General Rules
Open to all students and classes from all schools in Nova Scotia. Submissions are accepted from October 15, 2019 to February 7, 2020. Deadline extended to February 11, 2020. You are encouraged to send your entries early.
Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, the name of your school, your grade, your teacher’s name and your teacher’s contact number.
Entries via mail only or delivered during regular business hours to:
The African Nova Scotian History Challenges
Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute
5450 Cornwallis Street
Halifax, NS
B3K 1A9
DBDLI Awards for Excellence in African Nova Scotian History are presented to students whose submissions to the Challenges best exemplify the contributions that African Nova Scotians have made to the history, heritage and culture of our province and our country. All Awards include cash bursaries.
DBDLI Awards will be presented solely at the discretion of the Judging Committee and the Judging Committee’s decisions will be deemed final. Judges will consider content, grade level, creativity and presentation in evaluating each submission. The Judging Committee may award one top prize and one or more runners-up prizes for each Challenge. Awards range from $50.00 to $250.00 each. Prizes will be awarded by category: High School (Grades 10-12), Junior High (Grades 7-9) and Elementary (Grades P-6). Submissions post-marked or delivered after the deadline date will not be considered. Students may submit one entry to each Challenge. Teachers may submit one class entry only. Submissions will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Only Award winners will be contacted. A complete list of Award winners will be published on our website.
Règles Générales
Ouverts à l’ensemble des élèves et des classes des écoles de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Les propositions sont acceptées du 15 octobre 2019 au 7 février 2020. Délai prolongé jusqu’au 11 février 2020. Nous vous encourageons à envoyer vos propositions le plus tôt possible.
N’oubliez pas d’indiquer votre nom, votre adresse, votre numéro de téléphone, le nom de votre école, votre niveau scolaire, le nom de votre enseignant et ses coordonnées.
Les propositions peuvent uniquement être envoyées par la poste ou livrées en personne durant les heures de bureau normales au:
Défis sur l’histoire des Afro-Néoécossais
Delmore « Buddy » Daye Learning Institute
5450, rue Cornwallis
Halifax (N.-É.)
B3K 1A9
Les prix d’excellence du DBDLI en histoire des Afro-Néoécossais sont remis aux élèves dont les présentations faites dans le cadre des défis illustrent le mieux les contributions apportées par les Afro-Néoécossais à l’histoire, au patrimoine et à la culture de notre province et de notre pays. Tous les prix comprennent des bourses en argent.
Les prix du DBDLI seront attribués exclusivement à la discrétion du comité de sélection et les décisions de ce comité seront sans appel. Pour l’évaluation de chaque proposition, les juges tiendront compte du contenu, du niveau scolaire, de la créativité et de la présentation. Le comité de sélection peut désigner un gagnant ou un ou plusieurs finalistes pour chaque défi. Les prix comprennent des bourses d’une valeur allant de 50 $ à 250 $ chacune. Les prix sont remis aux gagnants par catégorie : deuxième cycle du secondaire (10e à 12e année), premier cycle du secondaire (7e à 9e année) et élémentaire (maternelle à 6e année). Les propositions livrées après la date limite ou portant un cachet de la poste postérieur à la date limite ne seront pas prises en compte. Les élèves peuvent participer une fois à chacun des défis. Les enseignants peuvent envoyer les propositions de leurs classes. Les propositions ne seront pas renvoyées, sauf si elles sont accompagnées d’une enveloppe timbrée et libellée. Nous ne communiquerons qu’avec les gagnants. La liste complète des gagnants sera publiée sur notre site Web.
The 2020 African Nova Scotian History Challenges Awards
To all the students and teachers who worked hard on all of the submissions we received, well done and a special congratulations to the Winners. Your submissions of various written and creative platforms best exemplified the contributions that African Nova Scotians have made to the history, heritage and culture of our province.
Congratulations and thank you for being part of this important initiative!
Winning Entries: Challenge 1 – Breaking News
Three Mile Plains Elementary, Grade 2/3 – Teacher is Ms. Kate Goodwin.
Students are Jahmira Brown, Kaiah States, Adonia Sampson, Hayzen Small & Derrick Schofield.
River Herbert District School, Grade 7 – Teacher is Ms. Laura Yoon.
Students are Alyssa, Marissa, Jaylyn, Mya, Cord, Brody, Brady, Alex & Alexander.
John Martin Junior High, Dawson Pelly, Grade 7 – Submitted independently.
Essay report about racial profiling and slurs in hockey.
Winning Entries: Challenge 2 – African Nova Scotian Communities or Interview with an Elder
Madeline Symonds Middle School, Class submission, Grade 8 – Teacher is Ms. Jill Ernest.
Model of East Preston with QR codes. Tour of the community.
Oxford School, Noah Cain, Grade 7.
Black Cemetery at Conway. Very unique. Included a short history of Brindley Town (Digby).
Sir John A. MacDonald High School, Brianna Tasco, Grade 11 – Teacher is Ms. Amanda Winsor.
Essay about Africville (in French).
Millwood High School, Janelle Oliver-Harris and Grace Cullymore, Grade 11. – Teacher is Ms. Sonya MacKinnon.
Lucasville. Interview with Mama.
Dwight Ross School (Greenwood), Grade 4/5 students – Teacher is Mr. C. Hughes.
Collector cards about notable African Nova Scotians.
Fairview Heights Elementary, Grade 5 students – Teacher is Mr. Malcom Westhaver.
Video about Africville.
John MacNeil Elementary, Grades P-6 – Teacher is Ms. Sarah Parker.
Large map of NS with African Nova Scotian communities represented using clay displays.
Winning Entries: Challenge 3 – Write about or Nominate a Notable Nova Scotian
Chebucto Heights School, Lars Struijf, Grade 4.
Interview with Will Njoku.
Guysborough Academy, Ainlee and Langston Van Sickle, Grade 4 – Teacher is Terra Dorrington.
Notable Nova Scotian nomination of Charles “Ainley” Clyke.
Bell Park Academic Centre, Devayo Dorsett, Johnathan Thomas, Grade 6.
– Teachers are Ms. Megan Cataford and Ms. Mary Smith.
Profile of Nathan Smith.
St. Agnes Junior High, Nyah Jones, Grade 8 – Teacher is Mr. Steven Brown.
My Grandfather Rocky.
Oxford School, Eve Wedderburn, Grade 9 – Teacher is Mr. Eddie Colley.
Cross fold-out poster of Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard.
Graham Creighton Jr. High, Tyrae Atkinson, Grade 9 – Teacher is Ms. Heidi Lemire.
Essay about Yvonne Atwell.
St. Joseph’s A McKay, Jahtaya Skeete, Grade 5 – Teacher is Mme. McKenzie.
Notable Nova Scotian nomination for Lemuel Skeete.
Chebucto Heights School, Cadum Root, Grade 5.
Book about Quentrel Provo with QR code for interviews questions.
New Germany Rural High School, Amarro Mayo, Grade 8.
Drawing of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.
Winning Entries: Challenge 4 – Top 10 Sports Heroes
Clayton Park Junior High, Grade 8 class.
Mr. Graham King. Well researched, includes bibliography.
Middleton Regional High School, Abigail, Violet and Roseanna. Grade 7 – Teacher is Ms. Jill Parlee-Elmore.
John W MacLeod- Flemming Tower School, Ariel Lorde, Grade 4 – Teacher is Ms. Mary Langille.
African Nova Scotian hockey, Halifax Eurekas.
Winning Entries: Challenge 5 – A Day in the Life
Eastern Shore District High, Cian Downey, Grade 10 – Teacher is Ms. Heather Wilson.
Harbourside Elementary, Grade 4/5 – Teacher is Ms. Angela Campbell.
Freedom runners.
Winning Entries: Challenge 6 – Express Yourself
Westmount Elementary School, Grade 6 class – Teacher is Ms. Courtney Smith.
Best group of individual art by far.
John MacNeil Elementary, Ol’Keija Willis, Grade 6 – Teachers are Ms. Sarah Parker and Mr. Mathew Montgomery.
“Dashiki Shirt”.
Brookhouse Elementary, Kaelyn Ross-Richards, Grade 5 – Teacher is Kara Ayers.
Painting and poem. “Spirit of Sankofa, Reach Back & Carry Forward”.
Gaetz Brook Junior High, Kathleen Bruce, Grade 8 – Teacher is Ms. Jessica Moore.
Quilted wall hanging in tartan and kente.
Leslie Thomas Junior High, Moriah Aladejebi, Grade 6 – Teacher is Ms. Laura Britten.
Painting and poem about Djembe drums.
Park West, Aniqa Jalal, Grade 9 – Teacher is Mr. Shea McKnight.
Needlepoint in round frame, representation of Africville women’s work.
John MacNeil Elementary, Paige Sampson, Grade 5/6 – Teacher is Ms. Sarah Parker.
Mixed media painting and wool hair with raised view of poem.
St. Andrews Consolidated, Grade 3 class – Teacher is Ms. Jennifer Desmond.
Jenga Black History Trivia Game.
St. Stephen’s School, Taliyah Walter, Grade 5 – Teacher is Ms. Gillis.
Diorama “Afro-textured hair.”
Whitney Pier Memorial, Grade 6 class – Teacher is Ms. Tara Vincent.
Large posters of African Nova Scotian girl and boy highlighting empowering words.
Winning Entries: Top School Prizes
Hammonds Plains Consolidated.
Full school participation. Teachers are:
- Ms. Andrea Malone, Grade 2/3, hats
- Jennifer Parsons, Grade 3, Martin’s Big Words
- Peg Shanahan, Grade 4, Africville ‘painting’ using clay
- Glenna Ray Gallant, Grade 5, “I Remember Africville”
- Carrie LeBlanc, Grade primary, water princess, in French
- Ann Sue Bowers, Grade 4/5, ‘Black Girl Magic’
- Andrea Marsman, “We Are Upper Hammonds Plains”
- Sam Write, Grade 5 essays
John MacNeil Elementary.
Teachers are Ms. Sarah Parker and Mr. Mathew Montgomery.
Chebucto Heights.
All grades and teachers.
St Joseph’s A McKay.
Teachers are Ms. Claire Swinamer, Ms. Deware, Ms. Casey, Mme. McKenzie, and Ms. Katie Moss.
Also, of note:
- Bluenose Academy
- Porter’s Lake Elementary
- Harbourside Elementary
- Walter Duggan Consolidated