When you think of October you typically think of spooky things, like ghosts, goblins, and of course, monsters! So it is only fitting that the main project focus of the month has to do with one of the most famous monsters in history, Frankenstein. In order for us to learn about adaptation, natural regions, and […]
Frankenstuffie Logs Log 1 Day 30 of Spritynn I feel like I’m forgetting something. Something kinda important. Oh well, can’t be bothered with that right now. This is it, the big day, the day I will finally prove myself to Ma and Da. In case anyone else is reading this, allow me to introduce myself. […]
High school is the time that most people begin to start thinking about their careers, but many don’t have a clue what they will actually entail. What degree will needed to be gotten? What smaller duties does the career entail? What specific skills and abilities are needed? Well, the school system has come up with […]
Hi, my name is Emily. I’m in grade 10 at Seycove Secondary, and am in a program known as PLP, or the Performance Learning Program. This is a program focused on incorporating technology and project based learning into school, and giving students the chance to share their work with the world. That’s what this blog […]
When you ask a kid why they are excited for high school science class, they will usually say labs, fire, and explosions! This is definitely something I have been looking forward to and have enjoyed doing, but before we can get into the more dangerous stuff, we need to learn about LAB SAFTEY! (pause for […]
A new school year has just begun, and everyone is getting back into the normal routine. Classes are starting, people are signing up for activities, and PLP is heading off to Calgary, you know, the typical stuff. The reason for this is because each year, our teachers take us on a field study or two […]
Last year around March, our PLP 8 class participated in a contest run by the government organization Heritage Canada, known as the Here’s My Canada contest. This is an annual contest that encourages Canadian citizens young and old to share what Canada means to them through a media form of their choice. Being in a technology […]
It’s finally here, the last week of school. Blue Sky has concluded, Scimathics is coming to an end, and now all that’s left to do is reflect on this amazing year and begin preparing for the next. I feel, that over the course of the last 10 months, I have developed many different skills and […]
Last night was the biggest night for PLP students of the year. It is the time when grade 8’s, 9’s, and 11’s come together and present amazing works of creation and invention that they have developed over the course of two months. That’s right, I’m talking about the Blue Sky Exhibition. Every year, all PLP […]
Look Listen and Learn: The first phase of the launch cycle is to look, listen, and learn. This is the phase where you understand the basics of something by observing and listening. Although our Blue Sky unit only officially started about a month ago, this phase of the launch cycle actually began last year before […]
