Throughout the BC First Peoples course, we’ve had a very diverse curriculum, covering from open ended research projects to anthropological ways of thinking. The last few months have been spent putting that all together, as we did a case study on one of the most high-profile topics in reconciliation: Haida Gwaii. But not only did…
Apathetic Effort, TPOL Grade 11
“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…
“AP Calculus BC Blog post”
The other day, I solved my first non-elementary integral. ∫0x sin(x2) dx The expression f(x) = sin(x2) is a very simple function, but what makes it special is that it has no elementary antiderivative, which makes integrating it very difficult. The solution involves making an infinitely accurate polynomial series approximation of sin(x), then substituting x…
Thinking Isn’t Enough
Writing isn’t something that has a formula that can be followed, at least not precisely. It’s built up of multiple skills, all of which are best learned by practicing. So in this three week project about writing, we did just that. We practiced skills. But out of everything, the thing that stuck out to me…
What Makes Someone Indigenous?
There are loads of questions with correct answers, and equally many words with absolute definitions. But some questions, even as simple as they are, just can’t seem to be answered uniformly. Like what does it mean to be indigenous? Is it ancestry? Is it cultural understanding? Is it having official government status? In this BC…
MPOL 2025 (Grade 11)
Hello, and welcome to my mid-year presentation of learning. “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…
The Cultural Sweet-Spot Between a “Mosaic” and “Melting pot”.
Art is one of the most objective pieces of culture out there. It’s seen differently across most cultures, and varies across an entire spectrum of seriousness. Some art has thousands of years worth of meaning, and some means nothing at all. Even the ideas of colour theory, contrast, and the psychology of art are based…
If you want to convince close-minded people, give them a way to benefit.
Hi! Welcome back to BC First Peoples! In this post I will summarize the project I worked on in December. It was a month-long group project called “Reconcili-Action!”, where each group explored a unique topic related to reconciliation, with the aim of highlighting how everyday people can take defined actions towards reaching state of reconciliation.…
Most People are Deaf in the Eyes of Justice
Rights are never truly thought about until they’re removed. And it’s simple why that is. The idea of human rights comes from the expectations that a human should be granted, which is why when people have them, they don’t think twice. They’re the norm. But the moment the things that are be expected to be…
What Goes on Under the Surface (TPol 2024)
Hello, my name is Daniel Boglari, and welcome to my end of year presentation of learning. I’d just like to say that this is going to be a little different than other presentations you may have watched, and this might be quite unexpected for some of you, especially my parents. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget…