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From COVID-19 to climate change, we live in a time of dangerous misinformation. Here's a great article about how to fight back against junk science, whether you're a science teacher or simply somebody who believes in the importance of knowledge and scientific truth.

Scientists: Here's how to fight back against anti-maskers, climate deniers and anti-vaxxers

Budget cuts and outsourcing content has affected the amount and quality of science journalism. Scientists should learn to communicate their own findings directly and clearly to the public.

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Happy Friday. As a distance learning institution, Vista Virtual School is largely unaffected by this week's announcements regarding the the return to at-home learning for grade 7-12 students and other restrictions aimed at curbing COVID-19.

However, with our support staff working from home starting November 30 and Diploma Exams now optional for the remainder of the school year, there are a few small changes to tell you about. Click on the link below to read more.

New Provincial Restrictions: What You Need To Know

The government of Alberta declared state of public health emergency on Tuesday, November 24 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, which mandated, among other things, a transition to at-home learning for students in grades 7 to 12 effective Monday, November 30. As a distance learning instituti...

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Today is Holodomor (Ukrainian Genocide) Memorial Day, an event marked by schools each year on the fourth Friday in November in remembrance of the millions who were forcibly starved to death in Ukraine under Stalin between 1932 and 1933.

Nearly 10% of Albertans have Ukrainian ancestry. Many of these immigrants came as refugees in the post-World War II years, having survived the Holodomor, Nazi occupation and the Holocaust (which murdered some 1.5 million Ukrainian Jews), and scorched-earth warfare that killed between 5 and 7 million Ukrainians.

Whether or not your ancestors came from Ukraine, we encourage you take some time to peruse these resources from the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC) and educate yourself on this epic human tragedy with strong ties to Canada.

Holodomor Memorial Day 2020 - HREC Education

Holodomor Memorial Day – November 27, 2020 Holodomor Memorial Day in Schools: the 4th Friday of November On the 29 May of 2008, the Parliament of Canada unanimously passed an “Act to Establish a Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day and to Recognize the Ukrainian Famine 1932-193...

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Are you or your teen interested in exploring exciting career opportunities while earning real income? Did you miss Monday's CAREERS: The Next Generation virtual presentation? If so, you can check it out again this evening from 5 to 6 p.m.

Click on the link below to find out more about this exclusive-for-VVS-students online learning event and to get signed up.

Learn About Career Opportunities with CAREERS: The Next Generation

Vista Virtual School is hosting two virtual presentations by CAREERS: The Next Generation on opportunities for students to earn income and credits while exploring exciting career paths in skilled trades and other professions. This online career seminar will be held on Monday, November 23 from 10:00....

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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The UN estimates that globally one out of every three women and girls faces physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner.

Moreover, behind the international COVID-19 headlines is what many experts call a "shadow pandemic" of rising rates of domestic violence against women and girls amid lockdown measures, a problem further exacerbated by overburdened healthcare services.

Read more here about the ongoing problem of violence against women, and what we can all to do speak out against it and combat it in our homes and communities. #OrangeTheWorld #16DaysOfActivism #GenerationEquality

Help Stop Violence Against Women in the Time of COVID

Today (November 25) marks the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women as well as the first day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, the end of which is marked by Human Rights Day (December 10). Globally more than one out of three (35 percent) of women....

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On this day, exactly 161 years ago, a then little-known British naturalist named Charles Darwin published a book with the title "On The Origin of Species (By Means of Natural Selection)", in which he argued that the diversity of life on earth arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution.

The book, which focuses largely on meticulous descriptions of finches' beaks, is considered by many to be the most important academic textbook ever written. Happy birthday, theory of evolution!

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