Archive for category: Responding with wonderment and awe
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AI and Taylor Swift
Nico, , AI, Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Music, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Taylor Swift, 4Citation Caramanica, Jon. “Taylor Swift, Caught between Yesterday and Tomorrow On ‘Midnights’.” The New York Times, The New York...
The collapse of FTX and BlockFi
Luke, , AI, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2022, Media, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Technology & Computer Science, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, bankruptcy, Crypto, FTX, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Citation Sigalos, MacKenzie, and Rohan Goswami. “Crypto Firm Blockfi Files for Bankruptcy as FTX Fallout Spreads.” CNBC, CNBC, 29...
Ukrainian war, by a bot.
Stephen, , AI, Fall 2022, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Ukraine War, 0Citation Clarke, Michael. “Ukraine War: Five Ways Conflict Could Go in 2023.” BBC News, BBC, 27 Dec. 2022, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63987113....
The Handling of Misinformation on Spotify
Pilar, , AI, Fall 2022, Media, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, joerogan, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, spotify, 3Articles Bowden, George. “Harry and Meghan Reveal Spotify Covid Row Concerns.” BBC News, BBC, 30 Jan. 2022, https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60191264. Barlow,...
A Teenage Dreamer
Isiah G, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Documentary, Fall 2022, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, daca, dreamers, immigrant, lawyer, Park Slope Collegiate, The Mayor, 5Celeste, a Mexican immigrant, came to Georgia with her family when she was four years old. Now in high school,...
American Dream vs Indians vs My Experience.
Nicolle, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2022, Gathering data through all senses, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Native Americans, Park Slope Collegiate, 0Even though people might think everything is perfect or better in the U.S., it isn’t. Ask the Native Americans....
Paul Bridges
Michael, , Documentary, Fall 2022, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Brave, daca, friends, helping others, Park Slope Collegiate, The Mayor, 1Paul Bridges, the mayor of Uvalda, Georgia, is friends and like family with the Hernandez. Paul Bridges cares about...
Nothing to Lose in Iran
Julio, , Call to Action, Fall 2022, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, #iran, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Nothing to Lose” (Upfront, Smith, 2022 subscription required) I learned that the people in Iran have...
Power of Prejudice
Dania, , American Creed, Fall 2022, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Rights, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, This is America, america, Discrimination, Okemos High School, 0America is a melting pot of different cultures and backgrounds. It was built on the foundation of equal rights...
Aliens? Real or not?
Luis, , Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Science & Math, Showcase, Space, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Aliens, Orange Cove High School, Space Exploration, 0In the article, “Searching for U.F.O.s” (Upfront, 2022 subscription required) I learned that the government is taking sightings of...
Can We End Extreme Poverty?
Armando, , Fall 2022, No Poverty (Economy), Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, cycles of poverty, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Can We End Extreme Poverty?” (Patricia Smith, Upfront, March 14, 2022 subscription required) I learned that so...
Freedom for Iran
Nicole, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2022, Gender Equity (Women), Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Protest, Questioning and posing problems, Religion, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, #iran, injustice, OCHS, Orange Cove High School, Protests, social justice, 0In the article, “Nothing to Lose, ” (Upfront, Smith, 2022 subscription required) I learned that many young Iranians are...
Balenciaga is getting backlash from ads featuring bondage bears and child abuse papers
Dalia, , Fall 2022, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Cancel Balenciaga, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “Balenciaga apologises for ads featuring bondage bears and child abuse papers” (The Guardian, 2022) I learned...
Death Penalty at the door
Dulce, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Death Penalty, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Dead Penalty, lives matter, Orange Cove High School, Racial Inequality, 4In the article, “Is the Death Penalty on the Way Out?” (Patricia Smith, November 21, 2022, Upfront, subscription required)...
Climate Emergency
Patricia, , Climate Action, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, Climate Change, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “A Climate Emergency” (Upfront, May 16, 2022 subscription needed) I learned that a major new report...
Canelo Explodes at Lionel Messi After Mexico vs. Argentina Game
Emmanuel, , Fall 2022, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sports, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Argentina, Canelo Alvarez, Lionel Messi, Mexico, Orange Cove High School, Social Media, World Cup, 2In the article, “Canelo Alvarez explodes against Lionel Messi and sends a real threat to the Argentinian” (elfutbolero, Hector...
The Central Park Five
Kimberly, , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2022, History, Questioning and posing problems, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, BlackLivesMatter, central park five, Orange Cove High School, 3In the article “Central Park Five” (History 2019), I learned about the five young black and Hispanic boys all...
The Payback Challenge taught me that I need to sustain balance
Gaia, , Career & Job Readiness, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2022, Gaming, Managing Impulsivity, Persisting, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Payback, The U School, 3College is a resource that opens the gateway to many opportunities. At the end of high school one is...
Unhealing
Jimmy, , Art, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Creative Writing, Fall 2022, Photography, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Writing, Orange Cove High School, poetry, writing, 2There’s pain. There’s anguish that lasts. There is sound that carries from this dimension to the next. No matter...
War Crimes
Omar, , Fall 2022, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, War, Orange Cove High School, Ukraine and Russia, 3In the article “Crimes of War” (Upfront, Patricia Smith, 2022 subscription required) I learned about the sad perspective of...
Can We Save Monarch Butterflies?
Karen, , Fall 2022, Life on Land, Media, Media and Message, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Monarch Butterflies, Orange Cove High School, 3In the article, “Can We Save Monarch Butterflies?” (Upfront, October 10, 2022 subscription required) I learned that monarch butterflies...
Review of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Nickel, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Responding with wonderment and awe, Science & Math, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Neil deGrasse Tyson, William Stevenson, 0Book Review
“Tattoos on the heart” Review
Stephen, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, change, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0This is a review of Fr. Gregory Boyle’s book Tattoos on the heart Throughout the book, Boyle talks about...
The light blue sky
Daisy, , Gathering data through all senses, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Write Out, community assets, Park Slope Collegiate, 0My Community Center The Community Center in Sunset park is a place of peace. Society here is so kind....
Day and Night I Always Dream With Open Eyes
Rafael, , Bio ELL, Black Lives Matter At School, Description of a Child, Habits of Mind, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Race Relations, Responding with wonderment and awe, Science & Math, Showcase, Social Class, Summer 2022, bilingual, black power, history, LUTE-STEM, showcase, 0Jose is a 13 year old bilingual student from the Dominican Republic who is literate in both Spanish and...
I Hear you!
Karyn, , Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, hospitality, NOYCE-STEM, 4I’ve been working in restaurants for over 8 years now. When you work in the hospitality industry listening is...
Letter to Colleagues
Marlen, , Finding Humor, Letter to Colleagues, Persisting, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Social Class, Summer 2022, This I Believe, Lehman College, LUTE-STEM, 6Dear Ms. De Los Santos: Last month, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE-STEM at Lehman College....
Jayden: Description of a Child
Claudia, , Description of a Child, Gathering data through all senses, Listening with understanding and empathy, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Summer 2022, children, LUTE-STEM, 6Background/ Description of a child Jayden is a 4-year-old boy who live in the Bronx. He is a single...
Descriptive Review of a Broken Child: Raheem
Jesse, , Description of a Child, Gathering data through all senses, Listening with understanding and empathy, Psychology, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Social Class, Summer 2022, Descriptive Review, LUTE-STEM, 1Physical Presence and Gesture Raheem is a 12-year old, (presumably) African-American student from upper Manhattan. As I was his...
Introducing Myself
Alexis, , Career & Job Readiness, Finding Humor, Managing Impulsivity, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Student-Centered, Summer 2022, NOYCE-STEM, Smile, teaching, 0My name is Alexis Asencio. I’m 23 years old, and I’m working towards my goal of becoming a science...
Three Habits Important to Me!
Jennifer Van Allen, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Bio, Getting Started, Habits of Mind, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Summer 2022, Habits of Mind, LUTE-STEM, 3As a literacy teacher and lover of all things related to literacy (especially as it relates to technology), the...
Women’s rights
Linette, , Gender Equity (Women), Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Equal Rights Amendment, Orange Cove High School, 10In the article, “A Century-Long Battle Over The Equal Rights Amendment” (BTW, 2021) I learned that the 1964 Civil...
The Connection Between Then And Now
Wesam, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, World Connections, Born A Crime, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1This book talks about a kid who was Born A Crime, he was born a crime because a black...
Inspiring Women: Frida Kahlo and Malala Yousafzai
Marta, , Gender Equity (Women), Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Berkeley High School, Strong women, woman rights, 9Today I would like to introduce Frida Kahlo and Malala Yosuafzai, and I would like to give you some...
Dying From My Past
Raniyah, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Short story, The U School, 2*TRIGGER WARNING, STORY INCLUDES SUICIDE* Here I was in Chicago, Illinois. As I pass the big green bushes, I...
What’s Next?
Jaylen, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Black wall street, The U School, 2Executive DirectorAtlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson: I’m writing...
Questions about “The Massacre of Black Wall Street: Graphic Novel”
Aaron, , Art, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 3Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Developers and...
Hate Crime
Raniyah, , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Crime, History, March for Our Lives, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, This is America, Youth Activism, #hatecrimes, Activist, black history, Black Lives Matter, black power, Black wall street, justice, The U School, Tulsa Race Massacre, 14The Hate caught my attention.But white folks say it was the eventthat took place that caused them to make that...
Harry T. Moore
Guadalupe, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2021, Questioning and posing problems, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, #activism, black history, black power, Civil Rights Movement, Orange Cove High School, 4Pioneer leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Educator February is Black History month; an annual celebration of African...
Positive comments
Monica, , Media, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2022, Orange Cove High School, Youthvoices, 18In the article, “Paying for Compliments”(upfront, login needed) I learned that social media is often blamed for making people...
Black Wall Street
Sianni, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black Wall Streer, The U School, Tulsa Race Massacre, 5Hello, my loyal listeners, I’m back today to talk to you about one of America’s most horrific events. This...
White Rhinos
Joseph, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, Rhinos, 7In the Article, “White Rhinos transported in historic flight”, I learned that white rhinos are an extremely endangered species....
Tokyo Fire
Jason, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Creative Writing, Crime, Fall 2021, Guns, Police, Responding with wonderment and awe, short fiction, Showcase, Stories, city, crime, Fiction, fire, Okemos High School, tokyo, 5Mitsu Hamada. The name runs through my tongue like a lemon with hot sauce. Mitsu was a trained military-grade...
Clementines
Lilly, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Habits of Mind, Happiness, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Okemos High School, winter, 8the season of oranges i smell the scent of clementinesand i see a window of whiteand all of this...
Maritza’s Show Way
Maritza, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), inspiration, LUTE-STEM, 6Tap left to go back, right to go forward
My Time
Albara N, , Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Immigration, Journey Poems, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 530 boys in a small room, 3 kids at one desksitting in a row, some in fancy jacketsthe sounds...
To an owl
Ella, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, cinquain, Inklings, magazine, man vs nature, Nature, poetry, Silver Creek High School, 17Warm nestDowny feathers, soft mossThe owl’s old bones shake asAxe seeks heartwood and the world falls fromAtlas’s shoulders Owl...
Raised in the City of Sana’a
Abdulrahman A, , Immigration, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Thinking flexibly, family, Park Slope Collegiate, sanaa, yemen, 0My name is Abdul. I was born and raised in Yemen in the city of Sana’a. I lived in...
A Possible Cure for Alzheimer’s
Karen SI, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Science, Showcase, Alzheimers, health, Orange Cove High School, 3In the article, “Stuff You Should Know: A Vaccine for Alzheimer’s?” (McGraw Hill) I learned that there is another...
Blue River
Ella, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Nature, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Inklings, magazine, Nature, poetry, Silver Creek High School, 0There is a strong riverOver the hill from my grandmother’s houseAnd although she does not know my nameShe knows...
Am I Somebody?
Yniyah, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, The U School, 8my body, tormentor of my dreamsscars that decorate the outsidebut formed from the misery on the insideAm I Somebody?...
Growing Up
Emily, , Fall 2021, Family, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Orange Cove High School, tough love, 5Growing up is a big change in a child’s life because they have to get used to real-life situations...
My Life in Sanaa
Albara N, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Immigration, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 1Yemen is not only significant to me; it represents me. Yemen for me is my country and all of...
The Biggest Change of My Life
Kerly D, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Immigration, Journey Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, change, magzine, Park Slope Collegiate, 8It was 7 in morningWalking to my school in Ecuador, the last day for meAll my friends in class...
Kyle
Isiah G, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Finding Humor, Journey Poems, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, magazine, NYC, Park Slope Collegiate, 5Sitting in the waiting room, next to my fatherOut the window, cars driving through Sunset ParkPeople sitting in chairs...
War hurts people tremendously
Sarah, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Listening with understanding and empathy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, War, #2021, global issues, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, War, 3The war sacrificed countless lives and caused tremendous physical and mental trauma to the survivors. Many people know that...
Medical Marijuanas
Arlette, , Drugs, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Research Help, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, medical, Orange Cove High School, 0There is an epidemic running rampant throughout our country. This disease and crisis have claimed the lives of at...
Overpopulation
Atticus, , Abortion, Environment, Fall 2021, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, abortion, earth, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 5I believe that Earth is becoming extremely overpopulated, and due to that, we will experience many issues in the...
Civilian Space Travel
Neftaly, , Fall 2021, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Space, Orange Cove High School, space travel, 2In the article “You Decide: Civilian Space Travel” I learned that people are traveling to space. A CEO, a...
Darkness
Dawning, , Bullying, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, fear, include others, listening and understanding, magazine, Okemos High School, 1Darkness, The definition of shame and fearall feelings in which was driving through my mindMy fears unravel one by oneas...
The First-Ever Native American Put Forward For The National Parks Service
Ruendi, , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Nature, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, National Parks, Native Americans, Nature, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “First Native Americans Nominated To National Parks Service”(McGraw Hill), I learned that Chuck Sams is a...
COVID Vaccine for Younger Children
Maria Z, , Community, COVID Around the World, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Media, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, COVID-19, kids, Orange Cove High School, 5In the article, “COVID Vaccine Approved for Younger Children” I learned that Up until now, children under twelve have...
COVID Vaccine Authorized for Children
Karen SI, , Coronavirus, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #children, #COVID-19, #Vaccine, Orange Cove High School, 7In the article, “Stuff You Should Know: COVID Vaccine Approved For Younger Children”(McGraw Hill) I learned that as of...
Addressing Issues
Christopher, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #TealPumpkinProject, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “The Teal Pumpkin Project” (BTW) I learned that food allergies are a real thing, affecting one...
Saudia Arabia Builds Unusual Amusement Park
Israel, , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2021, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Technology, Orange Cove High School, Saudi Arabia, 0The article “Saudi Arabia builds unusual amusement park” discussed how a 150,000-square-foot oil rig in Saudi Arabia is being...
Sunset Park
Jefferson P, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, brooklyn, Park Slope Collegiate, 0I’m heading to this park called Sunset Park, its a pretty interesting place, and I heard that there’s a...
Brooklyn
Victor P, , Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1A place that represents me is Brooklyn because it’s really quiet and has nice people around where I live....
My Neighborhood
Estrella R, , Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1I live in a neighborhood called Sunset Park. Sunset Park is like my hometown. Most of the time I...
Motivating College Athletes
Ashley M, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2021, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sports, College Sports, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “College Athletes: To pay or not to pay”, it discusses how college athletes bring in recognition...
School Media
Arlette, , Bullying, Fall 2021, Friendship, Quality Education, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, school, 2In the article, “School media free speech case” I learned that students upload thoughts in social media. This is...
Coral Reefs
James, , Environment, History, Life Below Water, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “Coral Reefs Show Damage From Climate Change” (McGraw Hill) I learned that Coral reefs protect coastlines from...
Different life with education
Leah, , Fall 2021, Gender Equity (Women), Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Bangladesh, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “I am already having a different life because of education” (Upfront) I learned that in Bangladesh...
Veterinarians
Madai, , Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #ProsandCons, #Veterinarian, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “CAREERS: Veterinarian” I learned that a veterinarian is an animal doctor. Their job is to prevent...
Coral Reefs are homes too
Madai, , Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking interdependently, #coralreef, Orange Cove High School, 4In the article, “Coral Reefs Show Damage From Climate Change” I learned that Coral reefs are important for many...
African American Music in Nashville Museum
Natalie L, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Community, Fall 2021, Music, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #BenefitsofMusic, African American History, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “New National Museum of African Music Opens in Nashville” (BTW) I learned that in Nashville Tennessee...
Sunset Park
Dominick M, , Gathering data through all senses, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, brooklyn, minerva, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 2I was born in a neighborhood called Park Slope, but when I was nine years old I moved to...
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Hannah F, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #happiness, RHS, 2Can money buy happiness? This question has been thought over and analyzed by hundreds of sources and people. Everyone’s...
Helping the community
Araceli, , Fall 2021, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Zero Hunger, COVID-19, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Feeding the Community” (upfront) I learned that a school in Sanger, Texas has found a way...
Colors and Dirt
Ruby, , Art, Beauty, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #identities, #poemlife, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 0I see this any many of them now,all about their body of how it glistens,how it glows and showing...
Black Female
Donyae, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, poetry, The U School, 5This is my body,An african-american female,Light skin eyes shaded brown,This is my body,Spirit and might full of confidence,Mind and...
Tatted
Shania, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 10This is my body tatted ButterflyBeautifulBoldCaterpillarsThis is my body Like a caterpillar Grow, eat , sleepThis is my bodyMy heartIt represents beauty,...
The Pressure of Falling in Love
Julia, , Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Love, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Thinking flexibly, #RHS, RHS, 6During our high school years, the center of attention, without fail, is drama from relationships and the pressure that...
M6y body
Iajanay, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, body shaming, magazine, The U School, 1From being 196 to 223 it’s horribleFrom the name calling to the body-shaming To the depression to the loving myself,From...
i love my skin….
Samyah, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 9This is my body… my body came a long wayin the eye of everybody else watching it.Being judged about being “too...
Talking to the Previous Life
Daniel C, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, family history, magazine, The U School, 0A FOREIGNER IN THE STATESMY ANCESTOR WOULDN’T BELIEVE ITWAS BORN HERE AND STILL GET LOOKSJUST LIKE THEMYET I’M DIFFERENT.BUT FOR...
Dealing with the Hate
Jupree, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 7This is my bodyBorn in the cold month of Januaryraised in South Philadelphia and now MY BODY is just a...
Misunderstood from the Hood
Imeria, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #poem, magazine, The U School, 5This is my body.I got the strengthStrength from my motherThat came from my mother That came from the struggleThis is...
Hidden Emotions
Raniyah, , Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Poetry, Psychology, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #emotions, #TheTruth, magazine, The U School, 12This is my body. In it are hidden emotions. Emotions from a dark place with a burnt dust smell....
Wildfire
Jaylen, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, poems, The U School, 1This is my body and I’m not sure how to explain it My head is a wildfire imagination but I...
Master Strength
Byron, , Bio, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, struggle, The U School, 2This is my body. I got the strengthStrength from my brother That came from my father That came from...
A Better Life for the Invisible Man
Tristan, , Books or Plays, Questioning and posing problems, Questioning and Speculating., Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2021, invisible man, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1Invisible Man by Ralph Ellision is a book that I particularly like because it shows social discrimination, racism, looking...
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Responding with wonderment and awe
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Finding the world awesome, mysterious and being intrigued with phenomena and beauty. (Click here to see more.)