Monday 18 March 2013
Action Day
Dear Parents,
Next Thursday, March 21, the grade five students will be participating in Action Day in the basement lobby and the cafeteria.
Action Day is an event that has taken place annually with the goal of explaining world issues the students are studying for Exhibition and sharing how others can help.
The students will be organizing games, selling items, and sharing information. Each game or item is around 500-1,000 won. The students can bring a small amount of money to participate in this event.
Thank you for your support of our students who are taking action.
Thursday 7 March 2013
A week of planning
Hi everyone
This week has been busy with the students deciding on actions to take for Exhibition. We discussed at depth about what is an action and what types of action we knew about. We decided on 4 types of action which we are going to take over the 6 week period.
1. Direct action: which we said was person to person.
2. In direct action: where we would help a group or organization.
3. Advocacy: we plan to raise awareness for our chosen issue.
4. research for action: in depth research about what is really the problem so we can be informed about how to make a difference.
Some fantastic ideas and planning has occurred and the students are really becoming specific on the actions and steps they need to take. Not too much detail from me at this stage as we would like some surprises to share with you on Exhibition evening on the 17th of April.
Enjoy the photos from the week.
Mike.
This week has been busy with the students deciding on actions to take for Exhibition. We discussed at depth about what is an action and what types of action we knew about. We decided on 4 types of action which we are going to take over the 6 week period.
1. Direct action: which we said was person to person.
2. In direct action: where we would help a group or organization.
3. Advocacy: we plan to raise awareness for our chosen issue.
4. research for action: in depth research about what is really the problem so we can be informed about how to make a difference.
Some fantastic ideas and planning has occurred and the students are really becoming specific on the actions and steps they need to take. Not too much detail from me at this stage as we would like some surprises to share with you on Exhibition evening on the 17th of April.
Enjoy the photos from the week.
Mike.
Sunday 3 March 2013
A sharing time
Hi everyone
Last Thursday we had a time of sharing our research and our Inquiry process so far. Students and teachers from other grades came down to see and hear what the students of 5M and 5S have been up to. We have 10 groups studying different areas of interest. The initial research part of the process is over and the students have gained a deeper understanding of what their chosen topic is about. The next step is that the students will decide what to do with this new knowledge, "what else do I want to know and how can I use it to make a difference?"
During the next 2 weeks the student groups will put together an action plan including 'Action Day' and the date for this is next Thursday the 21st of March, from 10:00 till approximately 1:30. This will cover all the lunchtimes of the Elementary and Secondary.
Meanwhile here is a few photos from Thursday.
Mike
Last Thursday we had a time of sharing our research and our Inquiry process so far. Students and teachers from other grades came down to see and hear what the students of 5M and 5S have been up to. We have 10 groups studying different areas of interest. The initial research part of the process is over and the students have gained a deeper understanding of what their chosen topic is about. The next step is that the students will decide what to do with this new knowledge, "what else do I want to know and how can I use it to make a difference?"
During the next 2 weeks the student groups will put together an action plan including 'Action Day' and the date for this is next Thursday the 21st of March, from 10:00 till approximately 1:30. This will cover all the lunchtimes of the Elementary and Secondary.
Meanwhile here is a few photos from Thursday.
Mike
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