In this personal documentary, award-winning photographer and filmmaker Nance Ackerman invites us into the lives of a determined family for a profound experience of child poverty in one of the richest countries in the world. 20 years after the House of Commons promised to eliminate poverty among Canadian children, 8-year-old Isaiah is trying hard to grow up healthy, smart and well adjusted despite the odds stacked against him. Isaiah knows he's been categorized as "less fortunate," and his short life has seen more than his share of social workers, food banks and police interventions. His parents struggle to overcome a …
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In this personal documentary, award-winning photographer and filmmaker Nance Ackerman invites us into the lives of a determined family for a profound experience of child poverty in one of the richest countries in the world. 20 years after the House of Commons promised to eliminate poverty among Canadian children, 8-year-old Isaiah is trying hard to grow up healthy, smart and well adjusted despite the odds stacked against him. Isaiah knows he's been categorized as "less fortunate," and his short life has seen more than his share of social workers, food banks and police interventions. His parents struggle to overcome a legacy of stereotypes, abuse and dysfunction. More than anything, they want Isaiah and his siblings to have access to opportunities they never had. Ackerman spent 2 years with Isaiah and his family. As her portrait of the family unfolds with the help of Isaiah's creative input, curiosity and zest for life, so do Ackerman's own feelings about the responsibilities of Canadians to raise all children as our best investment in the nation's future.
Les élèves font du bénévolat pour une banque alimentaire de la région et rédigent un compte-rendu de leur expérience dans lequel ils expliquent comment cette banque vient en aide à la communauté. Les élèves effectuent une recherche sur les statistiques relatives à la pauvreté dans leur communauté, province, pays et dressent un tableau comparatif de ces statistiques et de celles d’un autre pays. En respectant une somme précise fixée par l’enseignant, ils composent une liste d’épicerie permettant de nourrir durant une semaine une famille de quatre ou cinq personnes. Ils établissent un budget et indiquent par écrit ou en images les aliments choisis/les repas prévus.
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