Canada’s Participation in the Korean War:
Inquiry, Historical Thinking, and Action
Learn about our shared histories and help your students build bridges across Canada and the world through these innovative Korean War inquiries developed by teachers for Canadian classrooms. The inquiries include all of the primary and secondary sources that students need to engage in the compelling questions through a series of formative tasks and include extension ideas to help students take informed action in their own school or community.
All lessons are available online in both French and English for teachers across Canada.
Elementary inquiry
How ca
n I best remember the Korean War?
Middle years inquiry
What do different stories tell us about the Korean War?
Thanks to Veterans Affairs Canada, you can now order a print copy of the teachers’ guide shipped to your school.
This project would not have been possible without the generous support of our many partners including:
- The Korean War Legacy Foundation
- The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Republic of Korea)
- Senator Yonah Martin
- The Korean War Veterans of Canada Association
- C3 Teachers
- The Academy of Korean Studies
- The Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Canada
- The Government of Canada
Find additional resources created by our Ontario member association, OHASSTA.
- Shorter lessons about the Korean War developed for the Ontario curriculum in English and French for grade 6 and grade 10.
- Secondary resource: The History of Democratization in Korea
- Secondary resource: Korea: Economic Development (EN) and Développement Économique (FR).
Memorandum of Understanding
SSENC president Rachel Collishaw signs the MOU with Dr. Jongwoo Han of the Korean War Legacy Foundation and the Honorable Jack Murta, chairman of the Korean War Veterans of Canada Foundation
Claude Charland
Korean War veteran Claude Charland addresses the veterans and honoured guests at the MOU signing, February 21, 2020,
Senator Yonah Martin
Senator Yonah Martin addresses the veterans and honoured guests at the MOU signing February 21, 2020.
Honoured guests
Veterans and honoured guests for the signing of the MOU, including veterans, educators and members of the Korean-Canadian community.
Project news
Teaching the Korean War: New Video
SSENC is pleased to announce the release of our new video: Teaching the Korean War. This professional learning video gives teachers a taste of what is in the inquiry lessons. We hope that our members will be able to use the video to showcase the resource for...
Canada’s Participation in The Korean War: A Teacher’s Resource
As a high school teacher, I have used two of the lesson plans and will incorporate them every time I teach the courses. The first lesson plan, “Is Peace Possible in Korea?” was an excellent resource in my Political Science class as we studied non-democracies. Students...
AQEUS conference 2024
The Social Studies Educators Network of Canada (SSENC) was present at the annual conference of the Quebec association for social sciences teaching (AQEUS) on October 26 and 27. Held in Sherbrooke, the gathering brought together nearly 250 people under the theme of...
BC Social Studies Teachers’ Association Conference – October 20, 2023
The BC Social Studies Teachers’ Association managed to host a successful conference with a fabulous keynote from Anthony Johnson, a Two-Spirit, LGBTQ2, and Indigenous advocate who currently works in Kehewin Cree Nation and Dr. James Makokis, a Nehiyô two-spirit...
MSSTA MTS PD Day – October 20, 2023 “Teaching in an Age of Polarization and Extremism”
On Friday October 20th, MSSTA held our annual MTS PD event at Valley Gardens Middle School. Over 300 educators from across the province took part in over 40 concurrent sessions on a variety of topics related to teaching all levels of Social Sciences courses. There...
ACS 2023 Conference
Giving our past a future SSENC president, Rachel Collishaw and founding director, Lise Proulx attended the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) forum on “Giving our past a future: Re-building and sharing inclusive narrative(s) for Canada” in Gatineau, Québec.” The...
Canada’s History – National Meeting of History Educators 23
SSENC/RESSC representatives were invited to take part in Canada’s History’s national meeting in Gatineau on July 11-12. Participants and presenters included educators from Kitigan Zibi Cultural Centre, Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum,...
World Congress on the Teaching of the Korean War
Burnaby, BC —The Social Studies Educators Network of Canada (SSENC) and the Korean War Legacy Foundation (KWLF) partnered to put on two days of learning and commemorating about the Korean War for Canadian teachers in Burnaby, BC, August 2 and 3, 2023. Veterans and...
New Brunswick Council Day
On May 5, the New Brunswick Teachers Association hosted three Council Days across the province for elementary, middle years and secondary councils. SSENC representatives Laura McCarron and Kevin Foster shared resources the SSENC resources: Canada's Participation in...
Association québécoise pour l’enseignement en univers social
SSENC representatives gathered with Quebec teachers in Quebec city to share and learn about new teaching practices.
Nova Scotia Social Studies Teachers’ Association Conference
Social Studies teachers from across Nova Scotia gathered in Halifax to Think About It!
Northwest Territories Educators’ Conference
Teachers across the Northwest Territories gathered in Yellowknife to learn from and with each other.
