Issue #3, Fall 2007

Unveiling the Mascots: Reflections of Culture and Values

From lively mythical creatures, to fun-loving animal and human-inspired characters, mascots have become, over the years, some of the most popular and memorable ambassadors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Since the first official mascot made its debut at the Munich 1972 Olympic Summer Games, they have helped to tell the story of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Host Region and the Host Country: its history, geography, culture and traditions. Mascots do much more than entertain: they also serve an important educational function. Karen Saenger, Vice Principal Ecole Mamquam School and teacher for grades four and five was inspired to create lesson plans to leverage student learning from the Vancouver 2010 mascot unveiling. “The purpose is to... More >>

Connecting Teachers

The Teachers' forum is an online community inspiring teachers to share ideas, best practices and classroom resources related to Vancouver 2010, the Olympic and Paralympic Movements and the Games’ three pillars of sport, culture and sustainability. Teachers have the opportunity to interact with guest educators, as well as each other, enabling the community to reflect the ideas of participating teachers. More >>

Schoolchildren Meet the Vancouver 2010 Mascots

Eight schools from Metro Vancouver were randomly selected to participate in the unveiling of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games mascots. Each school has its own story to tell about itself and its mascot experience. Explore the school profiles below to get to know those schools that attended the unveiling.

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Junior Reporters

In early December, more than 800 schoolchildren from grades three to five filled the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey, BC to witness the unveiling of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic mascots. The schools in attendance were invited to provide two “junior reporters” to write a short piece about the day from a personal point of view.
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