It will be a summer abroad for teen historian John Evans, as the 17-year-old is headed to England, Belgium and France to visit First World War sites.
Evans is one of 14 Canadian youths aged 15 to 17 to be selected for this yearB次元官网网址檚 , a fully-funded educational program from Aug. 9 to 23. The tour is a directive of the Vimy Foundation to spread awareness of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 First World War legacy among the upcoming generations. The program explores CanadaB次元官网网址檚 roles in the war and the group of students attend lectures at Oxford University, visit former battlefields, trenches and underground tunnels, as well as visit museums and cemeteries, tour the new Vimy Visitor Education Centre and explore monuments such as the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
The group also participates in commemorative ceremonies and will meet a few of the remaining veterans and members of the French Resistance.
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The Grade 11 Mount Douglas secondary student was alerted to the program by Ted Meldrum, coordinator for the schoolB次元官网网址檚 challenge program.
It was a challenging entry process in which . ItB次元官网网址檚 a particularly harsh piece of Allied war propaganda that is decidedly anti-German. The image depicts women and children clinging to a U-boat which is sailing away to the open sea as a German sailor closes the door. The artifact is a moving piece of Allied war propaganda that also serves as social commentary from a time when German U-boats used torpedoes to sink passenger ships, in particular the Lusitania, which killed 1,198 of the 1,959 passengers.
B次元官网网址淚 tried to put into context what the image makes me feel now compared to how I [likely] would have thought then,B次元官网网址� Evans said.
Another part of the entry process was an essay response on post traumatic stress disorder, which Evans did by recapturing the history of the syndrome and how it went unrecognized both medically and socially for decades.
ItB次元官网网址檚 a departure from EvansB次元官网网址� usual focus as an accomplished musician who has completed Grade 10 of the Royal Conservatory of Music piano program and is pursuing a diploma in music theory and composition. He performed on the piano with the Sidney Classical Orchestra in March 2018.
B次元官网网址淲hat stands out most is the Vimy Ridge monument, itB次元官网网址檚 such an important symbol for Canadian autonomy,B次元官网网址� Evans said.
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