"History is a kind of introduction to more interesting people than we can possibly meet in our restricted lives; let us not neglect the opportunity." ~Dexter Perkins
The W.C.I. History Club attempts to enrich and stimulate people's interests in an educational subject which many are ignorant in. We want to give students a new outlook on their lives and our past, and hopefully change their perspective on the world and how it developed.
Our goals this year are to teach club members about many historical events, enrich them in some history courses they are already taking, and of course, have fun!
This is our second consecutive year for History Club! Let's keep this up!
RULES
-if you miss more than 5 meetings WITHOUT a proper explanation (e.g. another event, etc.) then you will be kicked out
-participate in the club
-have fun
PLANS THROUGHOUT YEAR
-ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) (it's really cheap! Come!) Dec. 1st contact Mrs. Russell-Caplan
-trip to Spain (it's like 3000 bucks)
-Medieval Times Restaurant (ask Mrs. Russell-Caplan, it's also cheap!)
-bring in movies on DVD or usb stick (Private Ryan, Historical documentaries, etc. etc. suggest some)
-historical video-game suggestions (Age of Mythology, Civilization, Age of Empires, FPS shooters that are based on history e.g. COD, Assassin's Creed, Mount&Blade, etc. send us your suggestions!)
-contact us if you want to teach history for a day
-killing each other day (dress up like a gladiator!) (if anyone has any toy swords you get from dollarama, please contact one of us! We need as many swords as we can!)
-dress up as a historical figure on halloween!
-we can help you study for any test/exams in any of your history courses!
-give us some suggestions on what we could do!
UPCOMING LECTURES (LIST UPDATED FREQUENTLY)
-Egypt (Ancient)
-possibly another lecture about the Paleolithic age + EMH (early modern humans)
-Pakistan and India conflicts
-Mythology (2-3 lectures) we will be doing Greek + Norse mainly but if you have any other suggestions then go ahead and tell us
-History of Astronomy, Science, Democritus (atoms), and Space Exploration a.k.a. astronauts
-Indigenous Peoples of the World (Americas, Europe, Siberia, Oceania (we'll look at cannibals!), Asia (Ainu), etc. etc.
-Gladiators (I bring foam swords and we all duke it out outside on the playing field!!!)
-all your suggestions! (Scandinavia, Egypt, Neolithic, Pax Britannia etc.)
KEEP CALM AND GO TO HISTORY CLUB.
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