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52 Civics and Careers OTHER SESSION IDE A S: • Basics of Business with Dakota Bear • Business and Passion: Skateboarding with Hanwakan Blaikie Whitecloud • Career Development on Social Media with Levi Marshall • Careers in Astrophysics with Laurie Rousseau-Nepton • Careers in Hairdressing with Krista Paul • Decolonizing Money: Dismantling our Money Mindset with Vicky Auf Der Mauer • Developing Youth Leadership with Waukomaun Pawis • Entrepreneurship with Waukomaun Pawis • Films for the Internet and Social Media with Levi Marshall • Global Perspectives with Levi Marshall • Going Back to School Challenges with Karalyn Menicoche • Hairdressing and Makeup Artistry with Krista Paul CIV IL RIGHTS BEFORE YOU C A N SAY "JACK IE ROBINSON" with Baseball Hall of Fame In baseball, as in America, freedom is an ongoing quest. For almost 65 years, African-American players were prevented from playing Major League Baseball simply because of their skin color. In this unit, students will explore American history from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement. They will work both independently and collaboratively to learn how race relations in baseball reflected significant social and cultural developments in the United States. DOES VOTING M AT TER with Elections Canada No matter how many people vote, the person elected makes decisions that affect everyone. Students will read prepared speeches as candidates for the Wizard, Dinosaur, Zombie or Captain's party and then engage in a series of fun voting simulations showing the impact of voting. Aer the experience, students can watch short testimonial videos featuring Marie- Claire, a Rwandan-Canadian, and Marcie, an Algonquin-Anishinaabe woman, and about why voting matters to them. The whole experience is designed to help students answer the question: does voting matter? C A REERS IN MUSEUMS with Royal B.C. Museum Join several employees at the Royal B.C. Museum as they talk about their careers, post-secondary paths and their "Day in the Life in a Museum Career." This session will take students on a behind the scenes tour of this beautiful museum. Be prepared to ask questions as we learn about the wide variety of career options in a museum! C A REERS IN CONSERVATION with Ocean Wise Ocean Conservation thrives when a variety of perspectives, disciplines, and life experiences work together. Join our Ocean Wise educator at the Vancouver Aquarium to chat with a mentor who contributes their skills to ocean conservation in the fields of graphic and exhibit design, food services, aquarist, interpretation, animal husbandry, or engineering.

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