Stories Behind the Poppy: We Are The Dead

Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026

Times: GMT 9:30 AM / 2:30 PM / 5:30 PM (please refer to Canadian time zones below)

Duration: 45 minutes

Format: Live, online, and classroom-ready – all you need is paper!

“We Are The Dead.” Inspired by Canadian army doctor John McCrae’s iconic poem In Flanders Fields, Stories Behind the Poppy remembers those who lost their lives in the two World Wars. With schools in the UK and Canada coming together, the event will focus on the Canadian soldiers who died in Europe and are buried in the United Kingdom.

Book your FREE place on Tuesday 10th November and join classes across Canada and the UK to Remember Together. Learn how to research local stories and take part in creative commemoration activities with young people from Middlesbrough to Moose Jaw.

Free and open to classes across the UK and Canada, suitable for ages 8-14.

Event 1 is at 4:30 a.m. Eastern, so it’s best for UK schools.

Suitable for Grades 3–8 (ages 8–14)

What students do: Students discover the stories of Canadian soldiers from the two World Wars who are buried in the UK. They learn how to research the people remembered in their own community, then create their own act of remembrance inspired by John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’, live alongside classes across Canada and the UK.”

What you need: Zoom on the classroom screen, sound on, paper

The events are not recorded. There is an opportunity to ask questions to camera or off camera and via the chat box. 

Image credit: Imperial War Museums – (CL 1598), (Q 78586), (Q 78617), (Q 53254), Jeremy Gordon-Smith (Q 100870); Canadian Virtual War Museum

This programme is being offered free to schools thanks to the support of The Maple Leaf Trust and the Office of Veterans Affairs Canada.