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This pedagogical guide is intended for you, high school teachers in Canada. It was created to help you fully benefit from the educational part of the virtual exhibit and to complement your history courses on New France, Canada and religious heritage.

Faith in Action: 350 years of…

Marguerite’s Odyssey consists of an introduction page and seven challenges to print for the students to complete. Answer sheets for each challenge are available for teachers.

These…

The main purpose of this section is to give teachers a preview of Marguerite-Bourgeoys Historic Site before their class visit.

Marguerite Bourgeoys Historic Site exhibits several artifacts that recall the faith, bravery and devotion of Marguerite. The spirit of Marguerite is present…

In New France, adolescence, as we know it today, did not exist!

Even though they began working and having responsibilities at quite a young age, boys and girls still enjoyed time to socialize and prepare for adulthood.

At what age did they get married? How did they learn a…

The story of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel is in itself another “foolish adventure” full of twists and turns, marked by Marguerite Bourgeoys’s perseverance and… by destiny.

Marguerite dreams of a chapel of pilgrimage …

It is not always easy to situate a person of New France in the historical context of the colony, not to mention that of the motherland!