Hiroshima by John Hershey is a book that tells Hiroshima from the perspective of 6 civilians. As we read through the book we took detailed notes and had many detailed class disscusions, dissecting the ideas and main points, finding connections to our lives now and trying to understand the legacy of Hiroshima from a new […]
ReconiliACTION: A call for change
As Canadians we need to learn how to meaningfully engage in Reconciliation, you can take small actions to make reconciliation a part of your life and join in the rebuilding of our relationship with Indigenous culture. Throughout this project we learned how we can meaningfully participate in reconciliation and what reconciliation really means What is […]
Tpol 2024, Goodbye Grade 10!
Wow has this been a long year! So much has changed and I feel like I have learned so much more this year than any other year before. “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. […]
My path of self discovery 💡
This project gave me the time and resources I need to get to really know myself on a deeper level. Through out this project I’ve learned so many qualities about myself that have helped me grow my overall confidence in day to day life. Understanding things like my personality type and main features has helped […]
Echoes of Seattle: A PechaKucha Tale
Walking onto the stage, I felt a rush of nerves mixed with excitement. My PechaKucha presentation was about to begin, and I was ready to dove into stories with the audience behind Seattle’s famous music scene. From the grunge sounds of Nirvana to the beginning of Sub Pop Records, and even the Climate Pledge Arena’s […]
Destination imagination 2024
We recently started destination imagination (D.I). Our group name Cataclysmic Catapults. We did many things well, some of the best parts of our overall soloution I would say, the story and the background. The story was clear and easy to follow while also being creative. We also had art as one of our team choice […]
Dear future me…
Who do I want to be? This is a question that doesn’t have one answer. It is a question whose answer will change through time and circumstance. At the moment I live life as a teenager and student. I want to do well in school and have fun with my friends. I want to enjoy this time and […]
Tantalus (Winter Exhibition 2023❄️)
Memorials are used as a public memory, to remember and honor a past event, or influential person. Our class started off this project by discussing some notable memorials and we learned how to analyze the different aspects (size, shape, colours, symbology, placement, location) and thought that went behind the design. Some memorials that we talked […]
New year, New Me!!!
The driving question of the project was “What strategies can I use to maintain balance in my life and support my own well-being?” There are many strategies that I can and do use to balance my life between school assignments, extracurricular activities and leisure time. The first strategy I use is to create a to […]
The truth about the biggest war in modern history!! 🇨🇦
World War II (WWII) was an extremely impactful event for countries all over the world, including Canada. This project we learned about the main events that occurred during WW2 and how Canada contributed to the war efforts of the allies. The final goal of this project was to write an essay on the importance of […]