The Rotary Clubs of Cataraqui-Kingston and Kingston present
Rotary Adventures in History
Doing Time in Kingston:
Youth Justice Then and Now
an educational program for history-minded youth
Kingston, Ontario
The entire program is under revision and will next be offered in its new form in September 2023.
The focus on youth justice will remain at its core.
About this Wiki
(Note: Program revisions are underway. The program will retain its focus on youth justice--how it has evolved since Confederation, and how issues of youth justice are being addressed today. Refinements are planned based on the thoughtful feedback of the 18 participants in 2019.)
This wiki is a resource and workspace for Adventures in History participants. Participants will be given access to contribute to the wiki. Links to key pages are in the Sidebar at the right of this page.
The wiki is private to the student participants, coaches, organizers, and resource people. A few general information pages including this page have been made available to the general public.
These are now in final form for 2019.
Brochure
Please distribute widely to schools and other organizations that serve high-school-aged youth: Adventures in History 2019.pdf
Participants
High school students with a keen interest in history
Core Activity
- Work in teams and within the whole group, with an experienced and knowledgeable guides through study and knowledge-building dialogue
- Review youth justice cases selected from notable cases over the past two centuries with special attention to youth of Indigenous background
- Visit Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, Kingston Penitentiary, and other historical buildings used as prisons
- Work in Kingston’s historic City Hall
- Go on a short tour of historic Kingston with a knowledgeable guide
- On the final day, present cases in a creative and engaging way to the whole group and share lessons for today and commitments for your future based on your historical study
- Shortly after the program is completed, speak to the sponsoring Rotary Club about the program and its benefit
Benefits
- Meet with and question historians and key justice system workers from Queen’s University and other organizations
- Meet and work with other keen history students
- Work with historical source material
- Learn about the background of youth caught in the justice system through archival records and prisoners' diaries
- Learn how the treatment of youth "in trouble" with the law and with social expectations depends on the social context and the groups with which youth are identified
- Learn how Kingston Police are working with youth today; visit their new facilities
- Experience meals typical of historical periods related to the cases
- Learn about possible paths for study, volunteer work, and careers related to history and justice
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