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Passchendaele "In the Classroom"
En français
Passchendaele written and directed by Paul Gross, is a story of passion, courage and
dedication set during the height of the First World War The film shows the heroism of
those that fought in battle, and of those that loved them. Passchendaele will open in
theatres nationwide October 17, 2008.
Download Passchendaele Education Guide.
Download primary source documents included in Passchendaele Education Guide:
Great War Letters Contest
Top Ten Winners:
Shobha Mehta (Grand Prize Winner), Age 15
Holy Trinity School
Unionville, ON
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Aaron Dhillon, Age 17
Shaftsbury H.S.
Winnipeg, MB
English | French
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Marie-Andree Pepin, Age 16
École Secondaire De Mortagne
St. Julie, PQ
English | French
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Jesse Vanderberg, Age 17
Calvin Christian School
Diamond City, AB
English | French
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Breane Bos
Calvin Christian School
Diamond City, AB
English | French
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Delia McTaggert, Age 16
I.E. Weldon Secon School
Lindsay, ON
English | French
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Megan Solberg, Age 17
Lumsden High School
Craven, SK
English | French
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Kayla McCutchen, Age 17
Melville Comprehensive School
Melville, SK
English | French
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Catherine Maritan, Age 15
All Saints High School
Kanata, ON
English | French
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Cassidy Cameron, Age 15
Blenheim District H.S.
Blenheim, ON
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It is called the Great War and The War to End All Wars. Canada lost more than 60,000
brave men and women. They all had a story. Their story is our story.
The Dominion Institute, Canwest, Alliance Films and the makers of the new movie,
Passchendaele, invite young Canadians between the ages of 14-18 to imagine what
it was like to serve in the First World War and pen a letter as if it were written
during the conflict. English PDF - French PDF
Letters will be judged by a jury of well known Canadians. Click here.
First place winner will tour the Passchendaele battlefields in Belgium courtesy of
New Wave Travel and Butterfield & Robinson. Other prizes courtesy of courtesy of Coteau Books, Harper Collins and Alliance Films.
Contest opens September 8, 2008
Contest Deadline October 24, 2008
Contest Guidelines
Project Supporters
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