The grade five students will be going on a walk-about around CA this afternoon from 13:00-14:15. They are looking for key issues around the school connected to theme 'Sharing the planet'. The four main concepts are sustainability, community relations, equal opportunities, and peace and conflict. The students will be split in four groups for the tour and there is a possibility that some of our students may drop into a class to ask some questions related to key issues. We hope you can accommodate this request should the need arise.
In thinking about key issues/problems in both CA and the local community, we were wondering if you had any ideas. Here are some examples from what our students brainstormed this year and teachers brainstormed last year. If you are aware of any other issues in the CA or local community, please add them to this doc.
See you this afternoon in the MPR at 14:35 for the Exhibition and Mentoring Explanation.
Thanks,
The Grade Five Team
STP:
Concepts
Key issues
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Sustainability
An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things;
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Community relations
An inquiry into communities and the relationships within and between them
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Equal opportunities
An inquiry into access to equal opportunities;
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Peace & Conflict
An inquiry into peace and conflict resolution.
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CA /
Home
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food waste in the cafeteria
litter on Rokko Island
- waste: materials
- growing vegetables/ vertical farming (farming in small spaces)
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Disrespect for cleaners
CA's poor reputation in the Rokko Island community
The transition process for new students to CA
Disaster preparedness: students could look at our plan in place and create something “kid-friendly” or something that they could do at home as well.
Parents and teachers using the school website
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Sharing the playground
Mixed age groups at recess as we segregate students by age
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Bullying on the playground
Bullying by exclusion
Cyber bullying
Recess conflicts resolutions
Playing for the joy vs winning
The role of preparatory schools (juku) and stress students have of studying hard outside of school
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Local
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- waste: polluted rivers and beaches
- endangered butterflies and creating an environment for them (Butterfly farm - Minoh Park; connection)
-a struggle for space; feral cats on Rokko Island: how to live in harmony w/ humans and cats
- disappearance of bees
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Being a bilingual/returnee child in a closed society.
Wild bores entering residential areas - people are feeding them
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Women in the workforce
Government funded daycare
Physically challenged people’s participation and workplace in Japan
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Bullying-cyber bullying
Overworking in Japan and the effects on family.
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