VIMY 100 Artois Expo
Welcome to EF’s Educational Hub! Refer to the map and the descriptions below to find your way around the Artois Expo. From collaborative art to unique challenges and interactive displays, there is something for every traveler to engage with as they develop new perspectives on Canadian history and identity.
Our educational partners
- WE
Issues of the World - Twenty One Toys and MaRS
Empathy Experience - Janet Ruest
An Illustrated War - We Matter
We Matter Campaign - Connie Wyatt Anderson
Circle of Courage - Rick Hansen Foundation School Program
Accessibility: Then and Now - Historica Canada
Aboriginal Arts & Stories - Invictus Games
Invictus Games Toronto 2017: The I AM Challenge - Historica Canada
Here’s My Canada - Historica Canada
Here’s My Canada - Historica Canada
Trivia Challenge - Historica Canada
The Memory Project - Global Sunrise Project
PICTURE 16 - Kathryn Whitfield and Sara Faulkner
Making of a Memorial - Connie Wyatt Anderson
Reporting From the War - Vintage Signals Team of the Hamilton Signals Association
Can You be a Code Breaker - Vintage Signals Team of the Hamilton Signals Association
Make Your Own Morse Code Key - Culinary Historians of Canada
First and Second World War Cooking - Canadian Geographic
Drawn to Victory & Wings of Courage - SimWave
The Vimy Experience - First World War Comes to Life & Canadian War Museum
Vacating Vimy: The Chain of Evacuation - Shorncliffe Trust
First World War Historical Interpreters - Collège de Villers-Bocage
Graffiti Archeology - Dr. Geoff Bird
First World War Videos - Vimy Flight
Sopwith Pup Bi-Plane - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Soldier Profiles
1. Issues of the World
WE is a movement that brings people together and gives them the tools to change the world. Learn more about present-day world issues and the statistics around their impacts. Identify your own talents and how they can be used to drive real social change.
we.org | @WEMovement
2. The Empathy Experience
Experience the Empathy Toy—a collaborative puzzle that can only be completed when players learn to understand each other. During this challenge, you will explore the often-hidden barriers to communication and practice the skills needed to prevent miscommunication from escalating into conflict.
twentyonetoys.ca | @21Toys
marsdd.com | @MaRSDD
4. We Matter Campaign
We Matter is a national organization of hope and empowerment for Indigenous youth. The main focus is the We Matter Campaign, which gathers positives messages of support from role models across Canada communicating with Indigenous youth that no matter how hard life may feel, there is always a way forward. Listen to prominent Canadians including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s message to youth.
wemattercampaign.org | @WeMatterCampaign @WeMatterOrg
6. Accessibility: Then and Now
Learn how hearing, vision, and mobility aids have changed the world for people with disabilities. Interact with accessibility devices throughout history, and work through challenges on empathy, inclusion, and the potential of people with disabilities. Discover how innovations can make life more accessible for everyone.
rickhansen.com | @RickHansenFdn
7. Aboriginal Arts & Stories
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit youth interpret aspects of their culture and heritage through literary and visual arts. Explore everything from their personal histories to the stories of their ancestors and country.
historicacanada.ca | @HistoricaCanada @AborArtsStories
8. Invictus Games Toronto 2017: The I AM Challenge
Engage with Invictus Games competitors, and participate in activities designed to challenge you and get you out of your comfort zone.
invictusgames2017.com | @InvictusToronto
9. Here’s My Canada
Express what Canada means to you in a 30-second video for your chance to win prizes—like a $5,000 gift card from Air Canada, Via Rail, Indigo, Best Buy, or Cineplex. Contest guidelines can be found at heresmycanada.ca
historicacanada.ca | @HistoricaCanada
10. Here’s My Canada
Add to our mural with your name or a message about what Canada means to you.
historicacanada.ca | @HistoricaCanada
11. Trivia Challenge
Test your knowledge of all things Canadian, including questions from the Canadian citizenship exam.
historicacanada.ca | @HistoricaCanada
12. The Memory Project
Veterans, members of the Canadian Forces, and their families share stories about their experiences.
historicacanada.ca | @HistoricaCanada @Memory_Project
13. PICTURE 16
An art exhibit with inspirational stories focused on global citizenship and peace by teenage photographer and filmmaker Kasha Sequoia Slavner. Contribute to a string art installation and depict your interpretation of peace.
theglobalsunriseproject.com | @GlobalSunRisers
16. Can You be a Code Breaker?
Learn coding techniques and try to decipher a secret message from the First World War. Learn how coding evolved from the First World War to modern-day encryption.
facebook.com/hamiltonsigs | @Ham_Signals @hamiltonSigs
17. Make Your Own Morse Code Key
The Signal Station is destroyed but a telegraph line still works! Build a Morse code key to ask for help.
facebook.com/hamiltonsigs | @Ham_Signals @hamiltonSigs
18. First and Second World War Cooking
A presentation on the social context of food with cooking demonstrations that inform the audience about ingredients available during both World Wars, the role of rationing, and the homefront efforts.
culinaryhistorians.ca | @CulHistCan @culhistcanada
19. Drawn to Victory & Wings of Courage
Walk on two commemorative First World War giant floor maps of the western front and Vimy Ridge as facilitators lead different activities that examine the movement of borders, people, and supplies during the First World War.
canadiangeographic.ca | @CanGeo
20. The Vimy Experience
A 4D virtual reality experience of what it was like to be a Canadian soldier at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. Feel the boom of the creeping barrage as you step into the boots of a soldier in battle.
simwave.ca | @SimWave
21. Vacating Vimy: The Chain of Evacuation
Follow the journey of a wounded soldier through the chain of casualty evacuation—from frontline first aid to homefront recovery. Discover the challenges and achievements of medical aid during the First World War through this series of interactive displays.
firstworldcomestolife.org | @1wwcomestolife @1stWorldWarComesToLife
22. First World War Historical Interpreters
Historical interpreters will bring the period of the First World War to life, and engage participants in stories and reenactments of the Great War.
shorncliffe-trust.org.uk | @TheShorncliffeTrust
24. First World War Videos
Dr. Geoff Bird specializes in the field of historical tourism and memorialization, with specific interests in battlefield preservation and commemoration. Watch three different videos covering the contributions of the Chinese Labour Corps, sniper Lance Corporal John Shiwak of Labrador, and the impact of the Halifax Explosion.
25. Sopwith Pup Bi-Plane
See a replica First World War bi-plane re-created specifically for the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge as part of the Nation Soars initiative.
vimyflight.ca | @VimyFlight
26. Soldier Profiles
Gain insight into the lives of servicemen from across the Commonwealth and their stories from the First World War. These life-size images make the perfect photo op!
cwgc.org | @CWGC