The grade 10 History Trip to Fort Henry took place on Thursday, December 4th, 2014. Students and staff had a great time, Alhamdulillah! We will be fundraising for this trip on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015, Insha'Allah!
FORT HENRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS
GARRISON LIFE PROGRAM
"The Garrison Life program is three hours in length. Fort Henry
National Historic Site of Canada provides the opportunity for
your group/class to become a soldier in Her Majesty's Army.
After an orientation tour of the site, the class is inducted into the
Service and swears allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria's Army after the Crimean War was the beginning
of what we recognize as the “Modern Army”. Wearing the
Infantry Red and Artillery Midnight Blue, your class will be put
through their paces with basic foot drill and then put to work.
Soldiers had to be able to read and write in order to get promoted,
and Officers were expected to earn their rank, rather than
simply purchasing it. As such, the Army took care in education
the soldier's children, and the soldiers themselves. For thirty
minutes, the class will sit in school and learn what they, as soldiers
must know, if they expect to move up in the ranks in the
British Army.
Your group of recruits will be placed in front of their bunks for
inspection by the Officer of the day, who will ensure the troops have
prepared the Barrack room to the standards of the British Army.
Following the tour, muster and schoolroom lesson, the Squads
will then “Fall In” on the Parade Square for final inspection and
will receive their discharge papers at the end of the program
for their resumption of civilian life."
Extracted from the Fort Henry web site on Garrison Life
GARRISON LIFE PROGRAM
"The Garrison Life program is three hours in length. Fort Henry
National Historic Site of Canada provides the opportunity for
your group/class to become a soldier in Her Majesty's Army.
After an orientation tour of the site, the class is inducted into the
Service and swears allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria's Army after the Crimean War was the beginning
of what we recognize as the “Modern Army”. Wearing the
Infantry Red and Artillery Midnight Blue, your class will be put
through their paces with basic foot drill and then put to work.
Soldiers had to be able to read and write in order to get promoted,
and Officers were expected to earn their rank, rather than
simply purchasing it. As such, the Army took care in education
the soldier's children, and the soldiers themselves. For thirty
minutes, the class will sit in school and learn what they, as soldiers
must know, if they expect to move up in the ranks in the
British Army.
Your group of recruits will be placed in front of their bunks for
inspection by the Officer of the day, who will ensure the troops have
prepared the Barrack room to the standards of the British Army.
Following the tour, muster and schoolroom lesson, the Squads
will then “Fall In” on the Parade Square for final inspection and
will receive their discharge papers at the end of the program
for their resumption of civilian life."
Extracted from the Fort Henry web site on Garrison Life