More Than Just Games: A Model for Developing Historical Thinking

As a complement to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) developed an exhibit and school program examining the controversies, achievements and consequences related to Canada’s participation in the Olympics held in Nazi Germany. To extend the “teachable moment” presented by the Vancouver Games, the VHEC developed an innovative teaching website as a legacy for teachers and students.

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