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Prince George Regional Heritage Fair

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The 2025 Prince George Regional Heritage Fair is scheduled for Thursday, May 8.

A group of BC Heritage Fair students stand in front of the Huble house.

What is a Heritage Fair?

Heritage Fairs are a celebration of Canada’s heritage in the form of student history projects that bring people together to make history come alive. The Heritage Fairs program is a bilingual educational initiative that encourages students to explore an aspect of Canadian heritage in a dynamic and captivating learning environment. Students are encouraged to research any aspect of Canadian history and present the results of their efforts in a public forum. The event is free and is open to students in Grades 4 to 10.

Goals of the program are to:

  • Create an environment where students are excited to learn and share

  • Celebrate cultural diversity and multiple perspectives

  • Reveal connections between the past and present

  • Provide recognition for student achievement

  • Inspire Canadians to celebrate their places in history

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The Regional Fair is a day-long event held yearly in early May, featuring project judging by volunteer judges, cultural activities, a field trip, and an evening Community Showcase and awards ceremony. The Prince George Regional Heritage Fair is part of a provincial program sponsored by the BC Heritage Fairs Society.

 

The BC Provincial Heritage Fair is held each year in late June or early July. Between 3 and 5 delegates from each region of the province attend the five-day Fair.

The Prince George Regional Heritage Fair has been held since the early 2000s and is organized by a committee consisting of representatives from Huble Homestead Historic Site, Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum, The Exploration Place, Prince George Public Library, and teachers from School District 57 and local independent schools. 

Participation Requirements

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Students

  • While all students are encouraged to create projects for school fairs, only students in Grades 4 to 10 are eligible to participate in the Regional and Provincial Heritage Fairs.

  • Students must be able to justify their topic’s connection to an aspect of Canadian history or heritage to be eligible for the Regional and Provincial Fairs

Teachers

  • Register their class to receive information about the Regional Fair.

  • Act as sponsor for a class, multiple classes, or for individual students.

  • Ensure projects meet the project requirements.

  • Submit all necessary paperwork to participate in the Fair.

  • Meet all deadlines outlined by the Regional Fair Coordinator.

Why Participate?

The Fairs Program helps teachers meet their teaching goals, provides recognition for student achievement, and satisfies curriculum requirements, particularly in Social Studies, Geography, and History for Grades 4-9. Creating a Fair project will enhance literacy skills. The emphasis on communication skills such as researching, interviewing, writing editing and speaking will benefit all students. This program connects the classroom with the community through valuable organizations, such as historical societies, museums, archives, libraries and multicultural groups. The creation of a Fairs project requires hands-on learning, which develops research and communication skills. Learning becomes more meaningful when students explore topics that are personally relevant to them. Connections can be created within their families and cultures. Fairs give students the chance to share their own ideas and voices, thereby building student creativity and initiative. Participation in a Fair engages citizenship skills. As young people develop stronger roots in their communities, they will have the confidence to become active citizens who shape the future of our country.

Program Structure and Timeline

Participation in Heritage Fairs begins with an advocate at the school level to organize and support students as they work on their projects. In many schools, projects are created by students within their classroom and are led by their teacher. In other cases, a teacher or staff member supports a club of students interested in creating a project on a Canadian history topic. Homeschool students or individual students wishing to participate can be registered by a parent.

Timeline

January Teachers should begin planning for Heritage Fair in January. This allows time to introduce the concept to students, choose topics, and begin learning and reinforcing research skills. February Students begin the research process in February. This will include finding primary and secondary sources, taking notes, and creating their bibliography by keeping track of where they find their information. Students will begin writing the rough drafts of their projects. March Students will edit and revise their project drafts, design their Heritage Fair project displays, and begin practicing their presentation skills. If a school or class Heritage Fair is planned, it should take place in late March or early April. Teachers who wish to have their students eligible to participate in the Regional Heritage Fair must ensure their class is registered for the Regional Heritage Fair by the deadline. April The Regional Coordinator will give teachers who have registered their class for the Regional Fair a specific number of projects spaces, based on the number of registrations and venue capacity. Once projects are complete, a classroom or school fair may be held to showcase the hard work of students to their peers, teachers, and parents. These fairs should be complete by mid-April so there is time to register students for the Regional Fair scheduled for early May. Note that participation in a classroom or school fair is not required to attend Regional Fair. Teachers will select students to present their projects at the Regional Heritage Fair. Selection of delegates for the Regional Fair should include considerations of project quality, benefits to the individual student, and student enthusiasm. Regional Fair delegates must fill out the Student Registration Form and Project Summary Form, which teachers must submit to the Regional Coordinator. May Delegates from each registered school set up their projects and attend the day-long Regional Heritage Fair and evening Community Showcase.  The top three projects from Regional Fair are selected as representatives for the Provincial Fair. July Delegates attend the Provincial Heritage Fair.

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