In the News – November 2014
Parents cope with deaths of three sons on Saskatchewan farm, by Chris Purdy
(The Canadian Press, November 30, 2014, article)
Curricular connections:
- Health Education – USC3.5 (safety at home), USC4.4 (safety and protection), USC6.6 (safety), USC7.3 (safety practices), USC9.7 (tragic death and suicide)
- Wellness 10 – W6 (safety), W9 (challenges to community well-being)
Family hears sons heart beating in another man, by Adam Frisk
(Global News, November 26, 2014, article and video)
Curricular connections:
- Health Education – USC4.2 (prevention/management of health challenges), USC9.7 (tragic death and suicide)
- Wellness 10 – W9 (challenges to community well-being)
- Faith-based curricula, where relevant
Aboriginal boys encouraged to wear hair long in braids, by Larissa Burnouf
(APTN National News, November 21, 2014, video)
Curricular connections:
- Health Education – USC3.2 (inner self), USC4.5 (personal identity), USC5.4 (identity and well-being), USC6.1 (personal standards), USC6.2 (healthy relationships),
- Wellness 10 – W8 (relationships), W12 (spirituality)