Hey Y’all, Max here. This will be my last blog post of grade 11 so I hope you, the reader, is mentally prepared. Okay, now let me tell you about both the Spring Exhibition and the accompanying project. The end of this year was hectic ( it’s summer, I’m writing this over summer 🙁 with […]
Humanities
Cat and Maus
Hey Y’all Max here. As the school year comes to a close, the last project we did for Humanities was on the Holocaust. The Holocaust will become mandatory teaching as of next year, so I guess we were just jumping the gun a bit. The driving question for this project was “How can multi-modal communication […]
Arizona/Nevada 2024: The Real Fear Factor was the Friends we made along the way
Hey Y’all, Max here. This post will focus mainly on the experience about half of PLP 11 just had in Arizona and Nevada. The project we worked on was ‘Fear Factor’ which focused on the Cold War in it’s entirety. I say just about half of PLP 11 went because back in October the other […]
George Bush shoe incident, 2008
Hey Y’all, Max here. It could be said that Canada, as a nation, is not as interesting as it’s friends down south or across the ocean. However, it is a world power and thus it has an influence in the modern world, dictated by a relatively functional and good government. And what type of Social […]
The Great Debaters // Winter Exhibition 2023 Double Post
Hey Y’all, Ma here. I am A great debater. I know that. But am I The Great Debater? That is where I draw the line. The Great Debaters Debate is an acquired and mostly environment skill for me. I will debate nonsensical and trivial matter with my friends ( such as whether monkeys in a […]
Atomic Dawn
Hey Y’all, Max Here. I did not go on the New Mexico field study so my post wont be quite as colourful as some of my peers. However, I have done quite a bit of work and research over the last month or so and I think it’s safe to say I know a lot […]
Tpol: 2023
TPOL: 2023 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 my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for […]
Lies and Incongruences Post
Hey Y‘all, Max here. Lies and Incongruences is the last project this year for humanities 10. As you may or not have been able to tell from the project name, this project was focused on the mistreatment of First Nations and Indigenous populations in Canada. Of course PLP has done a few projects on somewhat […]
Why the Juno Beach Centre should be preserved or why it shouldn’t
Hey Y’all, Max here. Juno Beach is the smallest beach on the 80-odd kilometre beach strip that makes up Normandy Beach. During the Second World War it was an important turning point in the conflict known as D-Day, where Normandy Beach was attacked by the Allies in an attempt to liberate and reclaim France, and […]
PLP 10 Florida Trip – Power of Imagination
Hey Y’all, Max here. Today in this post I’ll be talking about our latest PLP field school to DisneyWorld, Florida, and the projects that came with it. This field school was the first international trip my PLP year has been on. We would have gone to Oregon in grade 8, but that was canceled because […]