Sharing the Dream — Passing the Torch of Global Citizenship
Ministry of Education's last webcast airs Thursday, March 25. Below, VANOC CEO helps light cauldron to start torch relay in Victoria, Oct. 2009.
The final Sharing the Dream webcast (Passing the Torch of Global Citizenship: Vancouver 2010 – London 2012) takes place on Thursday, March 25 at 8:30 a.m. PDT. VANOC CEO John Furlong is one of the special guests.
March 22-26 is Education Week in British Columbia. As part of this week, B.C. students are passing on the education legacy of the 2010 Winter Games to the U.K, which will host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The British Columbia education programs developed by the B.C. Ministry of Education, VANOC and others included Adopt a Country, the Pan-Canadian Paralympic School Week (Nov. 2-6, 2009), Sharing the Dream lesson starters, 2010 Spirit Schools, the Student Reporter program, Student Welcome Cards and /EDU, the Canadian School Portal for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralymic Winter Games.
Students participating in B.C., Canada, the U.K. and the rest of the world will have the opportunity to listen to Furlong and Jonathan Edwards, from the London 2012 Organizing Committee, speak, and then discuss ideas related to global citizenship. The focus will be on what B.C. students learned during 2010, their memories and favourite moments, what it means to be a global citizen, and the dreams of London youth for 2012.
To participate in the webcast, visit www.sharingthedream.gov.bc.ca.
Earlier this week, a group of B.C. students is seeking out gold-medal Olympic and Paralympic moments from athletes, teachers, journalists and elected officials at the provincial legislature, as they prepare to pass on the education legacy from the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to future host countries during the final Sharing the Dream webcast on Thursday.
The high school students are part of the Sharing the Dream webcast team, a group of students who have been leading live webcasts during 2009-10, connecting thousands of participants from across the globe. A part of their research for their final webcast with students from the U.K., they had an opportunity to learn from the following people:
• Ida Chong, B.C. Minister of Healthy Living and Sport
• Sean Leslie, reporter with Vancouver-based radio station, CKNW
• Ryan Cochrane, 2008 Olympic swimmer and bronze-medal winner
• Lauren Groves, 2008 Olympic triathlete
• Deb Whitten, vice-principal at Victoria's Claremont Secondary school, 1992 Olympic field hockey athlete and 2010 Olympic Winter Games torchbearer.
On March 22, B.C.'s Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid introduced four B.C. high school students who interview a panel about their 2010 Games experiences. Panel members were Ida Chong, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport; Ryan Cochrane, 2008 Olympic swimmer and bronze-medal winner; Lauren Groves, 2008 Olympic triathlete; Sean Leslie, reporter with CKNW; and Deb Whitten, vice-principal, Claremont Secondary school, 1992 Olympic field hockey athlete and 2010 Olympic Winter Games torchbearer.
