VOICES OF FREEDOM

Voices of Freedom depicts the  Underground Railroad through the eyes of the 1910 students of SS #13 Raleigh—the Buxton School. These students were the grandchildren of the fugitive slaves and free people of colour who came to Buxton during the era of the Underground Railroad.

Through “Voices of Freedom”, students will come to understand Canada’s involvement in the Underground Railroad.

• They will learn of Buxton and the many other settlements throughout Canada West for the fugitives of slavery. Using primary documents and first hand stories, students will examine the journey these fugitives made to freedom.
• Students will research the ancestry of a 1910 Buxton student and how that young person’s family came to Canada. They will also examine the road to freedom along which the grandparents of the 1910 students journeyed.
• They will compare  Buxton society during the period of the Underground Railroad era, the 1910 period, and the present.
• They will examine the challenges faced when freedom was reached in Canada West, based on the words of the men and women who faced those challenges. They will hear the newly-freed men compare their life in freedom with that in slavery.
• Students should emerge from this study with a pride in their heritage and in the role played by all Canadians.

This program contains four (4)  study units, with the following resources included: 

• 16 lesson activities
• Video (DVD or VHS): The Many Roads to Buxton (documenting the community from Elgin Settlement to North Buxton, approx. 30 minutes)
• Teacher's Guide that relates each activity to the appropriate area of the intermediate curriculum in Language, Social Studies, and The Arts
• Interactive CD Rom with six (6) comprehensive Power Point Presentations about the Underground  Railroad era and an interactive family databases for the 1910 students.

FULL RESOURCE KIT COST:  $60.00

 

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For young scholars who have the good fortune
to visit the Buxton Museum on a class trip!

Before their visit to the settlement, students should complete a series of activities provided in the teacher resource packet. These activities will familiarize them with the settlement and the time period. All resources to complete these activities are provided in the resource kit.

During their day at the Buxton Schoolhouse, students will role-play one of the children of the 1910 class for an authentic experience, using lessons and materials from that period.

The Resource package will be sent on confirmation of booking. In order to refund deposit for booking, we must receive 48 hours notice of cancellation.

You should allow at least 6 weeks to complete activities before your visit.

A non-refundable fee of $100 is required to confirm booking and will be applied to the cost of resource package and fee for the students visit ($10.00 per student).

COST PER STUDENT: $10.00  (plus resource kit)

 

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website created July 2008; updated November 2009; by Lori Gardner