Activity 3: Concluding the Journey

1. Which activity did you enjoy the most? This is my favorite activity of all of them, because I really enjoy being able to reflect and talk about my amazing Journey with the programme this year.

2. Which activity did you enjoy the least? There wasn't a single activity that didn't serve a purpose or meaning. I've learnt something from each one, that took lots of effort. So I don't have an answer for this one.

3. Three things you've learnt while completing the programme? I've learnt a lot more about climate change, and what is happening to our environment. Another thing is about the current wild fires in New South Whales which is actually impacting a lot of Australia. And lastly is quality over quantity, as I focused more on my learning rather than just getting all the activities done in a day.

4. What changes/improvements you would make to the programme for next year? A update for the programme might be to create a list of names with a link to their blog, of those who have registered to the Summer Learning Journey. This would help a lot because I don't know what schools, what classes, or even what students to look at in the cluster and it's really difficult to find them by myself. A change I would make to myself is try to look at more schools out of Panmure Bridge School too.


Sadly, this concludes the Summer Learning Journey for 2019-2020. It's time to reflect on everything we've learnt, and enjoyed this year with the programme. I've had a lot of fun with other participants, and the Manaiakalni team! I absolutely loved the theme this time, and looking at change makers. And my one piece of feedback is that the website has really improved and things are easier to access and locate. Best of luck to everyone in the cluster, and I hope you have enjoyed my blog posts (-:

Activity 2: En Pointe

                              

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." is a simple, but meaningful quote from Albert Einstein. I think it's the gateway to happiness and growth, as straight-forward as it is! To me this means...using yesterday's mistakes, accidents, and mishaps as a beneficial thing to improve today. And wishing for the same thing to happen tomorrow, and etc.

In this activity we look at one of the most successful ballet dancers, Misty Copeland. She started taking lessons at 13 years old, unlike most ballerina's who started from 3-4! But Misty worked really hard to become the first African-american lead dancer of the American Ballet Theater. This title was an amazing earning for her, as there aren't many African-american ballet dancers in their country. "I want them to be able to see dreams through me." - quoted from Misty in one of her interviews, which is one of many inspirational quotes. We were asked to look more into quotes like that one, and choose one off a list of 25 to create a text graphic/poster. This one I chose was from Albert Einstein, speaking on past, present, and future.

Activity 1: The World of Hip Hop

I think the dance and performance was amazing! It's so satisfying to watch everyone in sync and on beat with the music. The songs were appropriate and popular as well. Some of the dance moves were very complex, which got a great reaction from the audience. I really like the outfits because it was bold, bright, and stood out. There is always room for improvement, but I personally can't nitpick anything that needs to be better. It was really well done I would say. The one biggest thing they did well was the performance all together, it must've took a lot of practice and I didn't catch any obvious mistakes.

In this activity we looked at Parris Goebel, a very famous New Zealander, known from all around the world! Parris always had a passion for dancing, ever since she was a child. She grew up to create her own all-girl dance crew, ReQuest at the age of 15 which was very successful. Now in Auckland she started "The Palace Dance Studio", and created five more dance crews! In 2019 Parris and one of her crews, The Royal Family, won the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. We were asked to watch their performance, and give a review - What did/didn't we like about the performance? What did the crew do well? What could they work on/improve? And include details like the dance, dancers, costumes, music, etc.

Activity 3: Choose your own

For the last activity of week 3, we end it off with another choose your own. There are no wrong or right answers, so we were able to choose choose any scientist, technologist, or inventor which those labels are specifically in the theme for this week, who interest us and we think has changed the world. I decided to go with an inventor we looked into a little bit for one of the activities named Tim Berners-Lee who invented the World Wide Web or, "WWW." and more! The information you can find on the page are about who he is and what he has done.

Tim Berners-Lee has impacted many people's lives with the World Wide Web, whether for the best or worst. Having this technology and system has improved the generation especially with this really useful part of the internet/online. One of his quote's being "You affect the world by what you browse."

Activity 2: Caine’s Arcade

For this activity we were asked to talk about favorite game, whether it's online, with cards, a board game, or an outside! It could be anything, but we had to include what the game is/what is it called, and how do you play. I chose to talk about one of my favorite card games, Uno. This is a really fun game and easy to learn. Me and my sisters used to play it a lot, and sometimes we bring it out when we are bored. Uno is available online as well, though we play with a real deck. I also enjoy just playing with regular cards because you can play a list of games with whoever and however many people.

Activity 1: Ministry of Inspiration

The Aquabots seem really interactive, and exciting. I think the idea is really creative and a great way to try new things. Meaning I would love to try it out for fun, but I don't think I would be fully interested to properly compete. I think this because it would take a lot of focus and practice. This is an activity I think is very cool, although I personally don't think I would be the type to be getting completely involved - and that's my honest opinion.

For this activity we were asked to watch a video on the Pasifika Aqua bots competition that happened in Nelson. The students who competed needed to navigate their Aqua bots around a swimming pool to collect things and visit certain areas of the pool, called "islands". Then we had to share our thoughts on weather we would join an Underwater robotics team at our school to compete like this and why/why not. I don't have a strong answer, but I thought that I probably wouldn't join one.

Activity 3: Choose your own

This last activity for week 2 was another own choice. We could choose any person we think has changed the world or community no wrong or right answers. It could be  someone from our family, church, community, or someone famous we admire. I chose to write about Emma Watson because you may know her as an actress, but she is also an activist and has changed the world. You can read about who she is, what she does, and how she has made an impact on others lives. She was a great choice for this activity.

Activity 2: Leading by Example

Sometime ago this year I was swimming and I over-heard two people talking about one of the life guards because of how he acted feminine and wore makeup. This life guard had did nothing wrong but watch over the people swimming making sure they were safe. Out of respect and kindness, I went up to him/her and complimented them saying they looked beautiful. They smiled, and I swam away knowing I had made their day. What to take away from this story is that we should never disrespect a person for being different.


For this activity we were asked to re-call or preform a random act of kindness little or big in inspiration of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa that were both led by examples of random acts of kindness towards others. Although I decided to talk about something I did quite a while ago I think it was a great example of a simple act of kindness you can learn from too!

Activity 1: Everyday Heroes

For this activity we were informed about the New south whales wildfires in Australia that are currently happening. After doing some research and learning about what's going on, we were asked to brainstorm at least five ways we could support and help the cause. This could be raising money, donating, gifting, and etc. Then we shared them by creating a video or voice recording, you can watch mine above.

Activity 3: Own Choice

For this last Summer Learning Journey activity for week 1 we could choose any community or person who we think is changing the world, no wrong or right choices. Instead, I chose to talk about the Summer Learning Journey programme and team because they fit this description perfectly. We were to provide the name of your chosen subject, a description of what they do/have done, and an explanation of how their work has had impact on the lives of others.

Activity 2: Swimming to Safety

For this activity we were introduced to a young women named Yursa Mardini. Reading about her life was shocking but also interesting. It's amazing what this profession swimmer has done to deserve such respect and support. This is her story of how she became the person that she is today.

Yursa Mardini was only 18 years when she helped save 20 passengers sea-crossing on a boat. Only a few minutes after they first set, something caused an engine failure in the boat full of people. Brave Yursa took responsibility to save those people and risked her life. She hopped in with her sister, and two others to handle the lifeboat for over 3 hours and rescue those people. It didn't just take her skills to be able to do this, but her dignity. Months after, she was recognized and became a member of a Refugee Olympic team. Now she focuses and wishes to continue her swimming career. Her work has been see by many around the world, and she's been already been presented with many awards.

Activity 1: National Treasure

In this activity we learnt about Sophie Pascoe who is a competitive swimmer, and is said to be a national treasure. Which means someone who is special or important to said country. Inspired by that, we were to list 3 things we treasure. These three things are small but some of a the few things I treasure: Necklace, Badges, and a Hand-made craft. Click through the presentation to find out why they are special to me!

Summer Learning Journey Reflection (Last Day) | Activity 3 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 4

Question #1 What is one thing that you learned from participating in the Summer Learning Journey programme this year? - If I keep pushing I can get it done.

Question #2 What is one thing that surprised you? - How much I have accomplished and what I was capable of doing.

Question #3 What is one thing that concerned or upset you? - Concerned of others for not have doing more of the Summer Learning Journey.

Question #4 What is one thing that you can do, moving forward,to help protect our natural  environment? - Be aware of what I am doing and the effects of it later on.

This was the last day of everything, Activity 3 of Day 5 of Week 4 in the Summer Learning Journey Programme. For this Activity I had to reflect on my journey of the SLJ and answer 4 questions. I am very proud to have made it to the end and have completed every single activity in it. This was a big accomplishment and sadly the end but I enjoyed participating and completing them all. No worries though because I can still be doing the Summer Learning Journey as I can still blog comment on other people's blog to earn more points!

Animal Adoption | Activity 2 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 4

This was Activity 1 of Day 5 for Week 4 of the Summer Learning Journey. For this Activity I had to view a list of many animals up for adoption and pick three of them to compare and contrast of their similarities and differences. I chose Arctic Hare, Polar bear, and Snowy Owl. These animals I could tell were similar as in looks and where they live but I was also interested in them all as well. Out of all the animals I chose I would specifically adopt the hare because it is also a bunny and I love bunnies so much.

Protect the Planet | Activity 1 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK4

#1 - Put my rubbish in a bin and the correct bin.
#2 - Use less materials that can be a harm to animals and more reusable items.
#3 - Make sure plants and environment are given the right treatment to live.

This was Activity 1 for Day 5 of Week 4 for the Summer Learning Journey. For this Activity I had to list three things my family and I would do to protect the planet on environment day. I would do these things personally mainly and also I could notify others of these things.

Acid Rainstorm Short Story | Activity 3 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 3

My Short Story: We finished getting ready, and I opened the door to head outside when the smell of smoke and dead environment swooshed into the house. I look out to only see lifeless trees and dead grass. A face of complete shock came over me and I was so speechless. My eyes crossing the dry land, inspecting every tree, every mountain, the crispy grass, the lonely sky, and the sudden disappearance of all the birds and animals. Everywhere lacked the vibrant summery colour it used to have. I wanted to get a closer look of the destroyed area. I took a single step onto the land but felt like I was killing it more and I'd never felt more guilty for what had happened. I was so crushed of the state of my home I fell onto my knees and tucked my head in my arms as I sat in the middle of what was.


This was the final Activity for Week 3 ending in Activity 3 of Day 5 in the Summer Learning Journey. For this Activity I had to imagine my family and I decide to go on a walk after an acid rainstorm. I needed to write a short story about what happened when I opened the door to leave. To earn the full points the short story had to be 8 to 10 sentences long which mine is 8.

Rainy Day Activities | Activity 2 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 3

1) Play in the House
2) Go on my Chromebook (Listen to Music, Play Games, Watch Videos)
3) Watch a movie
4) Play with my Siblings
5) Be cosy in bed

This was Activity 2 of Day 5 for Week 3 of the Summer Learning Journey. For this Activity I had to list five things I do when it's too rainy to go outside. I usually get warm by being in a blanket or having a warm drink. I also like to be snugly and watch movies or videos and go on my Chromebook. I also liked to play around with my family in the house.

Air Pollution | Activity 1 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 3

1: One new thing I learnt that Photo chemical smog is the reaction when nitrogen oxides that can be from cars and factories that reacts with the sun.
2: Smog is harmful to plants and eyes as well.
3: Natural causes of air pollution can come from volcano eruptions and fires.


This was Activity 1 of Day 5 for Week 3 of the Summer Learning Journey. For this Activity I had to watch a short video on air pollution and the natural and human causes of the pollution. After watching that, I had to list three new things I learnt about air pollution from the video. I may have new the third fact so it wasn't something new exactly.

Great Barrier Reef Fundraisers | Activity 3 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 2

1. Donation Fundraiser/Online site
One way I would help to raise money is I would get some help to create a fundraiser for the Reef so then people can donate to the problem. It would be on a site specifically for the Great Barrier Reef.

2. Great Barrier Reef Programme
Another way I would help raise the money is start a programme for children and their parents to attend to as a Holiday programme. It would contain fun activities and etc for everyone to enjoy.

3. Informal News Cards
The last way I would help is create cards about the situation with the Great Barrier Reef site, and get it sent out to the local community along with their News Papers to inform them of what is going on as well as how they can help.


This was the Last Activity of Week 2 under Day 5 for the Summer Learning Journey. For this Activity I had to list 3 ideas or strategies of raising funds for the Great Barrier Reef in New Zealand. The Australian government are working to protect and preserve the Reef which they could use a lot of help to raise money on repairing the reef.

Polluted Rivers | Activity 2 (Day 5) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 2

River 1)
Name: Tukituki River
Location: Hawkes Bay

River 2)
Name: Kaipatiki River
Location: Auckland

This was Activity 2 of Day 5 for Week 2 in the Summer Learning Journey. For this Activity I had to find two other polluted rivers in New Zealand other than the Tarawera River. I had to also tell the names of the rivers, along as the location and what is being done to clean the river if that is happening. The rivers I found were Tukituki and Kaipatiki River.