Day 15 Good old Cal-gary

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UntitledThis morning we went to the Doucette Center at the University of Calgary to meet with professors and teachers to learn about the education system of Alberta and the education program at the university. In Alberta there now seems to be a push towards inquiry-based learning. Through this method, all subjects are taught through thematic units in which science, social studies, language arts, and math are taught simultaneously. One of the interesting aspects was learning about an all girls’ schools where the entire faculty works across the grade level together from 4th through 8th grade. The school system is similar to Ontario in that it has a Public School Board and a Catholic School Board, but no French or English. Also, it turns out that in this province private has become very popular, more so than in other provinces. This could be due to the economic boom that Alberta has had in recent years because of their energy production. After our meeting with teachers and having lunch with them, we went to the Glenbow Museum where we learned about the use of museums in the education system of Calgary. The museum houses an impressive collection of armor suits, Alberta history, and arts from around the world. After our museum visit we went to a reception at the home of the U.S. Consul General in Canada. Finally we headed back to the hotel to prepare for our 6:00 a.m. flight to Fort McMurray.

Esta mañana fuimos al ‘Doucette Center’ que se encuentra en la Universidad de Calgary, para escuchar una presentacion de professors y maestros sobre la sistema educative de Alberta y el enfoque del programa en la Universidad. En Alberta hay un enfoque en aprendizaje de creativo. En este metodo todas las materias como ciencias, arte de lenguaje, estudio sociales, y matematicas estan presentado juntos en lecciones. Uno de los aspectos interesantes era sobre una escuela de niñas donde l facultad trabajan en conjunto del 4 grado al 8 grado. La sistema educative se parece a la de Ontario, con un distrito Catolico y otra Publico, pero sin una en Frances y en Ingles. Tambien resulta que escuelas privada se ha hecho muy popular en esta provincia. Esto puedo ser debido al gran desarollo economico que han tenido recienmente con la produccion de energia. Despues de nuestra junta y almuerzo, fuimos al Museo de Glenbow donde aprendimos sobre la manera en como las escuelas de Calgary usan los museos en su sistema. El museo tiene un muestra de arte impresionante que represente muchas culturas y epocas del mundo. Despues del museo fuimos a una recepcion en la casa del Consulante de los Estados Unidos en Canada. Finalmente regresamos al hotel para prepararnos para nuestro vuelo a Fort McMurray que sale a las 6:00 a.m.

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