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Mr Dave McMaster
Mr Dylan Hughes
Ms Linda Parnsalu
Mr Dean Croy
Ms Pauline Doolette-Cox
Mr Thomas Woods
The Grade 6 Teachers
The Mentors
LLAC Staff
And the CDNIS community
for supporting this event!
The issue of physical disabilities is relevant in Hong Kong because there are people
who are in need of organizations to help with rehabilitation and vocation. There
are also services provided by the government that help, including offering disabled
parking and ramp access to buildings.
During this exhibition, we will explore the concepts of form, function and
responsibility.
We hope to develop the attitudes empathy and respect, by
researching more and interviewing physically disabled people to develop a deeper
understanding of their needs and the obstacles they face on a daily basis in Hong
Kong through their perspective. We hope people who attend our exhibition will
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issue in Hong Kong. To the Chinese, shark n
soup is culture; it is a sign of wealth. We are
hoping that people will learn that sharks are not
innite, and that without sharks the eco-system will
change. We need to protect them because they
Davis Lau, Eric Heidinger,
are very important to our lives and how we live.
Charmaine Luk, Tiffany Cheng
We chose perspective, causation and connection
as our concepts. We chose perspective because we wanted to discover the different
points of view on this issue. We chose causation because we wanted to know why
this issue is happening. We chose connection because we wanted to know how the
issue in Hong Kong affects our whole planet. We have already taken some action
because on the 15th of May, we did a protest (freeze mob) on the Avenue of the
Stars. We want to develop attitudes of curiosity and appreciation because we think
it is important that we show these to accomplish a good exhibition. We want to
develop curiosity because we are curious about shark nning.
We all are animal lovers and we really want to take action to stop animal abuse from
happening anymore because its really unfair to the animals that are being abused. A
lot of people buy pets without thinking and leave them out to die. They dont
understand their responsibilities of taking care of an animal, and thats only one kind
of animal abuse.
We hope that after people come to see our exhibit, theyll learn a way to step up and
stop animal abuse from happening anymore in the future. Our concepts are
responsibility and causation because we are responsible for this mess but we are not
handling it the right way. We intend to take action
by informing our parents about animal abuse,
writing new blog posts and by volunteering to help
at animal shelters and kennels.
We hope that after we took our actions of informing our families and writing
on blogs, people would pay more attention to animals that are being abused and
animal abuse would stop.
The concepts driving our inquiry are causation, change and responsibility. We can
explore these concepts by nding out the consequences of shark-nning and the
changes that have occurred to our eco-system. The most important concept we feel is
responsibility, because as humans we are responsible to the damage being done
and it is only humans that can x it.
We aim to can raise awareness about endangered species and organize an
Endangered Species Day to convince people to take action. We are even intending
to talk to the government for a bigger change.
Throughout this exhibition our group have displayed the attitudes of independence,
enthusiasm and cooperation, all of which have helped us carry out an in-depth,
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to be equal. This is a problem in Hong Kong and
China because they are the main places where
animals are being used for experimentation in the
world. We hope people will understand that animal
testing is a problem, that it must be resolved, and
that we can persuade others to take action to
prevent further torture of animals.
Matthew Tsang, Elliot Chui,
Our concepts are perspective, causation, and Alex Smith, Jacinta Amaro
responsibility. We are showing the attitudes: empathy,
integrity and curiosity, because we have to be honest, caring, and inquisitive. We are
going to take action by explaining in classes that by supporting companies that test
their product on animals, animals may suffer.
Finally, we are going to persuade our audience that animal testing is inhumane, and
people should not support it.
Water is essential to our lives. Water is nite. Water is a natural resource that once
we lose we cannot get again. Every day, the water is getting more and more
polluted. People are not making a change. People dont know and are too lazy to
make a change and help improve our own world. Although people are doing things
and helping, it is not enough. We need to change.
Water pollution can affect our daily lives greatly. When garbage or toxins from the
landll and sewers end up in the sea, shes will take in this water and will get
affected by the chemicals. They may die or get eaten by bigger sh, which we eat.
After we eat these contaminated sh, we will have toxins in our bodies that could
affect us greatly. So its a food chain cycle.
70% of our world is water and if we lose it or pollute it, we will suffer the
consequences. The seas and rivers are all very important to the worlds ecosystems;
if we did not have seas and rivers, we may as well be extinct. We are polluting the
worlds most nite resources and polluting them
and wasting them. Animals live in the seas, yet we
are continuing to dump trash in to where they live.
Its just like throwing rubbish into your neighbors
house and leaving it there. We have to think of
our actions, and improve and leave the old ways
behind.
Teaching and learning has changed a lot since I began teaching Grade 6 over
15 years ago. And, having been out of the classroom for a few years, I look
forward to the Grade 6 Exhibition when I have an opportunity to spend a few
weeks working with students. The student-led
investigations of the Exhibition are challenging
for students and I enjoy working alongside a
group, providing support and encouragement
as required.
Mr Dean Croy
Lower School Vice Principal
& PYP Exhibition Mentor
We chose to investigate endangered species
because it relates to our daily lives in Hong
Kong. Animals are affected by what we are
doing every day and we may not be aware
that our actions may endanger our lives. There
are many animals that are endangered such as
the Green Turtle, Pearl River Dolphin and Blue
Fin Tuna. We hope we can raise the awareness
of the citizens of Hong Kong and hopefully
they will take action in many ways such as
Grace Chan, Ashley Wong,
donating money, participating in protests and
Adrian Pang, Edgar Chao
volunteering to help save the animals, the
ecosystem and ourselves in the long run. The PYP concepts we hope to explore
are causation, perspective and change. We chose causation because we want to
nd out what has caused this problem. We also chose change and perspective
because we want to know how we can help to cure this problem and understand
the problem from different perspectives, for example the hunters, the community,
the government etc. The actions we hope to take are to donate money and
volunteer to help these poor animals. The attitudes we hope to expand on are
appreciation, cooperation and condence. What we want to expand on is
appreciation because we want to understand what the animals have gone through
all their lives and through this process hoping to persuade people to help these
animals. We chose cooperation because people have to work together to save
the endangered species. We also hope that through the Exhibition we can
enhance our condence getting it done in the tight timeframe. Some of the skills
we chose to concentrate on are communication skills and thinking skills because
we are not used to working with each other and communication is the key to
success. Thinking skills are important because we need to train ourselves to
examine and analyze all the concepts and attitudes more thoroughly.
Formulate questions
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data
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Analyse data
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Make connections
Gender inequality is an ongoing issue right now, as men have more access
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opportunities than women. We didnt know that gender inequality was a problem in
Hong Kong before. After reading newspaper articles, and learning more about the
womens organizations in Hong Kong, the way women were ill-treated shocked us.
Why do they have to suffer? The concepts are change, perspectives, and causation.
Change, because we want to investigate how gender inequality has developed and
improved over the years, Perspective, because it is necessary to know the society and
governments opinion on gender inequality, and nally, Causation, to nd out how
gender inequality started. Our attitudes are empathy and curiosity. We chose Empathy
because as women we know how it feels to be discriminated against, and Curiosity
because gender inequality seems really interesting to us. We show enthusiasm as we
delve deeper into this issue. Our exhibition is geared
towards providing the audience such as teachers,
parents and students with essential information, so
that they understand the different perspectives of
women rights and how it has changed over the years.
Most importantly, how it has impacted our society
and the global environment. Hopefully, by exhibiting
this education and knowledge, gender equality will
be promoted and people will be more aware of this
Kelly Wing, Michelle Au,
issue in Hong Kong.
Nicole Hon, Ena Cheng
O u r m a i n i s s u e i s Wa s t e
Management. We want to help
the environment to be a greener place, not just for
Hong Kong, but for the world too. We want
people to know we MUST make an effort to take
action, and make a difference. This problem is
relevant in Hong Kong because we are not putting
enough thought into handling our waste. The
government has already done a lot to help, and
Ashley Zee, Chloe Lee,
its making an impact, but there is still a lot we can Natalie Yung, Stephanie Ngan
do to help. We want people to walk away from
our booth motivated to take action. The concepts we will explore are responsibility;
we must all be responsible of our own waste, perspective; learning the views of
various people, and function, how the waste disposal process works. The actions we
are intending to take are to interview and educate people. We will also observe
how they handle their waste products. The main attitude we are exploring is
commitment because people need to handle waste more seriously, and understand
how fast landlls are lling up. We are hoping that changes happen as a result of
our action. This problem must be solved soon before it is too late!
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Species are endangered due to a variety of
reasons: humans destroying their habitats,
hunting and poaching and global warming.
Our group is passionate about this issue and feel
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that if animals and species die out, it will it have
Yeung, Irmina Poon, Jenny Wu
a huge detrimental effect on our lives and the
environment. For example, if bees became extinct
due to pest control, there may be less greenery because of the absence of pollen.
This would be a real problem in Hong Kong.
If tigers continue to be illegally hunted, eventually they may become extinct.
Therefore, the prey that the tiger eats, such as deer, will overpopulate and possibly
eat all the grass or other things that are vital to humans. It is a huge domino effect.
Action can be taken through joining animal rights organizations, writing letters to
government ofcials and arranging peaceful protests or demonstrations to raise
public awareness of the problem.
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As I write, the halls on the 8th oor are abuzz with the sights
and sounds of busyness: the printer crying out for more
paper, the photocopier churning out multiple copies,
computer keys clacking, student meetings with mentors, team
meetings with homeroom teachers, telephone conversations
with outside agencies, movement to and from the library.
I see and hear student groups lining the corridor, sitting in
circles grappling with problems, asking questions of each
ot her, tossing around dif ferent ideas, requesting
clarication, hypothesizing, reading newspapers, watching
YouTube clips, designing digital storyboards. Its all happening at the same time; no two
groups are doing the same thing. Its independent, personal and focused. Learning is
happening at its best, with students fully motivated and engaged, and teachers simply
facilitating the process.
I hear familiar words: essential agreements, central idea, lines of inquiry (no, not
inquiry intos!) concepts, issue, solution, attitudes, skills, reection, rubric, process
journal, investigation, data collection, analysis, drawing conclusions and so it goes
on.
Overhearing the banter is all music to the ears of a PYP coordinator. I am heartened to
know that our students have risen to the challenge, have adopted responsibility for their
own learning, know how to collaborate, and continue to develop the condence and
know-how to conduct a purposeful and personal investigation. Its learning, its hard
work and its challenging, and from where I sit it appears to be fun.
In the words of one Grade 6 parent, Such a worldly way of learning - no doubt it will
be much more meaningful than going by the books!
Tonight you will witness how this all comes together and will take a crucial role in its
execution. This exhibition of learning is not just about exhibits. It is an interactive way of
developing your own knowledge and understanding about issues of local signicance;
issues that your children will explain are those we should all take an interest in if we are
to share this planet in an equitable way with other people and other living things.
It will also be a perfect opportunity to view your childs learning within the context of
an authentic process, and within the context of their grade level. Its your chance to
question, challenge and probe; to gauge the level of students understanding,
knowledge and skill; to ascertain their attitudes and the way they demonstrate the
attributes of the IB Learner Prole: inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators,
principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced,
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How do you think
these students measure up?
Be involved tonight, be engaged, take pride in our cchi
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experience and be amazed.
Pauline Doolett-Cox
PYP Coordinator
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