Curriculum Project
The Labour History Curriculum initiative is a partnership between the Labour Heritage Centre and the BC Teachers’ Federation. It is supported by the BC Federation of Labour. The initiative is intended to increase the access of BC K-12 students to labour history and other labour studies issues.
There are several groups working in support of this initiative.
- Labour History Curriculum working group
Wayne Axford, Burnaby teacher
Sarah Purdy, Burnaby teacher
Gavin Hainsworth, Surrey teacher
Scott Parker, retired Burnaby teacher
Robin Folvik, LHC researcher
Dan Blake, retired teacher
Al Cornes, retired teacher
Ken Novakowski, retired teacher
- Social Justice 12 Labour History Unit working group
Sarah Purdy, Burnaby teacher
Greer Kaiser, Coast Mountain teacher
Amber Freer, Saanich teacher
Jessica Selzer, West Vancouver teacher
Holly Chalmers, Vancouver Secondary teacher
Robin Folvik, LHC researcher
Ken Novakowski, retired teacher
- Provincial Labour History Curriculum Steering Committee
All members of the Labour History working group
Joey Hartman, Vancouver and District Labour Council, Pacific Northwest Labour History Association
Mark Leier, SFU History Department
Gary Teeple, SFU Labour Studies Department
Peter Hall and Ken Bauder, Working Waterfront Project
Mervyn Van Steinburg, Labour Heritage Centre
Kassandra Cordero, BC Federation of Labour
Tom Morton, BC Heritage Fairs


