What an adventure! I have now made it through two Exhibitions and each one was an experience to remember. If you dont know about my first Exabition, click here to read the post. The first one was in winter, hence the name “Winter Exabition” and the second one was considered the “Spring Exabition” which we rapped […]
PLP 8
Every Object Tells a Story
As you probably know from my other posts, The last term or our year was spent at home. Due to the COVID pandemic schools have been shut down since the end of march. I originally thought that we would have just a much longer summer but that was not the case for long. By the […]
The Road Trip of Of A Lifetime
A dream come true I would say. Ever since I moved from California in 2012 I have always wanted to take a trip down the west coast. Surfing has always been an interest of mine and being able to surf everyday at some of the best surf spots in the world would be amazing. In […]
TPOLS, an Online Journey
Driving Question: Why do you feel you are ready to advance to the next grade level? It’s been a long time coming. It’s been nearly 10 months since I first stepped into the PLP classroom and the amount that has changed since then is uncanny. I have not only got comfortable with high school but […]
Covid Through The Eyes Of A Camera
Photo journalism has always been extremely crucial for documenting history. Whether it be historic moments in time or messages that cannot be explained with words, the power of a photograph is undeniable. Currently we are witnessing a very historic event that has made up most of 2020. COVID-19 has had a detrimental effect on humanity […]
The Golden Age of Exploration and Disease
As you know from my “Witness to History” post, history comes in all forms. From the first man on the moon, all the way to the pandemic we are facing today, what makes something historically significant varies. Most history is documented in some way, whether it be a photograph or through art, or even stories […]
A Virtual DI Experience
https://youtu.be/doTg5eaQ_gM Destination Imagination 2020 has come to an end, not the first but second time. The news came out that provincials was canceled due to Covid 19 nearly at the start of our spring break. I was disappointed that we would not be able to show our improvements at the provincial DI tournament. After […]
A Tournament To Remember
Finally! After weeks of hard work and some sacrificing of after school hours, the Destination Imagination regionals tournament has arrived and passed. I could write a whole post about what DI is but to make it easier for you just click right here to learn all about it. For this project our driving question and cor […]
Change, Change, and More Change.
One month ago today we began our fourth humanities project this year. For this project we incorporated two focuses that shared a comm0n trait. Change. One of the two factors of this project was the renaissance which might have held the biggest change Europe had faced. The other factor was our transition from grade 7 […]
The Ultimate Design Challenge
A dream come true I would say. Being able 3D print an object of your choice that you get to make all by yourself was terrific. Just the feeling of working incredibly hard on designing an object and knowing that you’ll be able to have a physical replica of it is pretty cool. Having access […]