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Action Blog Post #7- Final Reflection On Park Clean-Ups

Throughout my action project, I faced a number of challenges that tested my patience, preparation, and flexibility. One of the biggest challenges was scheduling. Many of my friends and family were busy with graduation and other commitments, which made it hard to find someone to join me. When that happened, […]

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Action Blog Post #5- Rocky Point Park Clean-Up

For my action project so far, I went to Rocky Point Park to pick up litter. This time, I went with my two friends, Sydney and Chenoa, because all of our schedules weren’t as busy as last time. I went out on Wednesday evening, and the weather was hot and […]

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Action Blog Post #4: Mundy Park Clean-Up

For my action project so far, I went to Mundy Park to pick up litter. This time, I went on my own since I wasn’t able to find someone to join me. I went out on Saturday evening, and the weather was beautiful. I ended up staying for a couple […]

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Action Blog Post #3- Mariner Park Clean-Up

So far for my action project, I completed a park clean-up at Mariner Park. I invited my cousin Emaan to join me, and together we spent around two hours walking around the park collecting litter on Tuesday evening. One success I had with this action project was finding a lot […]

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Action Blog Post #2 – Planning Park-Clean Ups

For my action project this semester, I plan to organize a series of park clean-ups. The parks I will focus on include Mundy Park, Stanley Park, and Mariner Park. My goal is to contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment by removing as much litter as possible from these natural spaces. […]

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Action Blog Post #1- SDG 15 (Life On Land)

My 3 most important values are reliability, personal growth, and opportunity.  My least 3 important values are community, power, and tradition. I mostly agree with these results. My most significant values are correct because I believe it’s essential to rely on others and be someone they can depend on. I […]

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Action Blog Post #7 Reflecting On Volunteering At A School

Throughout this action project, I encountered several challenges but successfully overcame each one. One of the first difficulties was engaging with the third-grade students, as they were initially shy and hesitant to talk to someone new. To overcome this, I stayed positive, maintained a warm and welcoming smile, and initiated […]

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Action Blog Post #5- Third Visit Of Classroom Volunteering

For my action project, I returned to my elementary school, Ranch Park, to volunteer in Mrs. Menard’s class for the third time. This time, I assisted grade three students with their Daily 3 assignment again, which included reading, writing, and vocabulary activities on their iPads. We also watched an important […]

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Action Blog Post #4 Classroom Volunteering

I went to my elementary school, Ranch Park, to volunteer in Mrs. Menard’s class again for my action project. This time, I helped the grade three students with their Daily 3 assignment, which consists of reading, writing, and vocabulary on their iPads. I also signed their planners at the end […]

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Action Blog Post #3 Volunteering At A School

With my action project so far, I have volunteered at Ranch Park Elementary School. I was supposed to volunteer at my old middle school; however, I decided to help in a different environment to gain new experiences. I helped out in Mrs.Menard’s grade 3 class. I went last week on […]

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Action Blog Post #2

I plan to return to my previous middle school to assist students in a class. I’ve decided to visit Hillcrest Middle School multiple times this semester. I am going to start this project by emailing my previous teacher and discussing my idea with her. I already did this action project […]

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Action Blog Post #1

My 3 most important values are risk, reliability, and equality.  My 3 least important values are tradition, leadership, and power.  I somewhat agree with my results. I believe all of my important values were correct. This is because I believe it is crucial to take risks to become a better […]

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About Me-Mahdiya

Hi everyone! My name is Mahdiya Adnan and I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary in BC, Canada. This is my fourth year taking this Social Responsibility class. I am 17 years old and my favourite subject is English 12 because I love to write. I […]

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Action Blog Post #7 Pt.2

I have faced multiple challenges, but I have overcame each one while doing my action project of park clean-ups. One obstacle I faced was picking up the litter effectively because I was only wearing gloves and each time I had to bend down to pick a piece up. I overcame […]

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Action Blog Post #5 Pt.2

For my action project, I recently conducted another park clean-up, this time at Semiahmoo Park. I executed my project twice last week, spending about an hour each day on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, right after my practice. On the first day, my brother joined me, and on the second day, […]

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Action Blog Post #4 Pt.2

So far with my action project, I have been able to do another park clean-up. I implemented my project last week at a park around Surrey Christian Secondary School. I went out after practice on Tuesday during the evening; however, this time I had to go without my family and […]

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Action Blog Post #3 Part 2

With my action project so far I did a park clean-up around a school named Pacific Academy. I invited my dad and brother to help me collect garbage. We walked around for 1 hour picking up litter on Tuesday evening after my practice. One success I had was good weather […]

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Action Blog Post #2 Pt.2

1.) For my action project this semester I plan to do park clean-ups. The parks I will pick up garbage from are Blackie Spit Park, Semiahmoo Park, and Redwood Park. Most of these parks are in Surrey because that’s where my basketball practices will be and it will be easier […]

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Acton Blog Post#1 Pt.2

My 3 most important values are reliability, personal growth, and opportunity.  My least 3 important values were community, power, and tradition. I somewhat agree with these results. I believe my most significant values were correct because I believe it is crucial to be able to rely on and be relied on […]

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Action Blog Post#7

I have faced multiple challenges, but I have overcame each one while doing my action project of park clean-ups. One obstacle I faced was picking up the litter effectively because I was only wearing gloves and each time I had to bend down to pick a piece up. I overcame […]

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Action Blog Post #5

With my action project, I have done five park clean-ups in total. The latest time I went to implement my project was a week ago at Town Center Park. I went out on Saturday afternoon and brought my whole family along to cover more ground in less time. We stayed […]

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Action Blog Post #4

So far with my action project, I have been able to do another park clean-up. I implemented my project last weekend at Mundy Park. I went out on both Saturday and Sunday during the evening; however, this time I had to go without my friends. Both days I stayed out […]

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Action Blog Post #3

With my action project so far I did a park clean-up in Mariner Park. I invited my friend Sydney to help me collect garbage. We walked around for 1 hour picking up litter on Saturday morning. One success I had with this action project was finding a lot of garbage. […]

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Action Blog Post #2

1.) For my action project this semester I plan to do park clean-ups. The parks I will pick up garbage from are Mundy Park, Stanley Park, and Mariner Park. The goal of my project is to make the environment a better place by picking up as much litter as possible. […]

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Blog Post #1

My 3 most important values are risk, reliability, and equality.  My 3 least important values are tradition, leadership, and power.  I somewhat agree with my results. I believe all of my important values were correct. This is because I believe it is crucial to take risks to become a better […]

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About Me

Hey everyone! My name is Mahdiya Adnan, and I am currently a grade eleven student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary. This is my third year taking this Social Responsibility class. The reason I keep taking this class is because I want to keep making a difference in my community. Also, I want […]

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Action Blog Post #7 Pt.2

1.) a.) I have faced and overcome multiple challenges during my action project of volunteering at different schools. One obstacle I faced was walking around Hillcrest Middle School to help in various classes because I had a sprained knee. I overcame this by doing stretches for my leg and taking […]

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Action Blog Post #5

So far in my action project, I have gone to Hillcrest Middle School on November 23rd to volunteer since it was Pro D Day at my school. I had the opportunity to help in Mrs. Carston’s grade 7/8 class, a Home Ec class, and a P.E. class. In Mrs. Carston’s […]

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Action Blog Post #4 Pt. 2

With my action project so far, I have actually been given the opportunity to attend Ranch Park Elementary School to help out in my friend’s mom’s third-grade class. I’ve volunteered at the school twice, spending about an hour and a half on each visit. I was able to play entertaining games […]

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Action Blog Post #3 Pt.2

So far with my action project, I have visited Hillcrest Middle School for the third time to volunteer in classrooms. I have primarily assisted in Mrs. Carston’s class, but I have also provided support in other grades 7 and 8 classes. During my most recent visit, I helped with subjects […]

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Action Blog Post #2 Pt.2

The action I plan on doing is returning to my previous middle school to assist students in a class. I’ve decided to visit Hillcrest Middle School three times this semester. I am continuing this project by staying in touch with the previous teacher whose class I’ve been mainly helping at. All that […]

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Blog Post #1 Pt. 2

My 3 most important values are risk, reliability, and justice.  My 3 least important values are tradition, spiritual growth, and community.  I mainly agree with these results. However, I don’t think spiritual growth would be one of my least important values because I believe that growing your mindset is a […]

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Action Blog Post #7

1 a.) I have faced multiple obstacles while doing this action project; however, I have been able to overcome each one! One challenge I faced was when I was marking English tests because I wasn’t always able to read a student’s writing and I wasn’t always sure if the teacher would […]

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Action Blog Post 5

1.) So far with my action project, I have visited Hillcrest Middle School twice to volunteer in a class. I have helped out in multiple subjects like PE, Math, French, and more. Also, I have helped out a couple of different teachers as well. Furthermore, I have planned to go […]

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Action Blog Post #4

1.) I returned to Hillcrest Middle School as part of my action project to assist in a classroom again. This time, in addition to spending the entire day helping Mrs. Carston’s class, I also visited other teachers throughout the school to help them. I spent the morning interacting with the […]

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Action Blog Post #3

1.) So far in my action project, I have gone to Hillcrest Middle School on November 9th to volunteer. I had the opportunity to help Mrs. Carston’s grade 7/8 class. To help in school-related activities, I had to fill out a volunteer form and submit it to the office. I […]

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Blog Post #2-Action Project

1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. The action I plan on doing is returning to my previous middle school to assist students in a class. I’ve decided to visit Hillcrest Middle School a few times this semester on days […]

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Blog Post #1

My 3 most important values are reliability, personal growth and opportunity.  My least 3 important values were community, power and tradition. I somewhat agree with these results. I believe my most significant values were correct because I believe it is crucial to be able to rely on and be relied on […]

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About Me-Mahdiya Adnan

Hey everyone! My name is Mahdiya Adnan and I am in grade 10. I attend Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and this is my second year in Social Responsibility. I can’t wait to learn new things, play a part in helping our community, and make new friends this year.  Basketball […]

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Action Blog Post # 7 Pt.2

1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? During our action project, my partner and I faced a number of obstacles. One of the challenges was actually identifying a large number of people in downtown […]

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Action Blog Post #5 Pt.2

1.) My partner and I traveled downtown POCO by ourselves to distribute our care packages, which included water bottles and granola bars. First and foremost, we offered the care packages we produced last week, and then we purchased additional sweets from a nearby grocery and handed them out as well […]

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Action Blog Post #4 Pt.2

1.) My partner and I have begun to put together care packages. We went to Walmart and bought essential items people experiencing homelessness would need. We decided to create two large care packages, one for a man and one for a woman. I was in charge of the female one, […]

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Blog Post #3 Pt. 2

1.) This semester, my partner and I will head downtown with Kristi Blakeway to assist individuals experiencing homelessness. Since we all had busy schedules last semester, we only got to go out and do the action element of the project once. This time though, we’re going to make sure we get […]

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Action Post #2 (Pt.2)

Kristi Blakeway has been contacted by a friend and I about engaging in “Project HELLO” again. This is a program in which she seeks to influence people’s attitudes toward homeless people. She wants to dispel prejudices and gain a better understanding of their life. I’m in communication with her right […]

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Action Blog Post 1 (Pt.2)

1.) What are your 3 most important values and your 3 least important values?  3 Most Important Values: Risk, Justice, Reliability                                                              […]

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Action Blog Post 7

1.) What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? My partner and I overcame a number of challenges during our action project. One of the obstacles was actually getting downtown to aid those who were homeless since both of us, as well […]

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Action Blog Post #5

1.) So far, my partner and I are discussing possible dates with Kristi to help the homeless as part of our action project. We were supposed to go make care packages to distribute during the holiday, but due to our hectic schedules, we were unable to complete that plan. However, […]

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Action Blog Post 4

With my current action project, I went out for the first time and actually put my action plan in motion. On Saturday, November 13th, my partner and I went downtown with Kristy Blakeway to help the homeless. On the way there, we saw a lot of poverty and people struggling […]

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Action Blog Post #3

1.) I’m currently discussing dates with Kristy Blakeway to take less fortunate people out to lunch and learn more about their stories for my action project. My friend and I are communicating with her through messages and we are discussing potential ways to assist the homeless, and are attempting to set dates and locations. We’re hoping to help the homeless […]

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Step Two Action Post:

My friend and I have approached Kristy Blakeway about participating in “Project HELLO.” Which is a campaign in which she hopes to change people’s perceptions of the homeless. She wants to put an end to stereotypes and learn more about their lives. I’m currently in contact with her and discussing […]

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Step One Action Post: Values Activity & Aligning this with Global Millennium Goals

  The 3 most important values I discovered were justice, reliability, and compassion. The 3 least important values I got were power, tradition, and spiritual growth.  I agree with the majority of the results I received after completing the value evaluation. I think the statements were good since I agree with the majority […]

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About Me- Mahdiya Adnan

Hey everyone, my name is Mahdiya Adnan. I am currently a grade nine student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary. My favourite classes are P.E and Business 9. Some of my passions include playing basketball and traveling. I also enjoy listening to music and my favourite music genre is rap. In […]

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