Esther’s Insights

Marketing Me! 💼

Do you know what you want to do when you grow up? If you are already grown up, then let me ask you; Have you always known what you wanted to do? I am currently at that point in my life where I am expected to know what career path I want to pursue after…

Save Juno Beach! 🪖

‘What role did the conflict of World War II play in shaping Canadian Identity?’ That was the driving question for this project. Last year in PLP 9 we learned about the conflicts in World War I and the role that Canada played in it. This year we moved on to the story of World War…

Atomic Habits Artifact ⚛️

“How Can Small Changes in My Habits Shape My Success This Year and Beyond?” That was our driving question for this project in Careers. This entire class, as well as the topic of this project was very new to me. Careers is a new class that was added into our grade 10 curriculum, just for…

Why Does the World Need More Canada? 🇨🇦

Long time no see everyone! This is the first blog post I have written in quite a while, and it feels Goode to be back! Over the past few weeks in grade 10 PLP, we have been focusing on answering the driving question “Why does the world need more Canada?” The end product to answer…

My Transitional Presentation of Learning 2024! 🗓️

POL 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…

Spring Exhibition 2024: WWI Con 🪖

It is finally that time of year! It’s time for Spring Exhibition 2024! The project that we presented at our spring exhibition this year was all based on World War 1. Our driving question for this project was, “How can I create a graphic novel that accurately depicts an event from WWI?” Obviously at the…

In the Name of Nationalism 🏁

Have you ever wondered how your country became the way it is today? Well I have, and in this unit I was given the opportunity to find out. As soon as spring break was over, a new unit had begun for us PLP students. This unit was all about Nationalism. You’re probably thinking ‘What the…

Rise of the Franken-Stuffies! 🧟‍♀️

Rise of the Franken-Stuffies! That was the name of the project that PLP 9 has been working on for the past few weeks. In my opinion this was one of the most fun project that we have ever done. Our driving question for this project was, ‘How can we as writers, make our message clear…

Destination Imagination 2024!🚀

Communication, Confidence, Teamwork, and Creativity. Those are just some of the skills that I could use some practice in. I learned this during the long and grueling process of a little thing called Destination Imagination, or DI. Since December, the entirety of PLP 8, 9, and 10 has been sorted into teams to compete against…