UPDATE ABOUT EDUCATION OUTREACH CONTACT
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  THE LEGENDARY SKY PROJECT
Astronomy North
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Shuttle
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  EDUCATION
Building A LIfelong Connection To the Sky
 

The ultimate goal of The Legendary Sky Project is to bring more of the northern sky into northern classrooms. The Northwest Territories has a population of 40,000 people who live in small, isolated communities scattered across a vast Arctic and Sub-Arctic landscape. Education is essential to the well-being of each community, and classrooms are an important source of modern and traditional knowledge for young people who will one day be community leaders. Much of the science taught in the Northwest Territories is based on the Alberta curriculum, meaning students are confined to textbooks that do not reflect the nature and culture of the sky above their community. In the land of the Midnight Sun, where winter auroras appear every night, where Polaris is directly overhead, and where local knowledge is integral to each and every community, The Legendary Sky Project will play an import role to develop resources and curriculum that reflects the knowledge and heritage of the region, allowing students to build a lifelong connection to the sky above their communities.

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  Welcome to The Legendary Sky Project!
 
The Legendary Sky Project is an Astronomy North education and outreach initiative dedicated to the collection and preservation of northern sky knowledge and heritage in the Northwest Territories. Stay tuned to legendarysky.ca for the latest project news and information.

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  ANNOUNCEMENTS
  Project Updates
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May 4, 2010 Press Release
May 4, 2010 Backgrounder: Julie Payette Bio
July 10, 2009 Press Release

June 8, 2009 Press Release

June 3, 2009 Press Release

TLS Project Info Sheet

LCL Fiche d'information
Image I (Photo Courtesy De Beers Canada)
Image II (Photo Courtesy Cdn Space Agency)

 

The Legendary Sky Diamond has arrived in the Northwest Territories! This unique stone is one of a series of educational treasures that will be unveiled at the opening of The Legendary Sky Exhibit on June 24, 2010 at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife.

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May 11, 2009 Web Announcement
February 16, 2009 Press Release
Teacher Information Kit 2009 (ENGLISH)
Teacher Information Kit 2009 (FRENCH)

 

The Legendary Sky Contest invited Grade 6 students in the Northwest Territories to write about the legendary sky above their communities.

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PROJECT SPONSORS A RELATED TOPICS
De Beers Canada Astronomy North
First Air The AuroraMAX Project
Coast Fraser Tower Intl Year of Astronomy 2009
PROJECT PARTNERS Shuttle Mission STS-127
Canadian Space Agency Northwest Territories
Government of NWT Official Flight Kit