It’s never too early to think about entering the Heritage Fair.
The 2024 Prince George Regional Heritage Fair is set for Friday, May 10 and participating students are encouraged to start thinking now about selecting and researching an aspect of Canadian history to create a display to showcase their knowledge.
Students will come together for this one-day event to share their projects, take part in activities, and have their projects judged. Top projects go on to compete at the Provincial Fair in Victoria.
Heritage Fairs are a celebration of Canada’s heritage as students showcase their history projects that bring people together to make history come alive. The Heritage Fairs program is a bilingual educational initiative that encourages students to explore an aspect of Canadian heritage in a dynamic and captivating learning environment. Students are encouraged to research any aspect of Canadian history and present the results of their efforts in a public forum.
The event is free and is open to students in Grades 4 to 10.
Goals of the program are to:
- Create an environment where students are excited to learn and share
- Celebrate cultural diversity and multiple perspectives
- Reveal connections between the past and present
- Provide recognition for student achievement
- Inspire Canadians to celebrate their places in history
The Prince George Regional Heritage Fair has been held since the early 2000s and is organized by a committee consisting of representatives from Huble Homestead Historic Site, Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum, The Exploration Place, Prince George Public Library, and teachers from School District 57 and local independent schools.
The Regional Fair is a day-long event held yearly, featuring project judging by volunteers, cultural activities, a field trip, and an evening community showcase and awards ceremony. The Prince George Regional Heritage Fair is part of a provincial program sponsored by the BC Heritage Fairs Society.
For more information and to sign up visit bit.ly/pgheritagefair.
Three to five delegates from each region of BC will be chosen to attend the five-day BC Provincial Heritage Fair held during the summer.
