Projects
PROJECTS
Here are some projects we have done with our students we want to share with you.
Bocca al Lupo
Bocca al Lupo is a card game designed to explore historical significance of people, places, and things from the European Renaissance.
Jam or Not a Jam
Jam or Not a Jam is a daily procedure we use in our classrooms to build literary analysis skills, take attendance, and soak up some good tunes!
Making Sense of Curriculum, or, How to Design a Year of Learning
Several projects designed for grade 7 Social Studies that reimagine an approach to teaching Canadian history in a more relevant and connected way
Manifesto Final Project
Our Manifesto project is our final project, where students create a one-minute film sharing what they believe to be true about life, humanity, and everything.
Mission: Mexica
In Mission Mexica, students are acting as secret agents called Pochteca (a Nahuatl word that referred to long-distance messengers, who also sometimes acted as spies), employed by The Empire Elite, an organization dedicated to repatriating stolen art and artefacts.
Mission: Mexica is a game-based approach to learning about worldviews before, during, and after the the Spanish conflict with the Mexica (Aztec) people in Mesoamerica.
Nihon no Okami
Nihon no Okami is an area-of-control game that simulates the Edo and Meiji periods in Japanese history
Room to Breathe
Room to Breathe is an approach to Language Arts that positions students as designers of their own learning.
Studio Art Process
Students are empowered in noticing and adopting artistic behaviours as they make choices about their art process.