on “Education got us into this mess, and education will get us out of it.” – Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair This year we were required to take a newly added course: B.C. First Peoples 12. This course was dedicated to learning about the horrific treatment of Indigenous people in Canada. One of the first assignments we… Continue Reading 🪶 B.C. First Peoples
on 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)
on “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
on In fair Seycove Secondary, where we lay our scene… We just finished a project on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” In this project we created a theme book to analyze the play and worked in small groups to film a modern day adaptation of the play. I got the pleasure of working with Makenna, Alicia… Continue Reading 💘 In the Fair Halls of Seycove, Where We Lay Our Scene…
on Welcome and if you’ve visited this blog before, welcome back! My summer break consisted of camping, French 10 online, Lifeguarding and Swim Instructing. Here are some of the photos I took during my family’s camping trip to Miracle Beach on Vancouver Island (featuring our adorable pup, Maruka): Photos © Fraser.Artist. All Rights Reserved. Visit fraserartist.wixsite.com/home… Continue Reading ⛏ Gold! | How did the Gold Rushes Shape BC?
on Why do you feel you are ready to advance to the next grade level? tPOL Declaration “Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of… Continue Reading 💭 tPOL 2022
on We just completed our PLP Spring Exhibition “IMPACT!” PLP Exhibitions showcases the learning PLP learners have done. We were split into teams, each responsible for a room. I was assigned to “Beyond The Classroom.” We also got to work with the Grade 8’s to create our room. Our room’s driving question was: How do we… Continue Reading 🏛 PLP Spring Exhibition 2022
on If a tree falls in a city and nobody hears it, did it actually make a sound? Follow former city planner Alex Jamieson (with interviews from his granddaughter, Kaia and his partner in crime, Michelle Sheardown) as he describes his continuing battle to convince developers to work around trees, instead of cutting them down, to… Continue Reading 🎥 Who Speaks For The Trees? | A Documentary by Fraser Wagner
on In this project we learned a bunch about movies, from history to practical skills. I’ll start with the first skill then work my way down past some banana madness, all the way to the grand finale involving a wizard, a penguin and an iPad… Movie history We also learned some movie history. I won’t go… Continue Reading 🍌 From Bananas to Wizards | Vibrant Video
on In this project we created graphic novels about an aspect of WWI. I choose to learn and create a graphic novel about Francis “Peggy” Pegahmagabow, the most deadly sniper and highest decorated Indigenous Person from Canada in WWI. Here’s my graphic novel (pease select a file type below): Please choose a file type to open… Continue Reading 💥 The Story of Francis “Peggy” Pegahmagabow | WWI