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Humans of the House Teaching Resources

The Samara Centre for Democracy has developed learning resources to help educators across different spaces teach about active citizenship in Canada. These resources are designed to empower students (and learners from all walks of life) so they can evaluate and participate in strengthening Canadian democracy. These resources provide an accessible way to enhance curriculum and programming about Canadian politics and society. 

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Humans of the House Teaching Resources

The Samara Centre for Democracy has developed learning resources to help educators across different spaces teach about active citizenship in Canada. These resources are designed to empower students (and learners from all walks of life) so they can evaluate and participate in strengthening Canadian democracy. These resources provide an accessible way to enhance curriculum and programming about Canadian politics and society. 

The Samara Centre for Democracy partnered with the Social Studies Educators Network of Canada/Réseau pour l’enseignment des sciences sociales du Canada (SSENC/RESCC) to create curriculum-connected resources based on our podcast Humans of the House. We offer engaging teaching material related to each episode in the six-part series, which weaves together interviews with a dozen former Members of Parliament. These resources are designed to help educators illuminate the lived experience of Canadian politics in their classrooms. 

If you are a high school educator, click here to see where our Humans of the House teaching resources fit into your province’s social studies curriculum. Then explore all of the extensive resources we have available, including classroom presentations, timestamped transcripts, vocabulary worksheets, listening activities, assignments and more. 

Humans of the House is also a valuable resource for university educators teaching in a variety of disciplines. To facilitate incorporating Humans of the House into university curricula, we have drawn together sample assignments for courses connected to Canadian politics and society, civic engagement, democratic processes and institutions and the art of digital storytelling. Click here to explore where our podcast and sample assignments can fit into your syllabus. Then explore the range of different assignments related to Humans of the House that can support your course's learning outcomes.

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In Defence of Democracy with Naheed Nenshi

In Defence of Democracy with Naheed Nenshi

The Samara Centre for Democracy celebrated our 15th anniversary by welcoming former Mayor of Calgary Naheed Nenshi for the In Defence of Democracy public lecture.