The Dig

Curnick, David, (film director.). Johnson, George, (film producer.). Janes, Barbara, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: A short documentary that profiles an exceptional teacher, Richard Edwardson of Surrey, British Columbia. Each year "Mr. Ed" takes his grade 7 Harold Bishop School class on a three-day archeological dig. Artifacts and sites are prepared beforehand by Mr. Ed and ex-students who return year after year to participate. Along with the preparatory and post-dig classes and workshops, this teaching program is extremely successful from a number of points of view.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (23 min., 32 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2021.
Copyright: ♭1989

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Pacific Centre. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, David Curnick ; producer, George Johnson ; executive producer, Barbara Janes ; camera, Danny Nowak, Thomas H. Turnbull, Rolf Cutts ; sound, Michael Chechik, Chris Aikenhead, Sebastian Salm ; editing, Lorie Olson ; re-recording, David Cochrane ; music, Terry Frewer.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1989.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).