VJLS-JH History Club Curriculum Focus Group – Request for Your Participation!

Background

The Vancouver Japanese Language School’s History Club is in the process of developing a four-lesson social studies unit for senior high school teachers to use in-classroom. The teaching guide, flexible lesson plans, and materials will be distributed as a supplement to the existing resources created by the University of Victoria: Landscapes of Injustice, with the intent to encourage better understanding of the history of the Japanese-Canadian experience, particularly in pre-war Vancouver based on the Powell Gai and VJLS-JH’s stories.

On Saturday, November 30th, 3:15-4:15 pm (estimated), we would like to invite grade 7-12 students to participate in a focus group to test and provide feedback and input on one of the sample lessons in the curriculum.

Location VJLS-JH 2F Boardroom

Program information

Subject matter: Lesson 1: Immigration, industry, and community (in English only)

Duration: 45-50 min + additional time for feedback and reflection

Materials: Writing utensils; all other materials will be provided

Number of participants: 10-15 junior and senior high school students (grades 7-12)

If you would be willing to participate, please register below before November 29th. For questions, please write to <history.club@vjls-jh.com>. We appreciate the willingness of all students who will join the focus group, and value your input for creating engaging, interesting content for students across British Columbia.

To show our appreciation, each participating student will receive a $20 school lunch voucher!