Another SLC?! Isn’t this like the fifth one now? Oh well, let’s get this show on the road. This year so far has brought about personal growth as a student. I have undergone learning, ranging from historical events to skills I can use throughout my…
The Battle of Ortona was a week of intense close combat fighting between Canadian and German soldiers that lasted from December 20th to the 28th, 1943. For the Canadian soldiers, this gruesome battle was the bloodiest conflict of the Italian Campaign to date. The enticing…
The Second World War was a war fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and, during much of the 1930s and 1940s, in Asia. The war in Europe began in earnest on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, and concluded…
After the brutal First World War, soldiers were eager and ready to return to their beautiful homes in Canada. With the emerging new identity Canada had recived in the war, life after the war was imagined to be perfect. The true reality of post-war Canada was…
Throughout the first term of school, our class has examined and picked apart the First World War. Through numerous assignments, all challenging our thinking through inquiry questions and deeper meanings, our class has achieved a strong understanding of the First World War. As the end…
Being a student at Seycove Secondary School, I was gratefully given the decision to join the Performance Learning Program in my grade nine year. The Performance Learning Program is a program that integrates project based learning into the classroom, and utilizes iPads to immensely greaten…
The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax early in the morning of December 6th, 1917. It was caused by two large freighter ships, the Mont Blanc and the SS IMO, crashing into each other in the passageway of the Halifax harbour. The devastation caused by…
The soldiers fighting for their country and putting their lives on the line everyday during World War I went through unimaginable pain and hardship. Many of these soldiers went through each and every single…
This year will be my third year part of this program, and a staple in PLP (Performance Learning Program)are the field studies. Last year our class flew down to the Deep South for an in depth look into the Civil Rights Movement, and I experienced…
Who started the First World War? Serbian nationalism and expansionism were profoundly disruptive forces and Serbian backing for the Black Hand terrorists was extraordinarily irresponsible. These actions done by Serbia caused a ripple effect in all European countries, which eventually caused the First World War….