Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog! Over my last few posts, I’ve explored the mental and emotional effects of cancer. For my last research round, I’m focusing on the physical impacts, both on the person diagnosed and on the family members who support them. This round of research […]
In my final research post, I will be discussing solutions to income inequality and the positive benefits that may come from a society with almost no income inequality. Income inequality stems from many factors which means there are many potential solutions with varying effects. (1)One proposed solution to solve income […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Volunteering at Ranch Park Elementary is slowly came to a stop, with the completion of the last weeks of helping. Valeriya and I have helped the students for a long duration, since the start of November, and we’ve been able to gain much […]
Hello everyone! Glad to see you all back on my blog for post #5! Today, we will be sharing and conversing about sexual violence, and how it is portrayed in the media. When have we seen it, who does it affect, and what solutions can we come up with today […]
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my fifth, and final blog post for my semester 1 question. My inquiry question for this semester is “How do our passions shape who we are and influence the choices we make?”. In this post, I will be focusing on […]
Hi, welcome back to my post! A lot has happened since I last gave an update. I wrapped up my action project during winter break, and have since been reflecting on it. In this post I will talk about what I did and what I have accomplished.😛 One of my […]
Unfortunately, this project is soon coming to a close, but there still remain a few more blog posts as well as opportunities to continue my work towards my action. Thus far, Vicky and I have gone to Ranch Park Elementary School several times -an estimate of around 8-12 times, and […]
For my third round of research, I will be focusing on the biggest impacts of climate change and what it has done to our planet and our communities. I will try to find out what it has done to marine life as well as animals on land. My main goal […]
Homelessness is a big problem in Vancouver, and many people do not have a safe place to live. The city has different housing programs to help, but it is important to know what the people using them think. Listening to their experiences and ideas can help make these programs better. […]
Hi, this blog post will the very similar to my previous blog post. I will be talking about how anxiety, overthinking and self sabotage can affect a person in a high stress situation. I will be focusing on the Climax, Falling action and the Resolution. Climax: Vaeloria (protagonist) is caught […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back to blog post #4! I loved reading all the comments on my last post, and I hope you enjoyed it! Today, we will be introducing a topic that has become international feminist jargon, patriarchy. What is it; how does it function; and is it all that […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog post! As I began exploring the justification of murder and a challenge in defining its complexity, I realized how deep moral, legal, and psychological factors intertwine when we try to understand why such acts occur. This week, I researched my second inquiry […]
For this post, I am doing my second round of research to support the later parts of my story about Jorin, Arenthe, and their justice system. This time I am focusing on the more mythical and symbolic layers of the story, like gods of justice and time, curses, the idea […]
In the year 2025, financial stress is a big part of daily life. Whether it is groceries, taxes, prices, etc. With prices going up daily, the need of having money goes up. Everyone would say that if we had money, we would be mentally happier. But is it really the […]
1.) Where are you with your action? So far i have completed my action. I went to the river walked around and picked up some garbage some of the things i found were a hand warmer and a piece of ribbon. There wasn’t much garbage but I expected that because […]
For my second round of research, I will be more focused on the biggest factors and causes of climate change and how they affect the speed of its growth. I will try to find ways to reduce these key factors and develop a better understanding of why these factors have […]
What’s up, guys! As the semester continues to go by, weeks of projects, assignments and studying do too, but within the stress I have been able to do some incredibly cool stuff, like this project. Thus far, Vicky and I have kept up our consistency and we have been visiting […]
Homelessness is something that is still a growing problem today in many parts of the world, Vancouver included. A large part of why this is, is because housing prices are to high for people to afford, leaving people on the street. So what if the housing prices were lower, would […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! As discussed in my previous post (project plan) I will be researching the mental and psychological impacts on both the patient and their family when receiving a cancer diagnosis. I will research how a cancer diagnosis affects mental well-being including stress, fear, anxiety, and changes […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back to blog post #3! I hope you enjoyed my last post, but today, we will be expanding on a topic that is not only quite controversial to many, but is a lasting talking point for debaters across the globe. Sexism in Science: How Does It Work? […]
Hey guys! I am going to bring you up to speed with my project this semester. I haven’t made as much progress as I hoped I would but it’s okay!! So far I have made about 20 cards to give away and decided on the flowers that I will pair […]
The question I chose to answer for my inquiry project this semester is “How might climate change affect life in my community in the next 50 years?” The first step I will have for my research is finding out how climate change and global warming has evolved in the last […]
1.) Where are you with your action? So far, in the action of helping local schools in tutoring students, Valeriya and I have selected one school, Ranch Park, where we volunteer through second grade to kindergarten. In which, we focus on filling in the cracks of their base, to create […]
Homelessness is something that is still a growing problem today in many parts of the world, Vancouver included. British Columbias government currently has some housing policies to try and help the homeless people all across the province, and they are dedicated to understanding and responding better to the homelessness crisis […]
(So, I decided to do a fictional story. Still deciding on title though.) To live is to perform. Exposition: Who and what is my story about? My story will revolve around the costs and burdens of having a technologically advanced society, particularly of the justice system. It will be focused […]
My inquiry question I plan to research is, “How much influence does social environment have on the advancement of women?” Firstly, I plan to answer three main questions in my research plan: what is the problem (?), how can we find a solution (?), and what is a feasible way […]
Research Round 1: How has climate change evolved in the last 50 years? For my inquiry project, the first step I will have for my research is finding out how climate change has evolved in the last 50 years. My main goal for this round will be to get a […]
Hey, and welcome to my second blog post! In brief, the action project I plan on working on will consist of volunteering and helping at schools. Vicky and I, would like to visit one or possibly a few elementary schools to provide tutoring or apply our creativity, willingness, and curiosity […]
The photo I have chosen will the the backdrop/cover for the story!!! Main idea: Overthinking and self sabotaging; your biggest obstacles are the ones you create yourself Exposition: A young witch is about to take her magistrate entrance exams. She is from an influential family, and there is enormous pressure […]
I am planning to research three sub questions that are based within my theory which is “What affect does money have on our happiness and fulfillment in life?”. So far, It has been revealed that it is a common concept that many are taught a young age. It is seen […]
Waking up in the mornings can be tough; some days, your body wants to sink into the warm covers and never leave. However, responsibilities and tasks loom over your head while you wake up and get ready for the day, like a dark, stormy cloud that’s raining on your field […]
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For semester one I’m doing an inquiry project with the question of “How can we help species of elephants from going extinct” because it’s a topic I’m passionate about. Elephants are such joyful animals that have a great impact on wildlife and improve our environment. I believe it’s possible to […]
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 […]
Climate change is something we have been hearing about for years now, but how big of a problem is it really? What can we do to limit or even stop it? These are all questions I want to be able to answer by the end of this project. The inquiry […]
For my inquiry question, I wanted to explain and research the affect on people when money is a factor in our life. This leads me to my question, ‘What affect does money have on our sense of happiness and fulfillment in life?’ This question led me to so many further […]
My inquiry question is: How can housing policies evolve in Vancouver to help homelessness? In Vancouver there is a rising population of homelessness due to the housing crisis in British Columbia. Every time I go downtown to go shopping or out with my family I can’t stand how there are […]
Hi! Welcome to my first post for this project. I’ll be doing an inquiry project, my question is : How much do we really use and what are the impacts of all the things we don’t? I know that as a society we throw away and waste many things. I’ve […]
Introduction: Hello, my name is Jennah Kaur Brar . I ‘m a 14-year-old girl, and I was born at 8: 07 AM in Calgary, Alberta, on March 3rd, 2011, at Peter Lougheed Medical Centre. I moved to BC in 2020 at the age of 9 because my father had originally […]
Hi, I’m Jeremy, a 15-year-old student currently enrolled at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I currently live in Coquitlam, near the Coquitlam Centre. I have an older sister who is currently attending university in Edmonton. I am ecstatic to start the IDS Social Responsibility course, and would love to get […]
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 […]
Hello, my name is Joelle Lee. I am a 14-year-old student in grade 9 studying at Charles Best Secondary School. I live in British Columbia, Canada. My favorite subject is English, and although I am not in an English 9 class this semester, I am looking forward to it. One […]
Who is Asmi Garg? Asmi Garg is a 14 year old high school freshman, living in Coquitlam, Canada. She hails from Punjab, India, and comes from a large family comprised of her grandparents, parents, cousins and younger brother. She attends one of the largest schools in the district, Dr Charles […]
Hi! My name is Zoe Popa. I’m a grade 10 student at École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, which is in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. My favorite subject is usually art, which I have next semester. Out of the classes I have right now my favorite is film and television. My […]
Hi! My name is Valeriya, and I am currently fourteen years old. I live in Coquitlam, BC, but I was actually born in Ukraine and that’s where my entire family lived, also, I go to Dr Charles Best Secondary school, which I live nearby. I have been in the French […]
Hello, my name is Kylie and I’m a grade 9 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in Canada. I have 2 brothers and a dog named Chippy. I love spending time with family and being outside in nature. My passion is rhythmic gymnastics. I started when I was 5 […]
Hi! My name is Michelle Lee, and I’m 16 years old. I live in Coquitlam BC, but I was born in Korea and came to Canada when I was only 3 years old. I am attending Charles Best Secondary school, and my favourite subject is math. This is only because […]
My name is Vashti and I’m 15 years old, I am currently a student at Dr. Charles best senior secondary school. I live in Coquitlam BC and I have my whole life, my favorite subject in school is science and I hope to do something with science when I graduate. […]
My name is Chloe Mah and I am currently 15 years old; however, I will be 16 in October. I am a grade 11 student attending Charles Best Secondary School and I live with myself and four others. I live with my brother, mom, dad, and dog named Jumbo. One […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The afternoon sun shines through the window of your physics classroom as you walk in. You don’t particularly care where you sit, and there’s no arranged seating plan either, so you choose the table in the front and center of the room, close enough to the whiteboard that you don’t […]
Welcome back to my blog, in this post I will take my question “How could Canada’s infrastructure be developed to lessen traffic?” and will break it down into three parts. Ill address each part with smaller questions which will make it easier to solve my main question. first, I will […]
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 […]
Ah, loneliness. A quintessential part of any high school experience. To feel like a star in the cosmos, like you could vanish and the earth, nay, the universe will continue to spin on, oblivious to your presence and absence. I plan to write a story about this very topic, because […]
“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 […]
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. […]
Hey guys! Re-doing my blog post #3 here. I’m going to be analyzing the specific theories behind adolescent psychology and more specifically peer pressure. I made sure to include references to my own story as well! Exposition: Laura, a young girl visiting Vancouver for a short stay, finds herself in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello, my name is Melea, and I am a grade twelve student at École Charles Best Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada. Stage Management This year is my second year as Stage Manager at Charles Best, meaning I am the student in charge of just about everything relating to the […]
Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog post. Today I will be writing my final blog post for this inquiry project and researching some ways students can find the best study methods that fit their own individual need. Since there are so many different studying practices that promote memory recall, […]
Hello! Welcome back to my second round of research for my question, how does caffeine effect youth, and how it generally affects people! Today I will be going into detail about how certain people are very much impacted by caffeine, and it causes for them to stay awake all night […]
Hi! Welcome to my first research round about my project! Im going to be researching firstly, about How caffeine affects mental health, or if it affects mental health at all? I also want to get into the actual affects it has, and what it can cause! Caffeine is known to […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog post! Today, I have decided to focus on the more societally-relevant parts of my story rather than what makes my story unique, as this sets the foundation for what I will write in the future. Bullying, defined as the abuse and mistreatment […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) I was able to volunteer at the greater Vancouver food bank Burnaby warehouse on April the 19th because it was a Pro-D Day. That day I was sorting all the donations into […]
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for joining me today for my inquiry project! As stated above, I wanted to do a question regarding caffeine and its effects on youth, because as someone who is addicted to caffeine, I want to know more about what it does to my body, […]
Hello everyone and welcome back! Here is my story for this semester Exposition: Main Character/Protagonist = Faye, a high schooler who wants revenge against her bullies. A studious wallflower in her school, she has a mischievous streak and is good at getting her way Bullies = people who have bullied […]
Do some research on your possible action areas (or your specific action you have already chosen) that you listed in your Action Post #1. 1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. I plan on volunteering with the greater Vancouver Food […]
1.) Complete the Values Activity. 2a) What are your 3 most important values? Equality, compassion, friendship b) What are your 3 least important values? Spiritual growth, risk, and recognition 3.) Do you agree with the results? What do these values mean to you? I would say that I agree with […]
Hi everyone Thank you for joining me today for my next inquiry research. As an avid caffeine lover, I am very dependant on caffeine, and cannot start my day without it. Though this sounds very bad, and it probably is not the best, I have always though about why there […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed following my journey as I volunteered with the Public Library last semester. I thoroughly enjoyed the process and documenting my journey for you! I also recommend volunteering with this program if you are interested, so feel free to […]
For this semester, I have chosen to do a story based on true events. The main character, Faye, is a high schooler, born with very obvious heterochromia – her left eye is olive green and her right eye is medium blue. A couple of guys in her 10th English class […]
As I wrap this round of research up, I am excited to reflect on my journey and see how much I have grown in terms of answering my questions as well as the opinions I have had in relation to this topic. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry […]
Hi everyone! Today I will be answering some questions about my research during this semester, so I just wanted to say thank you so much for joining me on my last blog post for my project! First off, some challenges that I had to overcome through out my inquiry project […]
Blog #7: Reflection 1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? The challenge I overcame was finding reliable sources. For example, I overcame this challenge by using Ms. Martin’s tip on looking at the credibility […]
Two Minutes I Andy He is born as Andy Wang. Wang(王) – A common Chinese surname that meant “king” or “royalty”. Andy (安帝) – 安 (An) for平安 (peaceful) and 帝 (di) from the phrase 皇帝, meaning emperor. Safe to say, his parents had high hopes for him. He’s also one […]
Welcome back to my last round of research! Throughout my blog posts I have researched and created a foundation for fashion and becoming a creative director, now how does that apply to our current culture and the future? At the beginning of this research, we took a trip down memory […]
Hi everyone! Thank you for joining me on my last blog post about this subject! Today I will be going into detail about how authors books stuck around for so long (such as why they have become classics, and how people still enjoy their stories daily), as well as how […]
Hello everyone, this is my fifth blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and the dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This is my third step of the research, about how the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge would contribute to progress in civilization […]
As a reminder my question is “To what extent do modern philosophers contribute to the advancement of human knowledge and understanding, and how does their work compare to the contributions of philosophers from the past?” To help answer this today I will be researching some key ideas in ancient philosophy […]
Hello everyone, this is my fourth blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This is my second step of the research, about how the dissemination of knowledge helps shape our societies, this will help me to […]
Hello everyone, this is my third blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This is my first step of the research, and I am researching how the acquisition of knowledge shapes our societies, this will provide […]
Reflection a) What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? As I mentioned in my last project’s reflection post, the main challenge I encountered while completing this inquiry project was biased information. The topic I chose to research is incredibly polarizing […]
How and why does a democratic country transition into a dictatorship? Hello and welcome back to your favourite inquiry project. In my previous posts, I went into depth on the differences between dictatorship and democracy and the historical examples of strong democracies falling to tyranny. Today, I will be touching […]
What are some historical examples of powerful democracies falling into authoritarianism? Welcome back to my inquiry project! Last post I talked about the differences and demonstrated the specifics about the two major systems of government: democracy and dictatorship. This time, I will be delving into examples of how historical democracies […]
What is a democracy and what is a dictatorship? I know what you are thinking to yourself. Isn’t this the most obvious, self-explanatory topic ever? While this may be true for those who are interested in politics, a surprising number of people still lack an in-depth understanding of these two […]
Hello everyone! Today I will be detailing my project plan for my inquiry question: How do democracies turn into dictatorships? Research Rounds: What is a democracy and what is a dictatorship? (Here I will provide concrete examples and explanations of the similarities and differences between these two systems of governance.) […]
1. How do democracies turn into dictatorships? 2. This is a fascinating and multifaceted question that has been at the back of my brain for quite some time. How do societies and governments, some of which have considerable sway on global affairs, fall from a democratic system of governance to […]
What are the advantages/disadvantages of VR/AR and will they prove to be net positives for humans and society? The last time I was here, we delved into the history of virtual reality and augmented reality. This technology has advanced significantly and quickly throughout recent years, which has worried many people […]
What is the history of virtual/augmented reality and how has it advanced? Hello everyone and welcome back to my inquiry project. In my last blog post, I spoke about what constituted virtual/augmented reality and helped define and explain it to people who didn’t know. Today, I will be delving into […]
What is virtual reality/augmented reality? While this question may seem pointless and entirely self-explanatory for the more technologically inclined, the majority of the public seems to have a skewed perception of what this technology truly is. Due in large part to films and TV shows, we are led to believe […]
Hello everyone! Today I will be detailing my project plan for my inquiry question: ls virtual reality/augmented reality positive to humans? Research Rounds: What is virtual/augmented reality? (This will allow students comprehend these often misunderstood technologies) What is their history and how have they advanced? (This will demonstrate to […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? A challenge that I had throughout this inquiry project was that I kept on repeating certain words or phrases inside of my posts. After reading and rereading my articles, I realized how dull […]
TW: MENTION OF SUICIDE What is the relationship between social anxiety and suicde? This is where I gather my notes and extra information to answer my inquiry question, what is the relationship between social anxiety and suicide? To conclude, Social anxiety is related to high rates of suicidal ideations. (Buckner […]
