“According to the Toronto police, hate crimes are up 93% in the city over the last year. 53% of those crimes are antisemitic. According to Reuters, antisemitism incidents worldwide are up 400% in the last year. According to Statistics Canada, Jews are the religious group most likely to be targeted for hate crimes. They make… Continue Reading ✡️ Horror of History, Faces of Future | The Holocaust
Tag: Humanities
💭 tPOL 2024
Welcome! It’s tPOL time of year already! In this post I will be writing about my growth as a learner so far this year. I will then be presenting this post to my parents and a teacher in what we in PLP call a tPOL – Transitional Presentation of Learning – while I talk about… Continue Reading 💭 tPOL 2024
😱 Canada’s Evolving Arctic Defence Plans | Fear Factor
This project was a bit different than most because we got to create our own personal inquiry question that connected back to the concept of how fear influences the world. I created a Smart Brevity website about the history, present and future of Canadian Arctic defence plans. Click the card below to see my final… Continue Reading 😱 Canada’s Evolving Arctic Defence Plans | Fear Factor
🗳️ Why do politics matter and why should you bother?
Why do politics matter and why should you bother? That’s the question we were working towards finding an answer to in our most recent Humanities project titled “Who cares and why bother?” This project centred around politics, the structure of the Canadian government, and why young people should be involved in the political process. Throughout… Continue Reading 🗳️ Why do politics matter and why should you bother?
🗣️ Words Are Your Weapons | Debate
In this project we learned about the art of debate… and then had an actual debate in front of an audience at the PLP winter exhibition 2023! I got the opportunity to debate the important topic of economic growth vs. the environment. Be It Resolved That We Should Sacrifice Economic Growth for the Good of… Continue Reading 🗣️ Words Are Your Weapons | Debate
💣 Destroyer of Worlds | The Manhattan Project
“We waited until the blast had passed, walked out of the shelter and then it was entirely solemn. We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent.” – J. Robert Oppenheimer • • • In this project we created an ebook about the… Continue Reading 💣 Destroyer of Worlds | The Manhattan Project
🧙♂️ How to Become a PLP Technology Wizard (tips for a grade 8 from a grade 11)
Welcome back to yet another year of school. I’m in grade 11 now (yes I’m still in denial about that: no way has it been three years of PLP already). This summer I did a lot of online math and french for school (don’t recommend). Thankfully, I also got to go on a camping trip… Continue Reading 🧙♂️ How to Become a PLP Technology Wizard (tips for a grade 8 from a grade 11)
💭 tPOL 2023
Welcome! It’s tPOL time of year again. In this post I will be writing about my growth as a learner so far this year. I will then be presenting this post to my parents and a teacher in what we in PLP call a tPOL – Transitional Presentation of Learning – while I talk about… Continue Reading 💭 tPOL 2023
🪶 Collaging from Past to Present (not about the history of collage)
Howdy! 🤠 In this project we learned about the many ways Canada has mistreated Indigenous People throughout history to the present. Our driving question for this project was: How can art and text reflect both the history and our current place in time? The collage I created for the final product does a wonderful job… Continue Reading 🪶 Collaging from Past to Present (not about the history of collage)
🪖 Footprints in the Sand | WWII
“The waters of the English Channel and the winds of the Normandy coast have erased the footprints these men left on Juno Beach. But not even the great tides of time can wash away the deep impressions they have made in our national memory, and the chronicle of the free world.” – Prime Minister Paul… Continue Reading 🪖 Footprints in the Sand | WWII