on Why do politics matter and why should you bother? That’s the question we were working towards finding an answer to in our most recent Humanities project titled “Who cares and why bother?” This project centred around politics, the structure of the Canadian government, and why young people should be involved in the political process. Throughout… Continue Reading 🗳️ Why do politics matter and why should you bother?
on In this project we learned about the art of debate… and then had an actual debate in front of an audience at the PLP winter exhibition 2023! I got the opportunity to debate the important topic of economic growth vs. the environment. Be It Resolved That We Should Sacrifice Economic Growth for the Good of… Continue Reading 🗣️ Words Are Your Weapons | Debate
on “We waited until the blast had passed, walked out of the shelter and then it was entirely solemn. We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent.” – J. Robert Oppenheimer • • • In this project we created an ebook about the… Continue Reading 💣 Destroyer of Worlds | The Manhattan Project
on Welcome back to yet another year of school. I’m in grade 11 now (yes I’m still in denial about that: no way has it been three years of PLP already). This summer I did a lot of online math and french for school (don’t recommend). Thankfully, I also got to go on a camping trip… Continue Reading 🧙♂️ How to Become a PLP Technology Wizard (tips for a grade 8 from a grade 11)
on Welcome! It’s tPOL time of year again. In this post I will be writing about my growth as a learner so far this year. I will then be presenting this post to my parents and a teacher in what we in PLP call a tPOL – Transitional Presentation of Learning – while I talk about… Continue Reading 💭 tPOL 2023
on Howdy! 🤠 In this project we learned about the many ways Canada has mistreated Indigenous People throughout history to the present. Our driving question for this project was: How can art and text reflect both the history and our current place in time? The collage I created for the final product does a wonderful job… Continue Reading 🪶 Collaging from Past to Present (not about the history of collage)
on “The waters of the English Channel and the winds of the Normandy coast have erased the footprints these men left on Juno Beach. But not even the great tides of time can wash away the deep impressions they have made in our national memory, and the chronicle of the free world.” – Prime Minister Paul… Continue Reading 🪖 Footprints in the Sand | WWII
on Welcome! In this project we created a video essay about tourism. While most of PLP 10 went on a field study to Disney World in Florida, some of us stayed behind, myself included. Our driving question was: How do tourist attractions shape and influence the cultural, economic, psychological, and social experiences of visitors? Our final… Continue Reading 🏙️ Vancouver: A super natural place to go? | Vancouver Tourism
on Welcome! It’s mPOL time of year again. In this post I will be writing about my growth as a learner so far this year. I will then be presenting this post to my parents and a teacher in what we in PLP call an mPOL – Midyear Presentation of Learning – while I talk about… Continue Reading 🎙️mPOL 2023
on In fair Seycove Secondary, where we lay our scene… We just finished a project on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” In this project we created a theme book to analyze the play and worked in small groups to film a modern day adaptation of the play. I got the pleasure of working with Makenna, Alicia… Continue Reading 💘 In the Fair Halls of Seycove, Where We Lay Our Scene…