Cats, Mice, and the Holocaust.

This is a blog about the holocaust. Over the past few weeks we’ve been diving into the holocaust; one of the worst, most systematic genocide of an entire group of peoples, purely based on misinformed beliefs. We learned about these events through many different forms of media and formats, including articles, pictures, videos, books, and…

Dictators Don’t Dictate Democracy

Government: the system that dictates our entire lives, yet nobody seems to care. Why is that? Why do so many youth abstain from voting or showing interest in politics, and is there anything we can do to persuade them? These were all the questions that were asked, and hopefully answered, in our latest project all…

Don’t Bring a Sword to a Pen Fight

Hello! If you are a grade 8, click the button below. If you aren’t, then I don’t know what you’re doing here, unless you’re my teacher, in which case you can also click the button. Actually you know what? Anybody can press the button. I won’t judge. Welcome back to my blog! If you clicked…

The Importance of the Juno Beach Centre

Juno Beach Centre is a museum and memorial commemorating the lives and sacrifices of Canadian forces on D-day and throughout WW2. In 2020, A proposed luxury condo development would have disrupted and potentially threatened the longevity of the site. However, due to public backlash, the plans were finally canceled, and the French and Canadian Governments…

My Apologies

Apologies are an important part of todays society. It is common place to admit wrong doing towards others as a sign of respect, but what makes an apology good. So often we just say sorry and move on with our lives, only doomed to repeat ourselves as we have not taken meaningful actions to correct…

SHINY!

The allure of gold has been an underlying cause for many of the biggest world events. Included in that is the formation of BC and our new project! I’m back for the new year and our first project is all about the British Columbian gold rushes, as well as the impact they had on the…