November 14, 2011 DSBN Students to Compete in Hunger Games
Challenges In the post-apocalyptic world depicted in Suzanne
Collins’ novel “The Hunger Games”, the ruling government forces
young people to compete against each other in a battle for
survival. At the District School Board of Niagara, students
taking part in challenges based on “The Hunger Games” will be
working cooperatively to complete a number of different tasks
and improve their literacy skills. Through the week of November
14-18, students will be engaged in a broad range of different
outdoor activities based on the novel at the Woodend
Conservation Area. The event involves students from schools
across the DSBN. In the challenges, students will be asked to
build shelters from fallen logs, trees and branches, navigate
the paths of the conservation area using orienteering skills and
participate in interactive, cooperative novelty sports and
activities. Literacy Support Teacher Krista Kiemele says the
games “provide students with an engaging opportun