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HEALING THE GENERATIONS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

2002 CURRICULUM UPDATE

________________________________________________________________ SECTION 2: ONTARIO RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS (2002) HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, MATH MAIN IDEA

In Canada there were roughly 100 residential schools operating at different times throughout the late 1800s up until the last residential school, Gordon School in Saskatchewan closed in 1996. In Ontario there were roughly 15 residential schools and 13 of those were attended by Nishnawbe Aski Nation children. The following lesson is a historical and geographical lesson mapping out those 13 schools in Ontario. Students will be able to locate the residential schools and the communities that they were located in along with their own community. LEARNING OJECTIVES:

• Students will be introduced to the 13 residential schools in Ontario. • Students will be able to locate the 13 residential schools in Ontario and the community it

was located in on a blank map of Ontario. • Students will also have an opportunity to see pictures of the schools.

ACTIVITIES

1. Teacher will share the Main Idea (above) information with the students, which is the number of residential schools that were in Canada and Ontario.

2. Then show the map of Ontario (overhead) and explain it to the students.

3. Hand out the blank map to the students and read the instructions together as a class.

4. Make sure they also complete their legend (using the blank sheet provided).

ASSESSMENT

Formative: Map and Legend Worksheets


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Mennonite Schools

Beaver Lake

Cristal Lake

Poplar Hill

Stirland Lake


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INFORMATION

ONTARIO RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS (YEARS OPENED)

St. Anne’s (1936-‐1964)

Bishop Horden (1907-‐1963)

Pelican Falls (1911-‐1973)

Cecilia Jeffrey (1907-‐1966)

St. Mary’s (1894-‐1962)

McIntosh (1924-‐1962)

St. Margaret’s (1902-‐1974)

St. Joseph’s (1936-‐1964)

St. John’s (1907-‐1950)

Shingwauk (1873-‐1971)

St. Peter Claver (Spanish) (1883-‐1965)

Mohawk (1850-‐1969)

Mount Elgin (1848-‐1948)

MENNONITE SCHOOLS

Beaver Lake

Poplar Hill

Cristal Lake

Stirland Lake


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HANDOUT

Name: _____________________________________________

ON RS NAN MEMBERS ATTENDED


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HANDOUT

Name: _____________________________________________

LEGEND

Fill in the empty spaces with the appropriate information. Refer to the map and numbers of year’s schools were open sheet.