Religions Field Trip in Budapest

Grade 7 experienced monotheistic religions first-hand by exploring Budapest. We started off our day learning about Islam at a mosque in Buda. Next, we took a guided tour through the streets of Pest to learn more about Judaism in Hungary. And finally, students explored a Christian basilica to see the famous right hand of St. Istvan. It may have been freezing, but hot chocolate at the winter market warmed us all right up when we needed it the most. Hopefully, Grade 7 students now have a stronger understanding of the role these religions play in our host country.

Click here to see more pictures from our "World Religions Unit" 

Service Learning Project

Last week, Grade 7 students started to work on this year's Service Learning project. To begin with, they were asked to answer the questions "What makes you happy?" and "What is happiness?"

Here is a word-cloud created with some of their answers:

They then connected their answers with the idea of sustainability, after watching this video:

The story of stuff

Today, students learned and discussed about the Carbon Cycle, and their own carbon footprint. In order to develop this further, students have been asked to fill out a worksheet at home, with parents' assistance. The worksheet is due next Wednesday, November 30th. 

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