Have you ever made a publicly available podcast? Me neither—until our class took on the project Peas in a Pod(cast)! The goal of this project was to answer the question: “How do I craft the story of my learning?” After some delays thanks to DI, we finally got started. Our task was to choose a personal experience to turn into a podcast episode. I decided to share a couple of close encounters with bears at…
“If everyone was listening, you know There’d be a chance that we could save the show Who’ll be the last clown To bring the house down Oh no, please no, don’t let the curtain fall” -If Everyone Was Listening, Supertramp Hi everyone! In our latest Humanities project, our class put together a parody of Romeo and Juliet, and here’s what happened. At first, I was a bit nervous about performing in front of an audience,…
Ever wondered what an Archeologist does in an urban environment like New Westminster? Well, in our latest PGP project, that’s what I found out. We had the opportunity to job shadow a career of our choosing to answer the question “How can learning from others’ career journeys help us shape our own?” To begin the project, we were tasked with reaching out to someone in a career you may be interested in. I emailed around…
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 my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner. VMV reflection For my VMV, my focus…
It’s that time of year again, where creativity blossoms and collaboration abounds. It’s Destination Imagination time! This year, I was put in a Scientific group. Let’s talk about it. Creative Process The Scientific Challenge was to create a story about humans going to a planet and realizing they aren’t alone. This had to include research on the planet, a scientific demonstration, a technobabble depicter, and two team choice elements. My group consisted of hard working…
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Money/It’s a crime/Share it fairly, but don’t take a slice of my pie/Money/So they say/Is the root of all evil today/But if you ask for a rise no surprise that their giving none away”-Pink Floyd, Money Hi everyone! For our latest PGP project we learned about money and how to make and save it. Here are some activities we did: Investopedia Reflection Investopidia is a stock market simulation. We were tasked with making as…
“The gardener plants an evergreen Whilst trampling on a flower I chase the wind of a prison ship To taste the sweet and sour” – The Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson, 1969 Hi everyone! Our latest project in Humanities focused on the wrongs of Canada’s past and how they must not be forgotten and repeated. To make people remember these injustices, we created miniature memorials symbolizing our group’s injustice. My group was assigned…
“Oh, won’t you sign up your name? We’d like to feel you’re acceptable Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable”-The Logical Song, Supertramp The Goal The goal of our most recent PGP project was to answer the question “How might I present my passions, strengths, and learning to the world?” To help us figure this out, we made multiple pieces of media like a business card, resume, and booth which we would be presenting at the Winter…
“Haven’t you heard/it’s a battle of words/the poster bearer cried/listen, son/said the man with the gun/there’s room for you inside”-Pink Floyd, Us and Them The Second World War is such an incredibly fascinating and complex topic that has shaped the modern world in profound ways. From the rise of Fascism across Europe and Asia, to the devastating consequences of the first atomic bomb, and even the unsettling parallels we can draw between the events…
“I kicked the habit/Shed my skin/This is the new stuff/I go dancing in” -Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer Think back to when you were younger. You’ve probably grown a lot since then. Which is why in grade 10, we have a new class: Personal Growth Plan, which illustrates how we have grown and how we can grow in the future. For our very first project in PGP, we read Atomic Habits by James Clear, and answered the…
