The Comic Asylum

The staff at Westridge Elementary in North Burnaby turned the recent riots into a teachable moment for their students. The result was Canucks Spirit Day and the result of that was a memorable video.

Here's the gist of it:

This past week was a difficult one for our community. It was a particularly troubling time for the young people in our communities who were so shocked by the violent images that immediately followed the disappointment of game 7. How were they to make sense of the anger and violence on display? The students at Westridge Elementary School in Burnaby decided to respond with positivity, and organized a Canucks Spirit Day at their school. In addition to dressing in Canuck blue and green, they collaborated with the staff at the school to produce a touching video message to their heroes.