The world population has already reached 7 billion and is growing rapidly, as a result there are growing environmental and social crises.

Science is always at the forefront of innovation, ensuring that the earth has enough resources to continue to develop and sustain life on earth. Global citizens of this generation and the next should be taught about these issues and they will hopefully have the passion, energy and creativity to find and develop solutions to these crises.

In science, students were tasked with finding their passion, energy and creativity to create a video (no more than 60 seconds) about how the growth in population highlights one of the following global challenges: promoting environmental justice, strengthening Global health or re-imagining industrial systems. This project was inspired by the student video contest from the website www.worldof7billion.org

See one example of a clip made by students:

Using their research skills and working collaboratively (in teams) through this lockdown period students made connections between the growing population and their chosen social and environmental challenge. In small groups, they problem-solved, wrote, filmed and edited a video that highlighted their sustainable solution to their chosen global challenge.

It is hoped that through this project, they not only developed their skills in researching and working collaboratively but that they will also continue to be active and engaged as global citizens and know how they can make a difference to our world.

SAB

Dear MYP and PYP parents,

Service and Action for the H.I.S. community is not so easy during the pandemic. However there are activities that can be done at home from your child, that are both beneficial and rewarding. Spending a lot of time together as a family is challenging but activities help with family bonding and in helping your child practice and learn important new skills.

Please encourage your child to complete some of the family service and action activity ideas below and take a look at the overview for some other ideas and skills that can be learned:

• Cook a meal or a desert 
• Read a book to a younger sibling
• Help to tidy and clean the house
• Do some food shopping for the family
• Create an Exercise Workout for the family
• Teach a Dance routine for the family of your favourite tune
• Wash and clean the car
• Gardening
• Create a scavenger hunt
• Plan and lead indoor game activities (e.g. indoor bowling, Simon Says, Guess the sound)
• Make a quiz for other families and friends on zoom
• Do an arts and crafts activity for grandparents or mum or dad

The MYP students can record and reflect on their activities in ManageBac and the PYP students perhaps can tell their teachers what they have been doing in a zoom call.

They don’t have to do this straight away but can do some of these activities over a number of weeks until Easter. Thank you and I hope that your child enjoys whatever they choose to do.

JK