From crayons to QR codes: Young students create art for African Nova Scotian History Challenge

Students from over 50 schoolsfrom across the province arecelebrating the contributions ofAfrican-Nova Scotiansthrough art of all forms.

The African Nova Scotian History Challengeorganized by the Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institutereceived more than 1,300 submissions this year from students and classes.

"Growing up inAfricville," by the Grade 3 class at Halifax's St. Joseph's-AlexanderMcKayElementary, includes QR codes. When you scan the code, you'll hear a student's voice telling the story depicted in pictures.

Amodel of Zion Baptist Church in Truro, N.S.,is among this year's submissions. It was done by MercedezSeeton, also a student fromSt. Joseph's-AlexanderMcKayElementary.

A model of an Africville water well is another entry.

A game about Africville was submitted by students in Grades 1, 2 and 5 at Halifax's LeMarchant St. Thomas Elementary Schoolafter they visited the community

Sophia Falle, fromSt. Joseph's-AlexanderMcKayElementary, submitted a miniature replica of the community of Mulgrave, N.S.

Hillary Brown submitted this piece.

Sylvia Parris, CEO of theDelmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute, will be on hand to announce the winnerstoday atChebuctoHeight Elementary School in Halifax.