Hi! This blog post marks the beginning of my and my partner’s, Vicky’s, action project! In brief, we had both decided to give back to our community academically, and help with school or classroom activities and tutoring with a local elementary school as we both had felt strongly about the […]
Hi everyone! I found the values activity to be quite challenging, in my opinion all of the values are important. With that being said my three most important values are equality, freedom, and justice. My three least important values are tradition, power, and spiritual growth. I actually do agree with […]
My name is Bernice Lee and I am currently 14 years old. I live in British Columbia and I attend Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I’d say for my favourite subject, it would be English. Even though I’m actually not all that good at it, I like it simply because […]
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, […]
Hello everyone, as our Ruckle Park social media project comes to a close, I want to reflect on how much we’ve grown, both as a team and personally. This project has been about more than raising awareness; it’s been about learning how to create meaningful change through storytelling and sharing […]
Hi everyone!As our Ruckle Park social media project comes to a close, I want to reflect on how much we’ve grown, both as a team and personally. This project has been about more than raising awareness; it’s been about learning how to create meaningful change through storytelling. Challenges and GrowthOne […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Late on a Friday evening of CAIMUN, I received an emergency text at midnight from one of our delegates, which read, “IT’S AN EMERGENCY.” I was concerned, and when I heard what had […]
Over the course of this second semester, I encountered plenty of challenges in my action including choosing and casting our spring production, having actors drop out of the production and a few rough assemblies, but with the help of the teachers at Charles Best and my crew, I managed to […]
Hi everyone, hope your all doing well our project has kept us quite busy recently so I look forward to updating you on the progress. Where Are We with Our Action? Currently are main goal has been focussing on getting posts up with ruckle park day coming up that has […]
Hi everyone welcome to my blog today I will discuss my full plan for my semester two project. Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start.For my action I have paired up with two of my friends, Eden, and Dara. We plan […]
Hello again, everyone! Welcome back to another update on our Ruckle Park social media project. If you’ve been following our journey, you’ll know we’ve been putting a lot of effort into raising awareness about this beautiful hidden gem in British Columbia. I’m excited to share the progress we’ve made so […]
Hi everyone! Welcome back! The past few weeks have been full of activity as we’ve worked on our project to raise awareness about Ruckle Provincial Park through social media. Our Instagram page is steadily growing, and we’re starting to connect more with the local community. I’m here to share a […]
Hi everyone welcome to blog. Where we are I’ve made some advancements with our project on the museum department which is easier for me to work on than the rest of the group because I have family who lives on the island . The first thing that I have been […]
As of May 29th, I have, with my crew: Since the play closed, we have still been busy, just with a different goal in mind. We are now roughly six months away from our next fall play, which means that we have got to set everything back to a blank […]
As of May 15th, I have, with the help of the cast, crew and my assistant stage manager: We had many successes since April 17th, including having a full run of our spring play Tom Jones. When comparing to last year’s spring play, and our recent fall play, Tom Jones […]
As of April 17th, I have, with the help of my assistant stage manager and crew: We succeeded in multiple ways, made good progress and even completed t-shirt designs in record speed. Tom Jones marked the Best Players’ first foray into online advertisement, with multiple posts and videos made to […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to blog post #3! Our action project centers on increasing awareness of Ruckle Provincial Park through the creation and management of an Instagram page that highlights the park’s historical importance, natural beauty, and role as a valued BC provincial park. By leveraging social media, we […]
Hi again, everyone! Welcome back to another update on our journey with the Ruckle Park social media project. If you’ve been following along, you know that we’ve been working hard to raise awareness about this hidden gem in British Columbia, and I’m excited to share the progress we’ve made so […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back! It’s been a busy few weeks with our project to raise awareness for Ruckle Provincial Park through social media. We’re steadily building up our Instagram page and engaging with the local community. I’m here to give you a quick update on where we stand, some of […]
A combination of Blog-post 3 and 4 What if a car required no license for driving, what would be the immediate effects. In this question I would mainly dwell on the positive impacts as well as the negative ones. Simply because I will get to understand in detail how and […]
I will be continuing Stage Management as my Action this semester. In this second semester, Stage Management will include aiding the cast and crew to put on our spring play. In Alison Stuart’s TEDx talk, “Not All Giving is Good,” she brought up the lesson that to best help a […]
Hello, and welcome back to blog post #2! In a world where acts of giving are often praised without much scrutiny, Alison Stuart’s TEDx talk, “Not All Giving is Good: The Elephant in the Room,” highlights an important truth: not all help is truly helpful. Her message challenges us to […]
Hello, my name is Eden, and welcome to my first blog post of my second project. For this blog post, I will be looking at values and researching United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals! And these are my results My three most important values are: 2. Helping is the act […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) Since my last blog post about my Action, I have attended the final major conference of the year, CAIMUN, as both the Head Delegate of our school’s delegation and as an individual […]
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 […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) Since my last blog post about my Action, I have participated in YLSBCMUN as the Under Secretariat General of Committees, in charge of overseeing the 2 committees that it had, and as […]
Hi and welcome back to my blog. Our action project is focused on raising awareness about Ruckle Provincial Park by creating and managing an Instagram page dedicated to sharing its historical significance, natural beauty, and importance as a BC provincial park. By using social media as a digital platform, we […]
Hi and welcome to my second blog post!…… In a world where acts of giving are often celebrated without question, Alison Stuart’s TEDx talk “Not All Giving is Good: The Elephant in the Room” brings up a powerful point: not all help is helpful. Her message reminds us that before […]
WHAT WOULD BE THE ECONOMIC RESULTS OF A THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES TOGETHER?. Hey everyone welcome to my round one research. THE TRADE LIBERALIZATION. Policies that make an economy open to trade and investment with the rest of the world are needed for sustained economic growth. The evidence on this […]
Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog post, I am going into further details to briefly tell what lies ahead of what could happen if there was no change in the stone age period and if the early man could still be existing. we shall be discussing more as I […]
A people ignore the significance of driving with a valid license, driving without a license might seem like a license is an authorized document that enables one to legally operate an automobile. However some small issue but it comes with a significant risk. You might be wondering what happens if […]
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 […]
Reflections On Teaching Kids About the Environment Reflecting on my experience teaching young students about recycling and environmental protection, I recognize how impactful and enlightening the journey has been. From navigating challenges to witnessing the students’ enthusiasm for learning, this project has deepened my commitment to environmental education. Here are […]
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 […]
Hi everyone, and welcome to my first blog post!My name is Dara, and I’m excited to start sharing my thoughts here. For this first post, I want to talk about my values—what matters most to me and how I see the world. My Top 3 Values My Least Important Values […]
Hello! After breaking down my question in the last post, I decided that firstly I will figure out what’s wrong and what’s causing the problem. That is what I will be discussing in this first round of research. Even though in the future I will be focusing mostly on Vancouver […]
Hello everyone, welcome to my second action blog post, where I will be addressing the following questions: 1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. I started my action in September as the Model United Nations club president. Through a summer […]
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. […]
Hello everyone, through the values activity, I found my 3 most important values are Reliablity, Compassion, and Leadership, and my 3 least important values to be Pleasure, Power, and Competence. While I do not disagree with the results of the activity, as it is a rather accurate depiction of my […]
Through the Values Activity, I have found that some of my values have changed since I started this action back in October of 2024. I am continuing Stage Management as my action, however, with a focus on documenting information to be passed down in a physical book. My three most […]
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 […]
“What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?” Throughout this action project, I encountered, reencountered and overcame many challenges. These challenges came in two categories: communication and time management. I navigated communicational challenges with a professional attitude, not letting personal interactions […]
Reflections on Teaching Kids About the Environment Looking back on my experience teaching young students about recycling and protecting the environment, I realize how meaningful and eye-opening this journey has been. From overcoming obstacles to seeing kids excited to learn, this project has strengthened my passion for environmental education. Here […]
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 […]
Not long ago, I had the amazing chance to visit an elementary school and teach young students about the significance of environmental conservation and recycling. Through hands-on activities and lively discussions, I aimed to broaden their understanding and motivate them to adopt more eco-friendly habits. Although there were initial hurdles […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my last post for this project! In my action my two partners and I collected bottles, recycling them at Return-It Depo and then took that money and donated it to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC. I recycled my own bottles, one of my partners […]
Hello everyone welcome to my blog post #4. I am excited to share some more updates about my action project, even though it’s coming a little later than I planned. We were waiting for confirmation from local elementary schools to schedule our visits, and I am overjoyed to announce that […]
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 […]
Teaching Kids About the Environment and Recycling: An Engaging Experience Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to visit an elementary school to teach young students about the importance of environmental conservation and recycling. Through interactive activities and engaging discussions, my goal was to expand their knowledge and inspire them to […]
For those who are new here my action is collecting bottles, then recycling them at return it depo and then taking that money and donating to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC. So far, I have recycled my own bottles, one of my partners recycled their bottles and the other […]
Since December 13th 2024, here are the tasks and events that have been accomplished by me and the Stagecraft department: I have been involved in all of these tasks, however, did not complete them alone. We have had successes in the past 9 weeks as well as a couple challenges. […]
Taking Action for the Environment: Teaching Kids About Recycling Hi everyone welcome to my blog post #4! I’m excited to share some updates about my action project, even though it’s coming a little later than I planned (sorry about that!). I was waiting for confirmation from local elementary schools to […]
Hello everyone and welcome to my blog post number three. My action overview: for people who have not read my previous blog posts, my action is focused on helping future generations to care for the environment by educating them from a young age about our beautiful planet and the problem’s […]
Since November 21st, 2024, here is the list of events that me and the stagecraft department have accomplished: As previously mentioned, none of these things would have been possible by myself, I am nothing without my crew even if I have knowledge and experience. Running a circus alone ends with […]
for those who are new here this is my action: My two partners and I will run a bottle drive; We will also do a park clean-up to get more bottles, then we will recycle the bottles at Return It Depo. The money we raised will then be donated to […]
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 […]
hi everyone, im so sorry for the late post. action overview: for people who have not read my previous blog posts, my action is helping future generation care for the environment by educating them from a young age about our beautiful planet and the problem’s affecting it ( I am […]
As of today, November 21, 2024, I have been involved in running 3 schoolwide assemblies, 1 music concert, orchestrated the haunted house, all while being present and in charge of stagecraft and rehearsals. We have had a successful opening of our MetFest the setup for which included running build-in, tech […]
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 […]
Hello, and welcome to the third blog article for my action project. I intend to continue the recycling project I started last year, which involved teaching elementary school students about the importance of recycling.Making recycling enjoyable and engaging by combining a presentation and an activity. This year, however, we intend to teach them about the environment and climate change, as well as recycling. So far, we have compiled a list of suitable schools to which we can deliver our presentation.We have successfully recruited additional persons who are interested in forming an environmental club at our school. This community helps us find other elementary schools that they can contact. However, some challenges are managing the club and keeping it active while trying to contact the schools as scon as possible. So, we can have as many schools as possible. My classmate (savannah) and I who are both working in this project are planning on meeting up […]
In this action so far, I have made a plan, vaguely out lined it, and gotten my friends on board. I would call all of these successes. Like H. Jackson Brown, Jr said “Celebrate even small victories.”(1) One challenge we have yet to tackle is hammering out the details. We need […]
The action I are taking is the process of educating younger children on the importance of recycling. So far we have had two meeting and are looking for more dates people are available to discuss and plan future events. We are looking to have one meeting a month. We are […]
Hello, my name is Eden Geddes and this is my first blog post. After doing the values activity I discovered my three most important values are equality, compassion, and belonging. My three least important values are risk, responsibility, and innovation. Personally, I agree with the results of the most important […]
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 […]
Hi and welcome to my second blog post! For my project, I’m planning to teach young kids about recycling and environmental responsibility in an engaging, hands-on way. I’ll start by visiting a local elementary school, where I’ll hold a short, interactive workshop explaining how recycling works and why it matters […]
What is “Stagecraft” Stagecraft or “Technical Theatre” is the prep work and behind the scenes work that makes a production of a play, show, concert or musical possible. Technical Theatre includes duties such as designing of posters, billboards, t-shirts, tickets or other advertisements, props, costumes, set design, lighting and sound […]
As I stated in my first post my action will address Development Goal 15, life on land. We will run a bottle drive, do a park clean-up and recycle the bottles at Return It Depo. Then we will send the money we raised to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC, […]
Hi and welcome back to my blog! This is my first blog post of this semester. For this blog I will be looking at values and doing research about united nations 17 sustainable development gaols! And these are my results According to the Values Activity, my top three most important […]
Values I have learnt to value certain ideas over others in my time in the education system and as an adolescent. According to the Values Activity in the Butterfly Effect site, my most important values are equality, courage and recognition. I agreed with the wording of the statements that correlated […]
After completing the values activity, I learnt that my most important values are equality, responsibility and compassion. My least important values are tradition, spiritual growth and power. I agree with these results. I think that equality, responsibility and compassion are very important. I also think that tradition spiritual growth and […]
Hi everyone! this is going to be my last blog post of this semester. i did an action project so that i could teach the new generation about recycling and the importance of it. making sure these kids are aware of climate change and inspire them into do recycling as […]
Hi all! I am so sorry this family incident has taken my attention away from my blog but I needed time with family during these hard times and I thank you all for your understanding. My most recent action was being a big buddy. This was outside of my leadership […]
Hi everyone, as I mentioned I have been dealing with a family emergency that ended up stemming out through the last couple of months here so please bear with me! Recently I have been working on my action project through my leadership class, which allowed me to attend and volunteer […]
Hi everyone, I just want to apologize for the tardyness of my last post quickly, I had a family emergency. Everything is well now and I’m back to posting! As some of you may remember, I am continuing my project from the first semester and carrying it into the second […]
Hi I’m Dara and welcome to my 5th blog post! A quick recap of what me and other classmate are doing for this semester, our plan Is to teach younger kids about recycling and the importance of recycling properly. Going to elementary schools and putting together a short presentation as […]
Hi everyone my name is Dara! this is my fourth action blog post. Me and a couple other classmates teamed up into teaching younger kids the importance of recycling and how its supposed to be done as a little recap of what my project is. As if right now we […]
As mentioned in previous action blog post me and my other classmates are planning on doing a presentation and a fun activity to teach younger kids the importance of recycling and how it is properly done. we are trying to see which elementary schools will let us do our presentation […]
Step Two Blog Post Action Post: Hi all! Welcome back to my blog and today we are talking about my plan of action for my semester 2 continued project. My action project revolves around the topic of education systems and how to ensure the community is involved in them. I […]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog post page! this is my second blog post for the second semester. in this post i will explain a little more on my action project i will be doing and my reflection on the TED talk video i watched! My action project […]
Hey guys welcome back to my blog, today I am going to discuss my action project that I worked on all throughout semester 1. I worked with the company children believe (1). I created posters that I put up in person and online to create awareness about this company. They were […]
Welcome back everyone, When completing the values activity at the beginning of the first semester, I learned that 3 of my most important values are helping, reliability and family. As well as my 3 least important values are belonging, equality and innovation. I am satisfied with these results as I […]
Hi all! Throughout my action project, with the mission of bettering the community through volunteering with elementary schools, I overcame the challenge of lack of challenge. I know that may have looked like a word salad, so to clarify, there were times when there weren’t any opportunities to volunteer with […]
Hi everybody! this is my first blog post for the second semester. i decided to do an action project for the last semester. the website was suspended but bases of what i read form other blog posts the top 3 would be spiritual growth, helping and family and my least […]
A challenge I faced throughout this project was dealing with having a new reading buddy each week. The idea of the program was to have the same buddy for the entire thing. That way, you would get to know them well, and you’d learn their reading strengths and weaknesses over […]
Hi all, and welcome back to my blog. As you know, my action project surrounds the idea of school systems and how putting effort back into the community through younger schools has an impact. If you’ve been following along, you know I haven’t had the opportunity to do much lately […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Hello everyone! To recap once again, my action project is volunteering at my local library as a reading buddy. As a volunteer reading buddy, I help kids in elementary school practice their reading skills and help them enjoy reading! In my last blog […]
Hello, all! Welcome back to my blog. I have previously shared my experience of volunteering at a local elementary school and my challenges within it. Unfortunately, I still have yet to hear from the PAC about future opportunities, but I recently volunteered with a local medical center and was able […]
Hi everyone! I’m so sorry I haven’t been posting lately, but my action project is still underway, as I’ve said in the past, I have volunteered with the elementary school multiple times and have been assured I have made a difference in their community. Recently, in October of this year, […]
Hello, and welcome back to my blog post! In terms of where I am with my action, all the reading buddy sessions have now been completed, which means the program has come to an end. To recap, the Reading Buddies Program, run by the Coquitlam Public Library, is a program […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Hello everyone! To recap once again, my action project is volunteering at my local library as a reading buddy. As a volunteer reading buddy, I help kids in elementary school practice their reading skills and help them enjoy reading! There have been seven […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog, today I am going to be updating you on my progress with my action. My action is helping kids in any way through education. Now this is something that I became very interested in, but I had no idea how I would […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Hello everyone! To recap, my action project is volunteering at my local library as a reading buddy. As a volunteer reading buddy, I help kids in elementary school practice their reading skills and help them enjoy reading! So far there have been three […]
Hi everyone! My action project revolves around the topic of education systems and how to ensure the community is involved in them. I would also like to look into how the education systems around the world work and if they were the same, where would we be today? If we […]
Hey guys, today I am going to discuss my action in more detail. There are two main topics I feel are the root of my action: the power of information, and global differences in education. I still don’t know exactly how I want to approach this. The educational system, in […]
Hello everyone! This semester, my action project will be volunteering at my local library as a reading buddy. As a volunteer reading buddy, I will help kids in elementary school practice their reading skills and help them enjoy reading! I have already started as the first session was last week, […]
When completing the values activity, I learned that 3 of my most important values are helping, reliability and family. As well as my 3 least important values are belonging, equality and innovation. I am satisfied with these results as I think they represent my true values in life. I think […]
While doing the values activity, I read through the different definitions and compared them to a part of my life. I thought about my life experiences, and the things I cared about in certain situations, like if I cared about getting recognition on a project or felt like others needed more compassion. […]
Based on the values activity, my 3 most important values were Equality,Compassion, and Community. My 3 least important values were Tradition, Spiritual Growth, and Power. I agree with my results for the most part, but it was difficult to only pick 3 values that mattered the most to me. For […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Some challenges came with my action, the rain is a constant factor in Vancouver of course. I overcame this was I stopped using my hands with the gloves and instead using the tongs. […]
Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) I am very happy with the progress I have made with my action. Since it snowed these past few weeks, instead of going to the beach I did two pickup days in Mundy […]
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