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 What is Article 15 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)? Watch the video below to find out! Thank you to Faith for helping voice this video! • • • Article 15 outlines that Indigenous people and their culture have the right to be represented in ways that are positive, respectful… Continue Reading 🇺🇳 UNDRIP Article 15 – Explained by Puppet Pals
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 Join us as we learn about our journey to a sustainable future in the urgent battle against climate change. Discover the latest technological innovations, local and youth initiatives, the role of nature, and the power of community. With insightful interviews and inspiring stories, each episode offers a unique perspective on this pressing issue, as we… Continue Reading 🎙️ The Climate Countdown Podcast
on I’m losing money to the stock market… fast. Welcome back folks… to yet another blog post. We just finished both our year-end spring exhibition and our PGP project about finances, both of which I’ll be reflecting on in this post. Finances The first thing we did for finances was to plan how much it… Continue Reading 💵 Spring Exhibition 2023 + PGP Finances
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 Why should we hire you? – Every hiring manager ever In this post I’ll be reflecting on the work we did in our PGP (Personal Growth Plan) class (essentially careers class but PLP). Specifically I’ll be focusing on the work we did to market ourselves to… Continue Reading 🪪 Marketing ME