We came, we saw, we learned. 

Our school has taken two field trips related to the Synergy Project already so things are definitely happening at Cedar Secondary. 

In November, we took our Earth Science and Photography students on a field trip to a variety of significant geological locations throughout the region. The Earth Science students gave presentations at each location and Photography students collected images. Now that the trip is over, we are working to combine these resources into both instagram posts (we have been in touch with @geostories to post to their account) and also make presentations for elementary students. It is an ongoing process to have students work with the surface tablets to create these presentations. Some of the work we have seen so far is pretty stunning so we look forward to sharing it!

December saw us take our first field trip for the Nanaimo Poetry Map Project. We went to one location which has a poem written for it and experienced it. We went to a second location which does not have a poem associated with it, and students were expected to write a poem for that place. Finally, students are expected to write a poem in a location of their choice. This field trip featured one class each of grades 9, 10 and 11; by the end of the school year, all of our grade 8-11 students will have experienced it in some way. 

The fog on the day of our Poetry Map field trip was intense! Visibility was at an all time low which made for some unique challenges and opportunities. Again, we look forward to seeing what our students produce.