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Saskatoon students explore ridings on giant map of Canada

Saskatoon students got to walk across Canada without leaving their gymnasium on Monday. Tyler Schroeder / Global News

Saskatoon students from six public schools are getting the opportunity to walk across Canada without leaving their own gymnasium.

This giant map shows Canada’s 338 federal ridings, scaled down to an 11 by eight-metre surface.

A class of Grades 7 and 8 at École Alvin Buckwold School explored their home ridings and others across the country.

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“We’ve seen more detailed version of the ridings and we’ve seen the districts inside too,” Grade 8 student Mubaraz Anwar said on Monday.

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The map is the result of a partnership between Canadian Geographic Education and Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC).

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