Inquiry: Our Systems, Our World, Ourselves Big ideas: We have dived deeply into the Apply phase of our inquiry. After a discussion about the journey our inquiry has taken and the possibilities that exist, the students were given the opportunity to nominate for one of two project group options. The students submitted their nomination via […]
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Inquiry: Our Systems, Our World, Ourselves Big ideas: As we wrap up the Expand phase of our inquiry, students are beginning to consider the different ways they can apply their learning in new contexts. Moving towards publishing their indigenous species reports they are considering the ways they can support the survival of their focus plants
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Inquiry: Our Systems, Our World, Ourselves New big ideas: Initial big idea: “A system set of parts working together or interconnected to form a complex whole.” As a neighbourhood we are continuing to move through the Expand phase of our inquiry. The students have begun the term by enthusiastically engaging with our current big ideas
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Our developing inquiry into systems begins to deepen. As a neighbourhood we have delved further into how trees are part of an intricate system, how ecosystems are complex wholes containing many small parts and the many other ways in which we interact with systems in our daily lives. In the lead up to our Mothers’
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In 3/4N2 it is all systems go. In workshops this week the neighbourhood has begun to think both collectively and individually about one of our big ideas, that systems are interconnected. In small groups the students responded to the question, “What is a system? After some rich discussions the students then shared their developing ideas
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This semester there have been many moments when we felt gratitude to other people in our community. When we express our gratitude it improves our wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around us. After taking some time to reflect and ponder, these are a few heartwarming examples: Ivy: Ayshe and I are making a surprise
Welcome to the ¾ NH2 blog post for Week 6: How can camp help us learn more about ourselves as a community? As you know, camp is coming up next week and lots of people are very excited about it. We are going to Camp Weekaway on Monday for 3 days and 2 nights. Reminder
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This year, our inquiry is helping us better understand ideas of wellbeing, community and inclusion. Learning about the power of ‘yet’ connects to our inquiry because if our community embraces the power of ‘yet’, we can work together to have a growth mindset. If we are trying to do something that we can’t do yet,
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Welcome to ¾ NH2’s final blog post for this term. Over the last 2 weeks, we were inspired by some of the themes in Harmony Week which lead to discussions about stopping racism. We learnt that it was also a week to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We learnt that
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