by Petra Willemse | Dec 17, 2019 | Coding, PLP 10, PLP 11, PLP 12, PLP 8, PLP 9
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code”, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to...
by Petra Willemse | Sep 5, 2019 | PLP 10, PLP 11, PLP 12, PLP 8, PLP 9, Professional Development
At the start of the 2018 school year, PLP added something new to its design: a course called Personal Growth Plan or PGP for short. This credit course, which meets outside the timetable, came about for a variety of reasons, but mostly based on the requests we heard...
by Petra Willemse | Mar 7, 2019 | PLP 10, PLP 11, PLP 8, PLP 9, Recognition
The Performance Learning Program (PLP) at Seycove Secondary has been honoured to receive official designation as an Apple Distinguished School! Applying to be an Apple Distinguished School is by invitation only and is only given for a term of three years, so when...
by Petra Willemse | Mar 7, 2019 | PLP 10, PLP 8, PLP 9, Recognition
We were excited and thrilled this week to see PLP students Kira (PLP 8), Sam (PLP 9), and Emily (PLP 10) featured as guest bloggers on the The Edublogger’s site! So how did this awesome opportunity come about? This past fall, PLP students from grades 8 to 10...
by Petra Willemse | Jan 11, 2019 | Everyone Can Create, Photo, PLP 8
As we hinted at in the Everyday Object post, PLP 8 just completed a major project on world religions called Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door. For this project, student investigate how is a religion’s worldview represented in the real world? We investigate this thoroughly in...
by Petra Willemse | Nov 20, 2018 | Everyone Can Create, Photo, PLP 8
As we continue working in the Everyone Can Create Photo Guide, the PLP students are building their understanding of the still image from everyday objects and moving into Chapter 2: Portraits. This chapter of the book we started by reviewing the skills together as a...
