Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals
Québec Dimensions:
Historical, Geographic and Cultural Explorations
Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals
Begin and end in Montréal with travel to Québec City
June 23-June 28, 2013
Description
Québec Dimensions Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals, based in the North American birthplace of New France and led by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada, will explore:
- Could NAFTA make Québec increasingly detached from Canada and closer to the US?
- What are possible impacts of globalization on the future of French in Canada and in Québec?
- What ambitions does the Parti Québécois have for the province?
Learn about Québec in Québec! It is a province with three climate regions, one of the largest rivers in the world: the St. Lawrence, and two of Canada’s important cities: Montreal – the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world, and Québec City – a UNESCO world heritage site. We offer the Institute in Québec because we can offer unique access to local people, officials and sites that are often off limits to the general public
Organization
Northeast National Resource Center on Canada, funded in part by the US Department of Education, offers Professional Development and Teacher Resources.
For more information:
Betsy Arntzen, (207) 581-4225, barntzen@umit.maine.edu
Amy Sotherden, (518) 564-2385, sotheral@plattsburgh.edu
ITINERARY OUTLINE
SUNDAY
JUNE 23th
3:30 – Convene in Montreal at the Novotel Hotel – 1180 Rue de la Montagne Montréal, located in the heart of downtown Montréal
4:00-7:00 – Program begins with introductions, the goals and content of the Institute, and to introduce the Cities of Montréal and Québec, the Province of Québec, the country of Canada. Presentations to include: “Welcome, Introductions and Orientation”, “Canada Primer – Not “just like” the USA”, “On the Cusp of a Cultural Divide: Canada and Montreal in Symbols and History”
7:30 – Group Institute dinner to follow at the Restaurant L’Ô, hosted by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada
9:00 – Curriculum Part I: “Film Resources for the Classroom”
Overnight at the Notovel Hotel, Montréal adjacent to the shops and restaurants
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MONDAY
JUNE 24th
6:00-7:45 – Breakfast buffet at your leisure, Restaurant L’ Ô
7:45-8:00 - Curriculum Part II: “Curriculum Planning Session Overview”
8:00-5:00 – Lectures, City Tour of 300 years of Montréal history, Cultural tour of Montreal through food. The Québec ecumene is synonymous with the St. Lawrence Lowlands stretching from the Ontario border to Québec City. Industrialization takes place in core regions, often because of determining factors. The industrial cores depend on peripheries, regions that provide the raw material for the core regions’ development. Presentations to include: “Language, Signs and the Birth of Modern Québec: The Quiet Revolution and Beyond”
Dinner on your own downtown
Overnight at the Notovel Hotel, Montréal adjacent to the shops and restaurants
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TUESDAY
JUNE 25th:
6:00-7:45 – Breakfast buffet at your leisure, Restaurant L’ Ô
8:00-1:00 – Lectures and site visits.
1:00-3:00 – Lunch and bookstores
3:00 – Arrive at VIA Rail train station to depart Montréal at 4:10 pm. Wifi on board.
7:25 – Arrive Québec City, take cabs to the hotel.
Dinner and evening on your own after check-in
Overnight in Loews Hôtel Le Concorde, Québec City
Loews Hôtel Le Concorde – 1225 Cours du Général de Montcalm, in the heart of Québec City, adjacent to the Plains of Abraham
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WEDNESDAY
JUNE 26th:
7:00-7:45 – Breakfast buffet at Loews Hôtel
8:00-12:00 – Lectures and site visits within the walled Old City
12:00-2:00 – Lunch and bookstores
2:00-6:00 - Guided site visits within the walled Old City including the iconic hotel Le Château Frontenac
Dinner on your own
9:30 – Performance by Cirque du Soleil, returning to Quebec City’s Saint-Roch district to present the fourth chapter of Les Chemins invisibles event. Free outdoor event.
Overnight in Loews Hôtel Le Concorde, Québec City
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THURSDAY
JUNE 27th:
7:00-7:45 - Breakfast buffet at Loews Hôtel
8:00-4:00 – Lectures and site visits with lunch on your own
4:30 - Arrive at VIA Rail train station to depart Québec City at 5:30pm,
dinner on the train
9:00 – Arrive in Montréal, check back into the Novotel Hotel
Evening on your own, downtown
Overnight at the Notovel Hotel, Montréal
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FRIDAY
JUNE 28th:
8:00-12:00 – Curriculum Part III: Roundtable, putting it all together. Presentations to include: “National Resources on Québec in the U.S.A.”
12:00 – Group Institute lunch at the Restaurant L’Ô., hosted by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada
2:00 – Institute concludes