PHE Manitoba
Beyond the Win Education Platform
Indigenous Education
Beyond the Win Education Platform
DEI Coaches Workshop
Artefact Talks:
Follow Your Dreams
Women in Sport
Hall of Famers on Tour
*Must be logged in to access lesson plans*
Artefact Catalogue
Order of Sport Awards
Coming Soon - Winter 2024
Respecting the Game:
The Story of Jackie Barrett
Introducing "Respecting the Game: The Story of Jackie Barrett," a pre-recorded and curated education program. Developed in partnership with Special Olympics Canada, and brought to you by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, this free program is designed to inspire, educate, and ignite a passion for inclusion and respect. With four dynamic modules, Respecting the Game offers a multimodal learning experience like no other. Through captivating storytelling, interactive activities, engaging videos, and thought-provoking discussions, participants embark on an extraordinary journey that transcends time and societal barriers to foster lasting social change and inspire the leaders of tomorrow through the invaluable lessons of sport.
Connect youth to the legacy, impact and lessons of Order of Sport Recipient and Hall of Fame Jackie Barrett – the first Special Olympics athlete inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Sign up now for the premiere launch event HERE!
Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024
Get Involved! Don't miss this chance to be a part of something truly special. Attend the Games and volunteer at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024 – help create a world of inclusion, acceptance, and empowerment. Together, let's make a difference and inspire greatness in every athlete. Be a part of this incredible journey. Learn more HERE.
Indigenous Sport Heroes Education Experience
Digital Book
Artefact Talks:
Taking the Higher Ground
National Indigenous Peoples
Day 2023: Educational Keynote
FIRE Activity
Inclusive Indigenous
Education Resources
Arctic Winter Games & Ways of Knowing Lesson Plan
#118828631 RR0001
Featured links
Cindy Klassen
Induction category: Athlete
Order of Sport Recipient and Hall of Famer, Cindy Klassen won her first Olympic medal, a Bronze in the 3000m, at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Cindy became the first ever Canadian Olympian to win five medals in one Olympic Games (Gold in the 1500m, Silver in the 1000m, Silver in the Team Pursuit, and Bronze in the 5000m and 3000m) making her one of the most decorated Canadian Winter Olympian in history, with a total of six medals. Cindy amassed a total of 115 international medals. She was World Champion nine times and broke seven international records, and is still the world record holder in the 3000m. She has gone beyond her wins, working tirelessly to provide girls and women with much-needed opportunities to play sports, becoming a role model on and off the ice, in Canada, and around the world.
With All Your Heart
RECOMMENDED GRADES
3 - 8 (Open for K-12)
THEMES
Perseverance; Goal-Setting; Overcoming Challenges; Community Service / Active Citizenship; Artefacts as Media Texts; Positive Self-Talk; Role Models
DESCRIPTION
As a little girl in Winnipeg, Cindy Klassen’s dream is to become a world class hockey player. By 18, her sights are firmly set on Nagano, Japan, with the Olympic debut of women’s hockey.
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating on either long or short ice tracks. Athletes use special skates and compete solo or in teams of two to four.
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.