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Sunday, November 2, 2025

May in Review & L'heure d'hiver au Canada arrive ! Resources

 




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Le Canada est un grand pays qui regroupe 10 provinces et 3 territoires. C’est tellement grand que le Canada compte 6 fuseaux horaires différents d’Ouest en Est. Et plus précisément les fuseaux horaires du Pacifique, des Rocheuses, du Centre, de l’Est, de l’Atlantique et de Terre-Neuve.


La plupart des Canadiens vont reculer l’heure dans la nuit du 1er au 2 novembre 2025, à 2:00h du matin. La majeure partie du pays reviendra à l'heure normale. Ce changement fera gagner à de nombreux Canadiens une heure de sommeil, puisqu’à 2:00h, il sera finalement 1:00h. 


Les pays en Europe ont changé l'heure le 26 octobre 2025, le dernier dimanche d'octobre 2025.


Vestige de la Première Guerre mondiale, le changement d'heure a été mis en place afin de permettre aux provinces et aux territoires de maximiser la lumière du jour, d'accroître la production et d'économiser sur les coûts d'énergie.





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La loi québécoise concernant le changement d'heure a quant à elle été appliquée en 1924


De plus, c’est seulement depuis 2006 que la Loi sur le temps légal a permis de normaliser l’heure entre le Canada et les États-Unis


Depuis ce temps, on recule l'heure d'une heure (retour à l’heure normale de l’Est) lors du 1er dimanche de novembre et on avance d'une heure (heure avancée de l'Est ou heure d'été) lors du 2e dimanche de mars. 


Il y a deux provinces au Canada qui sont en permanence en heure avancée, il s’agit du Yukon et du Saskatchewan. 


Ce changement d’heure, le premier dimanche de novembre ne concerne que l’Amérique du Nord. Les pays de l’Union Européenne effectue la même opération depuis 1998, le dernier dimanche d’octobre.


Cependant, les choses pourraient peut-être changer dans l’année à venir, en Europe et au Québec. Le premier ministre québécois a annoncé il y a quelques jours, que le gouvernement du Québec n’était pas fermé à arrêter cette pratique.





Mais au Canada comme en Europe, le temps est venu de réfléchir à la possibilité d’abolir le changement d’heure et de garder une seule et même heure toute l’année.


En effet, 60 % de la planète ne change pas d’heure. La plupart des pays situés près de l’équateur n’ont jamais adopté le changement saisonnier, car la durée d’ensoleillement y varie peu pendant l’année.






crédits: Journal du Québec



Science & Santé :


L'abolition du changement d'heure au printemps et l'adoption permanente de l'heure normale à laquelle nous revenons en fin de semaine pourraient sauver des vies, notamment en évitant des centaines de milliers de cas d'obésité et d'accidents vasculaires cérébraux seulement aux États-Unis, ont calculé des chercheurs américains.



Il est évident qu’il faut cesser de changer d’heure deux fois par année, selon le directeur du Laboratoire de recherche sur le sommeil à l’Université de Montréal, le Dr Roger Godbout, car ces changements ont de grands impacts.



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iStock/Panuwat Dangsungnoen


"Le sommeil, nos rythmes biologiques, sont contrôlés par une horloge qui est extrêmement raffinée et donc extrêmement fragile et dès qu’on la bouscule un peu, il y a énormément de conséquences dans différents domaines qui apparaissent tant sur le domaine de la santé physique, la santé mentale, les habiletés cognitives, les habiletés motrices", a déclaré le Dr Godbout.


Selon lui, il faudrait choisir l’heure normale de l’Est si le gouvernement en venait à abolir le changement d’heure.


*Note: À écouter le Dr Godbout ici





 

Quelle heure est-il au Québec et en France ?


La province du Québec fait partie du fuseau du Centre. Si on arrive à l’aéroport de Montréal, on devra enlever 6:00h de l’heure française ou bien ajouter 6:00h à l’heure du Québec. 


Par exemple : Si on arrive à 15:00h (heure locale) à l’aéroport, l’horaire en France sera donc 21:00h. L’excitation du voyage fait généralement moins ressentir la fatigue et le décalage horaire. Courage !


Eh bien, puisque j'ai déjà publié un billet Eh ! Heure d'hiver au Canada ! À ne pas oublier ! au BlogSkidz (étudiants, jeunes enseignants), je passe au billet de Mai 2025.


After this important introduction , about Fall Back Time in Canada here my review of the posts May & June 2025.


Here are the popular posts of Ma
y & June 2025:

International Museum Day !

International Day of Peace ! Resources & Activities






Education: 


Three important themes to include into your school curricula : Time in different countries, Arts and Peace.


Time ! Sometimes, students don't have any idea about the difference of hours in other countries outside their own country.


In Europe is easier for European students because we have the European Union. But in other countries that don't belong to the EU or countires in different continents...


So don't forget to include this theme into your curricula. it will be important if you make school changes programms or pen friends programms between your students and student from other countries.



Cindy Sherman at Serralves Museum

ArtsI do remember a long time ago, I included museums visits into my curricula at school and students loved very much.


They began to see art in a different way. And the way they transmitted how they looked the objects they were admiring astonished the guide who was conducting the visit in classical way. So he began to talk to the students, asking them what they were seeing in their own interpretation.




credits: United Nations Department of Global Communications

Peace! Talk about the urgent need for understanding, non-violence. Challenge discriminatory language in your school with your students.

Peace is not only a noble vision for humanity, it is a call to action. Each of us can heal divisions and embrace peace and understanding. We can call on our families and schools to do the same. 

Speak up, learn, practice respect, embrace diversity, protest injustice. Be the change you want to see! Begin in school ! 

Peace and Arts together, embark on a journey to understand and learn in a new regard about modern ways to transform the way people must fight for a better world.

My usual readers know that I write in French as well. Blogging is my free contribution to inspire new and young teachers, with some activities no matter the subject, when I have the time between work.


Hope you enjoyed my pedagogical proposals published in this publication and included them into your lessons.


Please, help your students to make this world a better place to live !


I hope that you are having a great weekend ! 


G-Souto  

01.11.2025


sources: Radio Canada/ La Presse/ Le Journal du Québec

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

March & April in Review & International Day of Peace ! Resources & Activities

 




International Day of Peace
credits : UN


"Around the world lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst the cruelty and degradations of war."

UN Secretary-General António Guterres
In a time of turbulence, tumult, and uncertainty, it is critical for everyone to take concrete action to mobilize for peace.
From peacekeepers on the front lines of conflict, to community members, to students in classrooms around the world, everyone has a role to play. 
  • Theme 2025: 

"Act now for a Peaceful World."




credits: United Nations Department of Global Communications


Education:

"We must speak up against violence, hate, discrimination, and inequality; practice respect; and embrace the diversity of our world." 
There are many ways to act right now. Spark conversations about the urgent need for understanding, non-violence, and disarmament. Volunteer in your community, listen to voices different from your own, challenge discriminatory language in your school or  work.
Peace is not only a noble vision for humanity, it is a call to action. Each of us can heal divisions and embrace peace and understanding. We can call on our families and schools to do the same. 
Speak up, learn, practice respect, embrace diversity, protest injustice. Be the change you want to see! Begin in school !




Screenshot of the app A World in Support of ActionNow


Download the app  AWorld. the app of the United Nations' Act Now  campaign here

After this important introduction about Peace Day in Education, time to my review of the most read posts Mars & April 2025.

Here are the most popular posts of March
 & April 2025:


Schools : Let's celebrate Women's Day !









Oh! My God ! I'm to late on my round-up of posts. I'm so sorry!

My usual readers know that I write in French as well. Blogging is my free contribution to inspire new and young teachers, with some activities no matter the subject, when I have the time between work.

Hope you enjoyed my pedagogical proposals published in those two months and included some in your lessons.

Please, include Peace into your curricula !

I hope that you are having a great and peaceful weekend! 


G-Souto 

27.09.2025
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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Have a Happy Merry Christmas ! Hope, solidarity, Peace !

 






credits: Amazon


It's not that we don't careWe just know that the fight ain't fairSo we keep on waiting (waiting)Waiting on the world to change

John Mayer, Waiting on the World to Change

Mudar o mundo é mudar os ponteiros onde se marca o bem e o mal. Não quer dizer pô-los ao contrário, mas dar-lhes andamento certo.


A vontade de transformar o mundo. Desgraçado do povo que não compreende isso: ele não tem génio. E triste do poeta que não sente assim, porque ele não tem simpatia pela vida. 
 
Agustina Bessa-Luís*Mudar o Mundo
Opera Omnia, Dicionário Imperfeito, 
Guimarães Editores, Lisboa, Junho 2008


To my friends and colleagues
May we take the time to be happy and healthy
How much it means to us family and friends
To have them in our lives.


Happy New Year! Best wishes for 2024!


G-Souto
30.12.2023

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Saturday, April 8, 2023

Happy Easter ! Let's celebrate Peace !




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Spring is back!  On a Easter sunny morning it's a poem I'm reading that makes Spring seem more intensely itself. 


Today is Easter, the most important Christian religious holiday and widely regarded as the second most popular holiday in general after Christmas.





credits: Rodolofo Clix | Pexels


And for the first this century the holy festivals of Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincide this year. That's happened one time every century.

"So, this is the moment to come together and for those that believe in God (in) different ways, with different expressions, to join their voices in a common prayer for peace."

António Guterres, UN Secretary-General 

This coincidence of Easter, Passover, and Ramadan happening around the same time is a rare and wonderful opportunity for people of different faiths to come together and celebrate  and shared values of hope, renewal, and compassion.

For students around world will be a wonderful moment to see comprehension among all. And it will remain a very important inspiration for the new generations from the different religions or faith.  





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We all have students of all faiths in our classes. And know how handle all of them. There is respect and collaboration between all of them. 

Teachers and students got Easter school break in most of European countries where the schools are closed.

War, violence, hate, world pandemic  and persistent lockdowns with school closings have and are affect children and teens everywhere.

It’s impossible to overstate what this entire crisis will mean for the pandemic generation. 

However, we should acknowledge that some children have exhibited unexpectedly high levels of resiliency and independence while dealing with the disruptions all over the world. 







I would like to share with you a message of hope. Here the I believe in the new generations.


Life can toss us down and make us fall out of the blue, but the hope inside us will pick us up again and again!

We do not lose heart when we fail in life, as it is only the start of our journey. In the end, we will be the one to achieve our goals.

Happy Easter ! Stay positive !


G-Souto

08.04.2023
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