By Giulia Bianchi How does music effect us psychologically, and why do some producers get more recognition than others? The reason I chose this question, is because I’m generally curious as to how music works. There are several different genres of music, yet the ones that are most played, by […]
My name is Giulia Bianchi, I attend Charles Best Scondary and I’m in Grade 9. I am currently 14, and go to this school mainly for the art programs. My favorite subjects are Art, Graphics and English. The reason I like them is because they involve creativity and thinking outside […]
Sienna Saunders Butterfly Effect 12 Step One: I have multiple goals for my ACTION this semester. There are so many goals that I would like to achieve throughout this semester and there are three actions that I am hoping to take this semester. My first action that I […]
Inquiry Plan. Question: Should the use of Physical/Written material continue to be used when there is the option of Digital/Electronic material? Why I chose this question: I got the idea of this question sometime in the last week when I was reading a book, and I remarked on the fact that […]
Written by Ellen Piasentin My three steps for research are: Research dead languages, how they are preserved and how languages die Research what languages are currently going out of style and what people are doing about it Research how languages are currently influencing each other, terminology in one language from […]
Written by Ellen Piasentin My inquiry question is: In the future, how will languages converge and influence each other, and will the world one day end up with one single global language? As a bilingual person growing up in a multi-cultural family, I have always been conscious of all the […]
What starting time for school will benefit students the most academically, mentally and physically? This question interests me because school takes up most of my time. I get home from school around 4:30 but school work doesn’t end there. Depending on the amount of homework I get, I usually go […]
Hi everyone, This is my project plan for my first research cycle of the year and I’m happy to start researching about my question. The anatomy and physiology of the brain is a topic that I have always been interested in. That being said, psychology is definitely a part of […]
Action Plan Noah Berg My action plan is to help kids who are first starting hockey. I will make sure the have the support they need to help develop skills, love the amazing sport and continuing to play it through their life. I have always been involved in hockey […]
Hello everyone! Returning to Social Responsibility this year, I am super excited to create my own action based project! After looking at all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, I found 2 main ones that I am really passionate about: “Life on land” and “Gender Equality.” Taking these 2 goals, […]
Hi everyone, As some of you may know, I’ve had my heart set on becoming a veterinarian for a long time now. Seeing as this year is my last year of high school, I figured that it would be wise if I were to do research that is relevant to […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first Action post of the year! Last year, I focused my action project on “Personal Growth” where I decided to become a teen tutor for elementary school students in my community. However, this year I’ve decided to switch gears and focus on the goal “Good […]
My name is Mariana Cardenas Sepulveda, I’m fifteen years old and I go to Langley Fine Arts School in grade 11. I am a Drama major and my favorite subject is either that or French class. I was born in Colombia and my first language is Spanish. My parents have […]
Hey! My name is Asalah, I’m a Gr 11 student at Langley Fine Arts School where I major in photography. I was born in Cairo, Egypt, but moved to Canada when I was one and a half. My mother is from England and my father is from Egypt. I always […]
My action project is based on the global issue of poverty. Poverty is one of the leading causes of many global issues, such as hunger, illness, thirst, bad health and hygiene, lack of housing, lower life expectancy, violence, abuse, discrimination and overall vulnerability. Poverty is also “hereditary”, which means that […]
Hello everyone! My name is Madison Ciulla and currently I am in grade 12 at Dr. Charles Best Secondary. This is my second year in Social Responsibility/Butterfly Effect. I joined in grade 10, and after missing the amazing opportunities I was involved in, I wanted to re-join for my grade […]
Hello, I’m Shieva. This is my first year in Butterfly Effect and I’m excited to be a part of it. My favourite subject is science; specifically biology. Something about me that may surprise you that I am an oil painter; I have been for seven years. I actually recently started […]
My question is: What will the next art movement be? This question is of interest to me because to find the next movement you need to know what factors affect popular art. I thought that it would be interesting to look back throughout art movements to see the different environmental […]
Gender inequality is a social and cultural phenomenon in which there is discrimination against people due to their gender. Essentially, this is between men and women. This phenomenon has huge effects. We can feel its impact in different areas: work, social life, family […]
Hey everyone. For my final year in Butterfly Effect, I wanted to continue my theme of teenagers but, take a different approach towards my topic. Throughout the whole semester (or even the year) I will be researching “How Does The Educational System Affect Teenagers?” With a question this broad, I’m […]
For this semester of Butterfly Effect, I have chosen to do an inquiry project. My question for this inquiry project will be “Will Artificial Intelligence ever be able to experience authentic feelings?”. I decided to go with this question because I find artificial intelligence is currently a very interesting and […]
My name is Maria Cabil Martinez de la Cruz , but I usually go by Maria haha. I am originally from Mexico City but I have been living in Langley, BC, since 2017. I came to Canada in grade 10 and it has been a really interesting experience which has […]
My name is Mitchell, I go by Mitch normally. I’m 16 in grade 11 at Langley Fine Arts and my favourite subject is math. I joined the Butterfly Effect because my mom is one of the teachers and I got to see in my own home the positive things that […]
I have decided for my inquiry question, I am going to ask “where does personality come from?” I decided to do this question because I find learning about different personalities very interesting. Everyone is different but still, we have our similarities. I wan to discover where personality is derived from. […]
Hey there! My name is Rhea Manhas, and I’m going into grade 12 at Dr Charles Best Secondary school. This is my fourth year doing Social Responsibility/Butterfly Effect, I’ve been in it since I started high school in grade 9. Something about me that might surprise others is that I quite […]
Sienna Saunders Butterfly Effect 12 About Me My name is Sienna Saunders, I am 16 years old and live in Port Moody, British Colombia. I attend Charles Best Secondary because I am in the French Emersion program and I am able to participate in my favourite subjects such […]
Hey everyone! For my first project of this year, I decided to go with an action project! I’d say I am someone who is fairly involved in my community, both in and out of school. So, I thought exploring how some of my work affects myself and those around me […]
My name is julian. I am 18 years old. I school at St. Francis girls high school.I am in grade eleven.My best subjet are History, Business and Biology.I live in Endana. According to our Maasai culture we live together helping one another,and taking care of our siblings.The most interesting thing […]
My name is Jackline. I am 15 years old. I go to school at St. Augustine Sirima Secondary School.
At home everybody calls me mercy. I live in a family of five children. I am a loving, caring and also like entertaining. I am a christian. For me i am the best artist in our school, i can draw just how somebody looks like. However, I am the best […]
My name is charity kaumi.i am 16 yrs old .i live in laikipia, kenya.i school at st augustine sirima secondary school.my favourite subjects are chemistry, physics and mathematics According to the ameru culture which i comes from, the circumcision is done at night accompanied by a lot of horn blowing […]
My name is Lydia .Am 15 years old .I Live in Laikipia County which in Kenya.I attend Lois Nanyuki Girls Secondary School .My favorite is Physics and Geography .I am an Eastern Bantu .The most interest thing about our culture is we believe that their first ancestor,came from Mt.Kenya. We […]
Hello! My name is Bogdan Badea, and I go to Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I’m in grade 12 and my favorite subject’s are Maths and Sciences. I like them mostly because they follow the most amount of sense, like in the way that you have proofs in math they […]
Hey! My name is Noah Berg, I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary, and this is my first year with Butterfly Effect. One thing that might surprise you about me is that I skipped a grade. When I was in 5 years old my daycare […]
Hello! My name is Sunnie Kim. I am 14 years old and a grade 9 student at Charles Best. I have been in French immersion since I was 5 years old and I also speak Korean at home with my family. My favourite subject is English and my least favourite […]
Hey everyone! My name is Venus Seyedi and I am currently in the 12th grade. I attend Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and I am currently enrolled in the french immersion program. This is my second year in Butterfly Effect! One thing that might surprise others is my history […]
Hi! My name is Jasmine. I am 15 years old, and I go to Dr Charles Best Secondary school. I am on a soccer team, and I really like staying active. Some other things I do in my spare time are: reading, writing, and art. This is my second year […]
Hi there! My name is Jessica Scott, and I am in grade 12. I go to Dr Charles Best Secondary school, and I have been in Butterfly Effect since grade 9 and French Immersion since preschool. I am extremely passionate about science and animals, my goal being to study veterinary medicine after […]
Hey, I’m Elisabet. I’m 14 years old in grade 9 and I go to École Charles Best Secondary School. My favourite subjects are Drama and Science. I’m currently in French Immersion and thanks to that I’m trilingual. I speak English, French and Romanian. I’m very passionate about the environment, traveling […]
Hi, my name is Simone Poirier. I am 16 and go to langley fine arts school. This is my first time with butterfly and I am so excited to be apart of it. I live in Langley B.C and one of my favorite subjects is french but I do enjoy […]
Hello, Welcome to my about me! My name is Vienna. This is my second year in Butterfly. Currently I’m 17 and I live in Langley B.C. I go to LFAS which is kind of far from our house but it’s totally worth it. I don’t know what my favourite subject […]
My name is Mary and i am 15 years old.I live in Laikipia County in Kenya. I attend St. Francis Girls High School. My favourite subjects are Business and Physics.I am a Nilotes. The most interesting thing about my culture is that we believe we came from the sky with […]
Hey Butterfly Effecters, My name is Lauren Jang and this is my fourth and final year within this amazing course. Currently, I am 17 years old and attending Dr. Charles Best Secondary for my grade 12 year. Butterfly Effect was introduced to myself during my grade 9 Science class with […]
Hello! My name is Jessica. I’m 15 years old in grade 10 at École Dr. Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam, BC. In school, I am enrolled in the French Immersion program (Which means classes such as Gym, Career Life Education and Social Studies are classes I take in French), my […]
Hey everyone! My name is Heeva Chavoshi, I am a grade 12 at Dr Charles Best Secondary School, and this is my fourth year on this fantastic website! I am an Iranian-Canadian who loves travelling, learning, and experiencing as much of the world as I can. Some of my favourite […]
Hello, my name is Matthew and I am in grade 9 at Charles Best. Right now I am 13 years old and my birth day is in October, my favorite subject right now is science. In Canada we eat a lot a maple syrup on our pancakes, or at least […]
Hi there everybody! My name is Alison Wu, and I am in grade 12. I’m a trilingual French Immersion student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My passion to work with new people and try new challenges. In other words, I enjoy exposing myself to new ideas. For me, tackling new […]
Hi! My name is Victor Tenea, I’m fourteen years old (turning fifteen in late February) and I’m in Grade 9. I currently attend school at Dr. Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam, BC, Canada, and am enrolled in the french-immersion course. My favorite subjects at school are English and Math and […]
I am Maria from Gatero girl’s high school. I live in Nanyuki Kenya. I love chemistry and English. I am in grade 11 and I am 17 years old. I love dancing. One thing that is funny in my culture is that men do not eat in front of woman. […]
I am Marianne, AKA Annelina Maish, a lady schooling at Bakhita Gataragwa girls. I am almost coming to the end of the 4 years course. I live in Laikipia Kenya. I am a lady of mathematics and physics. I am gifted in playing piano and drum set. I like spending […]
My name is Loise Naisula and I am 19 years old. I school at Ndururumo high school. I live in Nanyuki-Kenya. My favourite subject is chemistry and mathematics. I am a Nilote from Maasai community. In my free time I always play basketball and handball. Am gifted at caligraphing. […]
My name is Nancy. I am 16 years old .I live in Matanya which is in Laikipia County in Kenya. I school at St. Monica Munyaka Girls Secondary School. My favorite subject is Mathematics .My talent is running. I have one brother and three sisters. I am the fourth born. […]
My name is Purity. I live in Nanyuki, Kenya. I am a 17 year old girl and a student from Gatero girl high school Nyahururu. I like mathematics and biology. I am a girl from the Meru tribe who likes to follow her cultural values. I am working hard to be […]
My name is Monicah. I am 17 years old. I live in Sweetwaters. I am a student in St. Jude Girls secondary school. I love biology as my best subject. I am passionate about singing. I also enjoy dancing, modeling and watching movies. One of my strongest attributes is that […]
At school they like calling me Yvonne. That is the name I prefer. I am 13 years old. I turned 13 on July 30. I live in Marura in Laikipia county. I study at Loise Nanyuki girls secondary school. It is located at Nanyuki town. My favourite subject is History. […]
My name is Hannah. I am 13 years old. I am the fourth born in my family. I live in Laikipia county. I study at Gatero Girls High School. My favorite subject is English and C.R.E. I am part of the Eastern Bantu(Kikuyu) tribe. The Bantus originated from Congo forest. […]
I am Ann Namnyak but at home they like calling me Lucky .I am the third born in a family of six . My best subject is mathematics and Kiswahili. I am gifted in singing .My school is Gatero Girls High School. In my culture people wear clothes made of […]
I am Rose. My nickname is sillah. I am 18 years old.I live in Endana village.I am in Loise Nanyuki Girls’ high school and I like physics and computer studies. I came from a tribe called Samburu tribe. The most interesting thing about my tribe is the mode of dressing. Another […]
I am Christine Santa but people prefer calling me Stina. Am 17 years old.I am a second born in a family of four. I go to Njoro Girls High School. I like travelling to far places mostly during holidays. In fact I decided to go to a school far from […]
My name is Jane. I am 16 years old. I live in Nanyuki, Kenya. I school in St. Augustine Sirima Secondary School. My favourite subject is biology. I am from Aguoyo culture. Our supreme being is God. I am from Kikuyu tribe. I am from a clan of Muumbui Bari […]
At home everybody call me Mercy. I am the second born in a family of four children .I am a loving, caring and also like entertaining .I am a Christian. I am in Mwenje Mixed and I am in grade 10. For me I am the best artist and also the best […]
My name is Ruth Njambi. I am 18 year old. I live in Kenya, Laikipia county, in a place called Matanya. I go to school at St. Jude girl’s high school. My favourite subject is computer studies. My passion is doing mathematics because I believe life is all about mathematics […]
I am Agnes and I am 21 years old doing studies at Sweetwaters secondary in grade 12. My favorite subjects are physics, math and geography. Apart from the school curriculum, I have a passion for football which I practice during my leisure time. For the past year I have been […]
My name is Lucy Wacera. I am 17 years old. I live in Laikipia county at a place called Riacho. I school at St. Augustine Sirima secondary school. My favourite subject is mathematics. I love drawing and singing. My strongest attribute is that I am honest and faithful. I am […]
My name is Beth Mugokoro. I am 16 years old. I go to school at Gatero girls high school. My best subjects are biology and mathematics. I live in Ngobit Kenya. In my culture I should respect my elders. I believe I can do much for the world when I […]
My name is Beth and I am 16 years old. I go to school at Ndururumo high school. I am in form three. My best subject is History and Kiswahili. I live in Ngobit. I am gifted in singing. I am also very good at making new friends. My greatest […]
My name is Esther. I am 18 years old. I live in Nanyuki Kenya. I go to St.Jude Girls Secondary School. My favorite subject is mathematics. My gift is reciting poems. I am passionate about my friends, especially my sister. My sister is the only one that I have. In […]
I’ve always felt that it is impossible to engage properly with a place or a person without engaging with all of the stories of that place and that person. The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity […]
PA-MOJA Butterfly Effect is taking the challenge encouraging our students to make teams across continents and work together on the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This “Be the Change” initiative provides an opportunity for us all to work together. Click the image below to learn more about the challenge! […]
