In Scott Tuppers video on diversity, he hit the nail on the head with his statement "everyone in a community has a voice and that voice matters". Using this statement, my grade 8 students had a great discussion around how diversity is apparent and not so strongly visible in our class, school and within our community of Provost. Realizing that we all have inhibitions helps us understand that it is ok to be different and that our uniqueness is what gives us our personality, drive for success, passions and who we are inside and out.
Scott Tupper: Diversity from Classroom Champions on Vimeo.
Monthly Challenge
For this months challenge does, Scott shared that he has been fortunate enough to travel to many countries. We were research each one of these countries and prepare a project that we could share with Scott outlining some of the facts about these places. To help reinforce the topic of health, I added a bit of a twist. Since these are grade 8 class, their challenge was to also find out how each country compared to Canada in encouraging a healthy lifestyle. For those that use Hapara Workspace, you can find a copy of this lesson here: Cultural Diversity and How Countries Support Healthy LifestylesInstructions: Overview of project and required information
Resources: Useful sites for finding cultural information
Referencing Your Material
Finished Products!
Although not all groups have finished their project, the Padlet will be updated as they are handed in for marking.
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