Students in 7.1 and 7.2 have been closely following this municipal story for over a year now! We began examining this issue soon after the completion of the Olympics in South Korea and we have followed the developments with a very close eye. This week, students of 7.1 and 7.2 cast their vote on the issue and the results were 29-23 in favor of moving forward with the bid. As a show of solidarity, I cast my actual vote on the "Yes" side.
The results of the plebiscite were very clear with the "No" side earning 56% of the votes to 43% casting their ballot for the "Yes" side. This issue has been an interesting one to follow, and it provided a rare example of Direct Democracy in action which was a major theme in last year's Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum. I was thoroughly impressed with how students were able to learn about this issue while also looking at the issue from a variety of perspectives. Thank you to all families who engaged their children in this issue. I enjoyed hearing about all the dinner table conversations on this topic.
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