Trent Centre for Community-Based Education

Once upon a time ... story and rhyme

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This is a collection of traditional children's songs, stories and rhymes collected on CD. Items were recorded in Peterborough in 2003. CD case includes words to songs. Supporting documentation lists number of songs and the frequency of being requested. The songs, stories and rhymes were collected over a two year period and tested for frequency of times requested by children.

2003

Teachers' experiences in one room school houses

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Creator (cre): Brake, Victoria, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, Supporting host (sht): Fourth Line Theatre, Other (oth): Trent University Canadian Studies Dept
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The primary purpose of this project was to explore the experiences of teachers in one room schoolhouses in order to provide background information for a play to be performed at 4th Line Theatre. The author interviewed several former teachers and researched literature on the subject.

2005

Engaging the community: the Canadian food system and you

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The Seasoned Spoon Co-Operative Cafe (the Spoon) is a student run organization (at Trent University) which provides vegetarian and vegan food produced using ingredients that are as local and organic.

2006

Evaluation of pedagogical strategies

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the Outdoor Education Centre at Camp Kawartha is effective in its mandate: teaching children to know more about and care more for the natural world.

2003

Youth-at-risk: phase 1

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The goal of this project was to compile information about programs and resources available to Jamaican youth-at-risk. The project provided a resource binder including information from the websites of various organizations working in Jamaica, in Canada, and internationally.

2004

Early years speakers bureau topics

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This project explores three topics related to early childhood development - child preparedness for school, bonding and attachment, and social skills - specifically drawing on the Ontario Early Years project.

2004