C is for Coast Alphabet Book
Harrington Harbour CLC and Mecatina CLC
Starting in January 2013, two teachers from Mecatina CLC and Harrington Harbour CLC, on Quebec’s Lower North Shore began a project inspired by an alphabet book entitled G is for Gaspe. These two teachers are collaborating with their students and other schools from the Littoral School Board to produce a book entitled C is for Coast.
The Coast Alphabet Book will show the landmarks, geography and culture that are uniquely found on the Lower North Shore. The book provides youth the opportunity to take the lead in mobilizing their communities to develop a unique and interesting tribute to the region that encapsulates its uniqueness both past and present.
Students from pre-K to Secondary 5 participated in Harrington and Mecatina and at least one class from 8 other French, English and Innu schools in the Littoral School Board took part. The project was embedded into English, Arts Education Geography, History and Citizenship Education.
This service learning project meets a real community need by increasing pride and visibility of the Lower North Shore locally as well as nationally through a multi media book promotion campaign.
The Coast Alphabet book will not only promote and preserve the heritage and culture for LNS communities, but will be shared with other regions. Many young people are leaving the Coast and raising their families elsewhere. This book would give them an opportunity to share some of the LNS traditional values and activities. In addition, the book will promote early literacy.
You can read more about the C is for Coast project by clicking here.
