Wikipedia:WikiProject Education in Canada/Archive1

Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Education in Canada. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

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Title

WikiProject Education in Canada

Scope

We're aiming to improve articles on Schools, Universities and Colleges in Canada, plus assorted other related articles.

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Participants

File:Ottawa flag.png Spinboy 19:16, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
TDS (talk • contribs) 04:59, 29 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Rob 05:07, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Cam 22 November 2005
CyclePat 00:25, 28 November 2005 (UTC) (I am working on Garneau, highschool)[reply]
Onishenko 11:40, 6 December 2005 (UTC) (I'm all over it. focusing on Alberta content)[reply]
Andy Shen (I'm focusing on the schools in the Province of British Columbia)
Ardenn 21:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Stephane Charette 11:41, 3 March 2006 (UTC) (I'm focusing on schools from the CSDCSO to start, and eventually all schools that fall under the ACÉPO; ~~I've also assumed responsability for the Infobox_Education_in_Canada template.~~)[reply]
- (Looks like Usgnus is now the person to speak to in regards to {{Infobox Education in Canada}}.) --Stephane Charette 20:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Usgnus 16:36, 31 March 2006 (UTC) (As part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Vancouver, I'll start up some schools that I'm familiar with.)[reply]
pm_shef 00:00, 23 May 2006 (UTC) (Focusing on Universities and high schools)[reply]
Wakemp 20:32, 23 May 2006 (UTC) (K-12 British Columbia)[reply]
zeChinaman 03:40, 2 June 2006 (UTC) (education in hamilton...i think)[reply]

Structure

Universities and colleges

The article should start with a good introduction, giving the full complete official name of the college/university, detail about location (in suburb, downtown, where?), founder and founding name, and affilation with any larger university system, if applicable. Give other names for which the university may be known (e.g. Cal, and bold them, too). Also, add a few facts about the college/university that make it unique.

Next, there is a table about the college/university. A template for the table can be found at the bottom of this page.

Sections of the article:

Campus -- Describe the overall shape and size of the campus. Mention any famous buildings and their architects. However, it's best not to go into such detail that only a student/staff member would be interested in, or know what's being talk about. For some smaller colleges the "campus" might be one simple building, and may not warrant its own section.
Organization -- Mention the administration, including leading officials. If this college/university has a special organizational structure, such as a residential college system, then it should be mentioned here. Then, in bullet point form, list the schools, colleges, etc. of this university. If appropriate, also list the faculties and departments at the university. If there is a special course system or requisits for enrollment, mention them here, too. If the university is part of a larger system (as in University of California), mention this connection and provide requisite links.
Students and faculty -- State the number (and any other useful statistics) of the students. Distinguish between undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students; also state the number of faculty members. Distinguish between tenure/nontenured, full- and part-time (if possible).
Sports, clubs, and traditions -- Mention the sports team(s) of the college/university and what is notable about them. Here is also a good place to mention specific traditions of the college/university, like students' union activities, a student newspaper, fraternities, regular activities, etc. The heading may be changed accordingly in regard to the importance of sports, clubs, traditions, students' unions etc. For example, alternative headings could be Students' Union, Sports and Traditions or Students' Union Activities.
History -- Describe the history of the college/university, including noteworthy milestones in its development.
Notable alumni -- Bullet list of alumni that are notable/famous. Mention the graduation date and degree and give a short description why they are famous. Be sure to cite a source (usually with a footnote) for each alum, so others can confirm it.
Notable faculty -- Bullet list of active and former members of faculty that are notable. If they are alumni/alumnae, mention them here in parenthesis, including the degree and graduation date. For all give a short description why they are famous.
References - List articles and other reliable sources (online and/or offline) that independently confirm information in the article. Information should not be based solely on what the relevant institution shows.
External links -- Give a link to the website of the college/university, preferable in English language.

Schools (K-12)

There are many examples of how to use the Template:Infobox_Education_in_Canada, where most fields are purely optional.

Select examples include:

Generally the organization/sections for schools should be similiar to what's given for colleges, however some details, such as student union activities, won't be of as great interest to readers. And in most (not all cases) the campus won't be large/unique enough to warrant a separate section. Also, with schools there is no need to repeat all of the most obvious details that apply to every school (for instance it's a given that a school teaches math, so it doesn't always need to be mentioned). In addition to the normal sections (see above), it's normal to include an infobox of details. This avoids harming the flow of the article by reciting statistics and details such as street address. It also, lets people quickly determine if an article is relevant to them, without reading it through. To the right is an example, which is not a standard, and should be adjusted to fit the province, and school. Some, but not all, school articles use templates for this.

Naming conventions

Categories An example of a category hierarchy for Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is as follows:

Country

Category:Schools in Canada (Primary Category - Country)

Province

Category:Education in Ontario (Primary Category - Province)

Category:Private schools in Ontario

City

Category:Education in Ottawa (Primary Category - City)

Types

Schools

Generally, terms in category names should be consistent across the country, and then the category description should mention the local term, and local meaning. For instance with K-12 schools the terms "Elementary, Middle, and High schools" are used consistently in category names for all provinces, even in provinces where other terms like "Primary, Junior high, and Secondary" are more often used.

If standard names are used, then Template:Schools in jurisdiction can be added, to ease navigation (this template is not specific to Canada).

Often, the pattern for creating category names is obvious, only effects new articles, and one can go ahead and add them easily. However, caution should be taken when creating new sub-categories that involve moving articles out of existing categories. Specifically, categories for schools in a particular city may cause difficulty for those who don't know which city to look in for an institution. School district boundries often differ from municipal boundries, and there are overlapping/parellel boundries of different types of districts. Before making any change that could make it harder for somebody to find an article, please consider discussing the change first.

School names: Normally the full official name as given by the school and/or school board is used in the article title, and bolded as the first term in the article. Such as Canterbury High School. Alternate/common names/nicknames/abbreviations should then be given shortly afterwords.

Please see Wikipedia:Naming conventions#School names or Wikipedia:Schools#Article name for rules on selecting a school article title (Canadian schools should follow the same rules as elsewhere).

Universities and colleges: University of Ottawa, Athabasca University (names as advertised.)

Hierarchy definition

No classification of this project has been defined.

Goals

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Projects

British Columbia School Districts, common layout and format - Completed Wakemp 05:40, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Tasks

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Adopt an article

Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.

General strategy and discussion forums

Other subpages

Templates

Infoboxes

{{Infobox Education in Canada}}

Stub templates

{{Canada-university-stub}}

This Canadian university, college, or tertiary institution related article is a stub. See the WikiProject Education in Canada for article coordination. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

{{Canada-school-stub}}

This Canadian school-related article is a stub. See the WikiProject Education in Canada for article coordination. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Other templates

{{CanEd}} — Put CanEd on the top of article talk pages.

This article is part of WikiProject Education in Canada, an attempt to better organize information in articles related to Education in Canada. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.

{{WPEIC-cat}} — Put WPEIC-cat on category pages.

This category is related to WikiProject Education in Canada. If you wish to add a subcategory to it, it is suggested you please propose it here prior to creating the category or template.

Lists

Articles

Wikipedia articles on Education in Canada

Education in Canada

Wikipedia namespace and Meta-Wiki articles on Education in Canada

New Wikipedia articles related to Education in Canada

Please feel free to list your new Education in Canada-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYN has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.

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