speech intended for 15- to 18-year-old teens

  • Video Lieutenant(Navy) Jeff Lura delivering a speech intended for 9- to 14-year-old youths

  • Video of Major Katherine Mark delivering a speech intended for 5- to 8-year-old children

• A Remembrance video set to the music of Shania Twain’s song Soldier, which shows imagery of CAF members from different operations and conflicts, including the Second World War, Afghanistan, and more.

• A video geared towards mature audiences on the mission in Afghanistan and set to the music of The Trews’ song Highway of Heroes.

• Short videos of CAF members highlighting the importance of Remembrance Day. The members featured are currently (2018) deployed internationally as part of Operation PRESENCE in Mali, Operation UNIFIER in Ukraine, or Operation REASSURANCE in support of NATO’s mission in Central and Eastern Europe. There are video clips available in English and French.

• Video of CAF speakers delivering the speech for children in kindergarten to grade 2  

• Video of CAF speakers delivering the speech for youths in grade 3 to 6

• Video of CAF speakers delivering the speech for teens in grade 7 to 12

• Video of CAF speakers delivering the speech for all ages

• Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers reciting poem “In Flanders Fields”

• Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Stories video collection

• Veteran’s Affairs Canada’s – Faces of Freedom video collection

• HOLOCAUST

• On Auschwitz podcast - Auschwitz Museum

• Lessons - Auschwitz Museum

• Lessons - Montreal Holocaust Museum

• Record of Service: Canadian Contributions to International Peace and Security 

• NO STONE LEFT ALONE. To honour the sacrifice and service of Canada’s military by educating students and placing poppies on the headstones of veterans every November. 

• OPERATION VETERAN: Thanks to contributions from generous private donors and many schools across Canada, each veteran visiting the Museum can receive a coupon valued at $11, which can be exchanged for refreshments or a meal in the Café, the Museum’s cafeteria. Since the creation of Operation Veteran, more than 18,000 complimentary meals have been provided to veterans at the Museum.  

• VALENTINES FOR VETS: Inspired by the Federal Government’s Valentine’s for Veterans campaign, the SWLSB Spiritual Animation Department launched a local version of this initiative!  This Valentine’s Day our students can take the opportunity to thank Canadian Veterans by sending them a hand-made Valentine.  Participating students will be able to give back to the community by making a connection with these national treasures during this difficult time.

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