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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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 Welcome to our third unit of inquiry!  We will be exploring and following the transdisciplinary theme:

How We Organise Ourselves

An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.

人が作ったシステムと社会との間の関係、組織の組み立てと働き、社会的に考えること・決めること、経済の活動とそれが人や環境へ与える影響を探求する

Central Idea

Physical and virtual public spaces provide people with opportunities to make connections and establish a sense of community.

現実とバーチャルの世界における公共の場は人々を結びつけ、同じコミュニティに属しているという意識を持たせる。

Lines of Inquiry

* Purpose of public spaces
* Characteristics of different public spaces
* How people use public spaces

・公共の場の目的
・様々な公共の場の特質
・公共の場の利用方法

Concepts: Function, Connection, Responsibility

Related Concepts : Community, Environment, participation, access

Attitude: Cooperation, Appreciation, Commitment

Profile: Inquirers, caring, well-balanced

 Please continue to support your child with their research and inquiry skills at home.  Thank you!

CB 

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Children need to develop a range of skills at school in order to become successful, independent learners.  These skills are best learned within units of inquiry, and in all subjects, not just with the class teacher.  These transdisciplinary skills are also developed at home, and in life outside the school.

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Grade 10 IGCSE English Literature students are currently studying short stories from Cambridge's Stories of Ourselves. One of the short stories of study is The Rain Horse by Ted Hughes. It is a story about a man trying to recapture some childhood memories and emotions by visiting a sentimental area of farmland. The man discovers he no-longer belongs to that place and is chased through rain and mud by a seemingly vicious horse - the rain horse.

The students sketched scenes that would tell the story and posted them in our classroom. Here are some photos of the work.

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