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Peel District School Board and Crash Course

Canadian history: The field trip was organized by the Peel District School Board to give refugee families a March Break family outing that doubled as a crash course in Canadian history. bernard weil/ toronto star The field trip was organized by the Peel District School Board to give refugee families a March Break family outing that doubled as a crash course in Canadian history, according to Toronto Star. We came because we want to educate our children and get to know Canada; it beautiful, said mother of three Ghosoun Al Zaby, through an interpreter. The curious group — 35 children, their parents and one busy Arab-English interpreter — explored the forest outside Caledon, peering into sap buckets, feeding chickadees and sampling the golden nectar of Canada first peoples — as offered as the prize at the end of the tour, on a Popsicle stick. All the different experiences — thank you Canada. The students visiting the Jack Smythe Field Centre were from two schools in the Square One area of Mississauga, which is popular among Arab-speaking newcomers. Thank you Trudeau. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.