The PYP Exhibition 2013-14

I am Anahita Aman from Grade 6A in the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad. Currently, we are the eldest batch of the Primary Years Program and are preparing for our PYP Exhibition.

 

The transdisciplinary theme we are working on is 'Sharing the Planet'.

 It is an Inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and other living things; communities and the relationship within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.

At first, our form tutors showed us a few Prezis on the IB PYP Exhibition, how it works, wh are involved and its purpose. It is a learning experience, that marks our transition from PYP to MYP, is for us to showcase, demonstrate and apply our learning, is an independent and collaborative inquiry, is student centered and also encourages us to take self-initiated action.

On Friday, the 24th of January, 2014, first we unpacked the strands of the theme 'Sharing the Planet'. Second, we all wrote our opinions on a question that our form tutors had given us : Why do you think we need to share our planet? I got to know about different peoples perspectives and ideas about our Earth and their living beings. This is the link for our interactive Padlet web http://padlet.com/wall/8wblfni2xwp://padlet.com/wall/8wblfni2xw,.

I feel:

All living things have the right to use our Earth's finite resources like air, water, etc. We must live in unity, and give everybody equal opportunities. We should maintain a good relationship with the community to develop new ideas, make our life easier, live peacefully and resolve conflicts. This will help humans to keep progressing and also be prominent in the uprising.

Next, we spoke of the issues that come under each topic such as:
1st strand: Global Warming, Deforestation,Pollution, Racism, Wildlife Conservation
2nd strand: Food Chain
3rd strand: Human rights, Job opportunities, Poverty, women safety, child labour
4th strand: Terrorism, Corruption, Human Trafficking
Then, we finally came down to four issues - Wildlife, Global Warming, Terrorism and Human Rights. What really interests me is Human Rights and Wildlife Conservation.
I can't wait to be divided into groups on Monday!!