Some Cool Thoughts

By Sabrina

How can stories of social activism and change from the past inspire us to create a positive impact in our communities today?

So, during this project, we did stuff. And then after that stuff we did more stuff and that is what this blog post is about. Basically, this project was all about the civil rights movement in the U.S and how… Continue Reading →

How are you going to use your remaining months in high school to set you up for success in September 

  So, what the heck is going on with my VMV?  To quickly summarize what this is if you are really confused, my VMV are goals that I created at the start of the year in order to become a… Continue Reading →

How Has the Feminist Movement Impacted Members of Our Society?

When I asked to make a cumulative chart on what I know about feminism, this is what I created, I know, extremely sad. After almost 12 years in school and 17 as a women, this the extent of my knowledge…. Continue Reading →

Why is horror such an effective way to reflect and comment on our society?

Introduction  Imagine that in a week you have to write a long, detailed reflection and you have forgotten what heck happened in this project. This is me currently. Writing a blog post right after Winter Break really wasn’t the best… Continue Reading →

How Can Art Shine a Spotlight on the Dark Sections of our Society?

Introduction Hey everyone, it’s been a while since I’ve made another blog post. This project was all about using conceptual art to shine a light on dark or bad sections of our society. It was a really interesting journey and… Continue Reading →

2024 Spring Exhibition

Welcome! Today I shall enlighten you all with my Spring Exhibition experience. This exhibition was quite rushed compared to previous ones. We had around a week and a half to get our products and group ready for this presentation, thus… Continue Reading →

Cat and Maus

How can multi-modal communication enhance our ability to humanize and understand complex issues? This project we learned all about the Holocaust through many different ways and eventually created a product about a certain Upstander. This project taught me quite a… Continue Reading →

T-POL 2024

How can you showcase evidence to demonstrate that PLP Success Behaviours have prepared you to advance to the next grade? T-POL  “Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am… Continue Reading →

How has fear been used as a political, defensive, and cultural tool to shape our society?

The Cold War, what is it exactly? That is what I learned in this super cool and epic project. Before, I knew generally what the Cold War was, however, I didn’t really know many of the specific events that happened… Continue Reading →

Who Cares, Why Bother?

Politics, the one subject you don’t ask strangers about. Before this project, I didn’t know anything about the structure of the Canadian government and had little interest in the Canadian  government as a whole. I believe that this government change… Continue Reading →

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