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 Welcome! PLP 10 returned to Loon Lake (a beautiful retreat centre in Maple Ridge) this year for a 3 day leadership course. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun, which I’ll be reflecting on in this post. Keep reading for a slideshow at the end with a bunch of photography I did… Continue Reading 🧗🏻 Loon Lake Leadership Retreat
on In this project we learned a bunch about movies, from history to practical skills. I’ll start with the first skill then work my way down past some banana madness, all the way to the grand finale involving a wizard, a penguin and an iPad… Movie history We also learned some movie history. I won’t go… Continue Reading 🍌 From Bananas to Wizards | Vibrant Video
on In this project we learned a lot about how to be our most effective selves by reading the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” by Sean Covey and creating “choice board assessments” to show our understanding of each section in the book. Keep reading for all of my choice boards and accompanying explanations… Continue Reading 7️⃣ Habits of Highly Effective Teens
on It’s Destination Imagination (DI) reflection time of year again! DI is a worldwide non-profit organization whose purpose is to inspire and equip students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders. Students work in teams to solve open-ended challenges that foster their creativity, courage and curiosity. In working to solve our DI challenges, teams… Continue Reading 🥉Destination Imagination 2022: Provincials
on In this project we designed 3D objects that had components maximized for surface area or volume. Our driving questions varied depending on the 3D shape we chose. We (my teammates Teva and Alicia) made this YouTube Video so that you can watch the presentation: My driving question originally was “How can I design a satellite… Continue Reading 🛰 Intergalactic Space Set – 3D Design and Math
on Growth Mindset is a way of thinking. This graphic show the difference between a Fixed and Growth Mindset. Growth Mindset wasn’t a new idea to me, because in the past I’ve done this How to Learn Math: For Students course and used a Mindset Mathematics curriculum, based on Growth Mindset. Some of the ideas that… Continue Reading 🧠 Regrowing My Growth Mindset
on We have arrived: the last post of Student Blogging Challenge 2021! In this post I am going to be reflecting on my achievements and failures over the duration of this challenge. I am the least proud of my “the story of my website” post. Because it was a free choice post I found it difficult to… Continue Reading 🧐 Looking Back: Student Blogging Challenge 2021
on Hello and welcome back to the Student Blogging Challenge 2021! In this post I will be writing about a celebration that my family enjoys every year… Pancake Tuesday. Pancake Tuesday is celebrated 47 days before Easter Sunday. Traditionally Pancake Tuesday was a Christian celebration. It was a day to feast and eat up all… Continue Reading 🥞Pancake Tuesday
on In this post I’m going to teach you one of my favourite iPhone tricks, Back Tap! This post is also for me to practice embedding content as part of the 2021 Student Blogging Challenge. If you have any cool iPhone tricks feel free to tell me about it in the comments! First watch this video… Continue Reading 📲 iPhone Back Tap