You Gotta Be Here

The first Sharing the Dream webcast featured 2008 Olympic gold medalist Carol Huynh. Next webcast -- Olympic Truce: Make Your Peace -- is February 4.

Flag waving in the background, tears streaming down her face, national anthem playing over the loudspeakers as she stands on the podium to receive her gold medal...

That was the crowning moment in Carol Huynh’s Olympic story.

She made her country proud by earning Canada’s first gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Hers is a story of overcoming incredible odds; a journey that took her from humble beginnings in the small town of New Hazelton, B.C. to competing on the world stage and taking home one of the greatest honours in sport.

During a student-led Sharing the Dream webcast November 2008, Carol shared her Olympic story in a live interview session with students from Heritage Woods Secondary in Port Moody. Students from around the world were able to login and submit their questions to Carol in what was truly a global learning experience.

The interview, which can be viewed online at www.sharingthedream.gov.bc.ca , was the first in a series of six webcasts that explore issues related to culture, sustainability, sports and healthy living, Olympism, Paralympism and global citizenship.

The next webcast – Olympic Truce: Make Your Peace – is set for February 4. Be sure to check it out!