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History Contest: Are You Smarter Than a 10th Grader?
The Dominion Institute has been at the forefront of trying to ensure that Canadian students have a proper grasp of our country’s history. In 2007, one of their studies found that only 26% of students knew the date of Confederation! This prompted a cross-Canada comparison of K-12 history curricula similar to that of SQE’s science curricula comparison.
Now the Historica-Dominion Institute, famous for its Canada Day Quiz, is launching “The Canadian Citizenship Challenge”. The challenge is a contest designed to test the history knowledge of students to see if they could pass the Canadian citizenship exam and is part of a national program for grade 10 students across the country. Prizes will be awarded to the winners.
“The Institute believes that schools have a responsibility to prepare students to be the citizens of tomorrow”, says Marc Chalifoux, Executive Vice-President of The Historica-Dominion Institute. “The Canadian Citizenship Challenge is a fun and interactive way to help strengthen students’ understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.”