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Feminism, Power, and Women

The shape of power is always the same: it is infinite, it is complex, it is forever branching. While it is alive like a tree, it is growing; while it contains itself, it is a multitude. Its directions are unpredictable; it obeys its own laws. No one can observe the acorn and extrapolate each vein…

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Authoritarianism, Democracy, and the Modern World

“Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian – that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves.” – John Dryden In the Canadian education system democracy is an important topic to cover, from elementary school, all the way to secondary school and beyond. It is the foundation of our country’s political…

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TPOL 2023

Welcome to my 2023 Transitional Presentation of Learning (TPOL) Unique circumstances  This year I’ve had the odd opportunity to experience PLP a bit differently than everyone else, doing one semester inside of PLP, and one outside. Due to a scheduling conflict, I was in a dilemma, one that got solved in a way I never…

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School, What Is It Good For?

How might we transform schools to create engaged and informed citizens? For the final project of this year we embarked on a learning journey to discover and answer a question; what is school for? To begin this project we identified three parts of Canadian civics;  What trends are shaping Canada? What makes Canada diverse? What…

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Stories of Hope

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson What is Hope? How do we define it? And, what makes a story, one of Hope? What lessons and inspiration can we draw from the stories of individuals and…

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Stories of Hope 2023 (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri)

On April 27th of 2023, myself, 16 other students, and 3 teachers embarked on a trip to the south of the United States, with the mission to investigate stories of Hope.  The whole experience was absolutely incredible, from the people I met, to the new foods I tried, to the ongoing challenging of my own…

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What Makes a Story of Hope?

What lessons and inspiration can we draw from the stories of individuals and communities that have faced tragedy and overcome adversity? When people face a traumatic experience, there is no right way to heal or overcome it. Some people might fall apart, others may thrive and be more alive than they ever could’ve been before….

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The Coldest War

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.” – U.S President John F Kennedy The Cold War lasted from 1947-1991, meaning it’s a very significant era in history, that we have recently taken on the task of investigating. Over the course of several weeks we have dove in…

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Project Podcats

Hi, welcome to my blog post about the last project we did for grade 10. In PLP 10, sound is a big focus. In past years they have had this project that we did but it wasn’t quite the same as our version. The whole idea surrounding this project is podcasts. In past years this…

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Spring Exhibition 2022

Every year, the final project we work on is for a big presentation the entirety of PLP holds: The exhibition. This year, our project that was presented at the exhibition was called “Cray Cray, Yay Yay”,  the PLP 10s,11s, and 12s all chose community impact makers to celebrate and present at our exhibition. We all…

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