National Banner Contest

Calling all teachers of Grades 5 to 8!

YOUR STUDENTS’ ART COULD BE FLYING HIGH IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL!

The National Capital Commission (NCC), in partnership with Classroom Connections, is running an amazing
CROSS-CANADA CONTEST and PUBLIC ART PROJECT Students in Grades 5 through 8 (Elementary 5 to Secondary 2 in Quebec) are being asked to create and submit a one-of-a-kind banner design to the “RaiseYour Voices!” National Student Banner Contest. The design should represent an issue or topic of importance to Canadian youth.

The winning banners will be professionally produced and flown in Major’s Hill Park in the heart of the Capital from May to October of 2010.

This contest is an extension of The Gathering Place: An Exploration of Canada’s Capital, and we have enclosed a copy for your class. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with contest participation.

The lessons and activities in the resource explore the following:

• Canadian culture, identity and symbols
  
• Government, citizenship and democracy
  
• Canadian stories, heroes and celebrations
  
• Canada’s connections and contributions to the world

Introducing the Contest

• You may want to use Theme 3: Exploring Our Identity to introduce the contest through curriculum objectives/expectations related to personal identity, Canadian identity and the symbols that represent and reflect us as a nation.
  
• We have also included a brand NEW lesson, specifically designed to facilitate contest participation using visual arts curriculum links.

Contest Eligibility

• Students must be in Grades 5 to 8 (Elementary 5 to Secondary 2 in Quebec) in a Canadian school.
  
• Students must work in groups of two or three.
  
• Each group’s submission must meet the entry requirements and include the following:
  
• A full-colour, rectangular banner design (13.6 cm. x 41.2 cm in dimension) with the students’ names and school name printed in pencil on the back.
  
• A completed Contest Submission Form to describe the banner and explain its theme.
  
• A completed Parental Permission Form for each student.

The deadline for entries is February 19, 2010.

Please read the full contest details at www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bannercontest for all rules and eligibility requirements.

Want more information or extra copies of the resource? Email us at info@classroomconnections.ca.