Asia Pacific Studies

École Kelvin High School is home to Manitoba's most comprehensive Asia Pacific Studies program:

beginner:

No prerequisites; open to all S1 students. This class will provide an overview of the Asia Pacific Rim countries. The emphasis will be on experiencing as much that the cultures have to offer as possible, through speakers (exchange students, Youth Mines Action Ambassador), visits to Winnipeg's Chinatown, T'ai Ch'i, cooking, calligraphy and so on. It is hoped that a better awareness of the Asia Pacific region will inspire students to deepen their knowledge through subsequent learning experiences.

Learning through eating(!) - the Asian Foods assignment...

Intermediate: Open to grade 10 students, no pre-requisite required, though students having taken Beginner are recommended candidates. Taught once a week after school from 4 p.m., through both semesters, for 1/2 or 1 full credit (depending on year). Students organize "Nation Day" -- a fair in which a chosen country's politics, history, religions, cultures, heroes and inventions are celebrated. Visits to Asian centres of faith, film festivals and other interactive learning promote awareness of Asian societies and their challenges. The course culminates in the day-long Asia-Pacific Role Play examination (30% of course assessment) in which student portray an Asian country and debate current topics in a United Nations General Assembly format

Asia Pac scholar representing Pakistan greets

Vice-Principal Maria Silva at Asia Pacific Conference...

East-West Medicine

Ms. Romeyn teaches this popular course which includes units on holistic medicine, Ayurvedha, T'ai Ch'i and more...

Japanese language
Students can earn a high school credit upon successful completion of this course. The course is offered after school, from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. once weekly during both semesters; the course is taught from October to May. There is a fee for the course of approximately $75.00, depending on the number of students enrolled.

Asia-Pacific Studies is a program of studies designed to introduce students to the region called Asia. It is a place of remarkable linguistic and cultural diversity... a place that is home to 62% of the world`s population.

The program of studies looks at various aspects of Asia, including history, geography, economics, culture, language, religion, politics, values and beliefs. These are reflected in the different courses offered in the program.

Why take Asia-Pacific Studies?

Canada's links to Asia have been expanding considerably over the last three decades, most notably with respect to immigration and trade. For example, between 1961 and 1996, 1.4 million new Canadians were from Asia. Understanding Asia leads to greater global harmony, and knowledge of Asia opens new and exciting career opportunities. The program is exciting and unique.

All Asia Pacific courses are "optional supplementary" courses in the Kelvin curriculum. Sutdents who complete a minimum of two full credits in Asia-pacific will be awarded the Certificate in Asia-Pacific Studies.

Activities:

Each year, students in the Asia Pacific studies programs at all three levels experience a variety of hands-on events, presentations, visits and activities that bring Asia into sharper focus. These include...

Chinese calligraphy:

This website offers a useful tutorial:

<http://library.thinkquest.org/3614/drawing.htm>

visits by Asian dignitaries

petition signing in preparation for visit by Cambodian landmine survivor Song Kosal

visits to Asian centres of faith...

talk given on a visit to Manitoba Islamic Centre

the Global Change Game... a vast interactive activity in which students determine the course of the planet's future using all of their geo-political knowledge and diplomatic skills...

... the object of the game is to reverse negative trends (pollution, war) and to enhance postive trends (fair distribution of resources) such that all inhabitants survive and thrive... even the stuffed animals representing new children born in the "50 years" the game lasts!