This morning the students continued work on the exhibition
projects .
Special event
Mrs. Jana Bell, the president and CEO of the Amazon
Rainforest Conservacy (ARC for short) came to The Maples Academy as a guest
speaker. She was accompanied by her colleague Charlotte Stitt and together they
gave an amazing presentation about the work of the organization in the Amazon Rainforest
(of Peru).
Interesting fact: of the 40, 000 different plant species
found in the Amazon Rainforest, humans only know how to use 1% of them for
medicine.
Through the PYP Exhibition the students have learned a lot about
conservation and were able to answer her questions eloquently. The presentation
was stimulating and the students were deeply engaged. The students demonstrated
the depth of their knowledge through poignant questions and the conversations
they had with Mrs. Bell and Ms. Stitt.
At the end of her presentation Mrs. Bell viewed the
presentation boards and some videos from the Exhibition projects. The students
were eager and happy to showcase their work. She was very impressed.
This was an inspirational and interesting talk and we are
very grateful Mrs. Bell took the time to visit us. On behalf of the Grade 5 and
6 class we would like to thank you.
Students had their music lesson after lunch and practiced
their presentations during the last unit of inquiry period of the day.
Take a look at some pictures from the day.
