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-fc- k j i i i it 22 stouffville suntribune thursday oct 27 2005 course combines history technology catch your spirit thursday oct 27 vs ajax attack nov 3 vs collingwood blues all games 730 pm stouffville arena wwwstouffvulespmtcom x j from page 1 i refinishinq only end of season save 30 decks sanded stripped sealed by hand featuring nonpeeling nonflaking stains cedar specialist 9056406776 or 7056450426 students must apply to get into the course and both teachers want a specific type of candidate were looking for people who are looking to work in a team ms hetherington said noting the suc cess of projects often lies with peo ple setting aside personal differ ences the students will depict the preholocaust lives of survivors from lithuania poland and hungary then show what it was like during the war now in its second year the idea to create a course combining his tory and media technology came to the teachers four years ago when they were preparing for remembrance day collaborating on other projects and working well together they decided to combine their special ties ms hetherington and mr berridge have been named one of 25 finalists for six governor general awards students become immersed in it its all about the project and doing justice to the persons story ms hetherington said choosing the holocaust for this years project was no accident we want them to learn this could happen so easily ms hetherington explained the message rang through loud and clear for mr birnbaum hes still wearing a red bracelet bought at the museums gift shop its meant to create awareness about the current crisis in darfur sudan i didnt know it was happening in sudan he said the project has had personal meaning for mr birnbaum his grandparents are holocaust sur vivors and die project helped him comprehend what happened to sheila hetherington teacher says program shows how easily hor rors of holocaust happened them up until washington it was all stats until we saw the piles of chil drens shoes and smashed grave stones i didnt realize the magni tude mr birnbaum said adding he didnt understand how calcu lated the process was leading up to the holocaust the projects impact on stu dents is already apparent its overwhelming you dont understand how it could happen ms dunham said adding if aware ness isnt created about the past it could happen again all three students found their way to the course either because they are planning careers in the edia or they were impressed by productions from last years class for ms dunham a history doc umentary junkie the class is a stepping stn e to a fi ire career in documents mr birnb iui contemplating a career in radu tv rts they are not it in their goals as ms hetherin nd mr berridge can attest with only a year under their belts teaching the course they already have students at uv toronto film schoo at ryerson universitys journalism and film programs the sky is the limit for the proj ects with students able to travel wherever they can to get a story a memorable project immedi ately springing to both teachers minds from last years course was called cultural revolution small business makes a big difference in this province creating jobs for more ontarians than all other businesses combined to give entrepreneurs a hand and a real voice in government the small business agency of ontario was established it is just one of the ways ontario is working to give small businesses the information resources and support they need to succeed because whats good for small business is good for all of us salute to small business 2005 to contact the small business enterprise centre nearest you call 18005672345 or go to wmvontariocanadacomsmallbusiness paid for by the government of ontario ontario i i ii hi 3 i t i s kl jii z