Students get political presentation with the help of technology

February 1, 2012

Article by Angelica Blenich

Published January 31, 2012 in The Haliburton Echo

Grade 10 civics students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School heard firsthand where a life studying politics can take you.

On Jan. 18, approximately 60 students spilled into the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion to engage in an interactive presentation through a webcam feed with Dr. Peter Loewen, an associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto. Apart from his teaching profession, Loewen was one of the creators of www.votecompass.ca, a website aimed at educating citizens on party politics and their political views through a questionnaire.

Read the full article online at The Haliburton Echo.