From the beginning, the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site has aimed to serve the province's schools, and the public. High school students are invited to participate in the creation of web sites that feature the rich cultural heritage, history and environment of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is for this reason that the Schools Project section of the Heritage Web Site has been created.

The Schools Project was initiated in the fall of 1997, when several provincial multimedia firms were asked to identify three capable and willing provincial schools, and lend their expertise in undertaking a web project about their communities. Each school was asked to develop a site dedicated to exploring the history and heritage of its specific community.

Mount Pearl Junior High and the Stephenville Integrated High School are already featuring their communities in stories, interviews and pictures on the Schools Project site. Soon, Southwest Arm Academy at Little Heart's Ease will join them. All three high schools have tackled the history and culture of their communities in different ways. Listen to Mount Pearl students interview citizens of vastly different backgrounds, who have made this newest Newfoundland city their home. Explore with the students at Stephenville their recent past, when suddenly this quiet town became a hub of the American military presence in Newfoundland and was changed forever. Look forward to the contributions of students from Little Heart's Ease, who plan to show the importance of the schooner fishery for the establishment and growth of their community.

These projects impart many benefits. For the students, the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site offers both a rich resource and a valuable opportunity to increase their knowledge of the province's heritage. While they are busy with building the web pages, students will become intimately acquainted with their home towns, while developing their own research, computer and communication skills.

It is the intention of the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web project to continue this partnership with the high schools of the province. It will provide us with a marvellous opportunity to showcase the talent that is emerging in the province's schools and information technology sector.

Partner Company: Dale Noel Publications. A thematic study of our heritage. The students involved took the name of Partridgeberry Productions. This group also participated in the 1997 Heritage Fair. The site includes audio as well as pictures and text.