Nora's Journal

 Dear peers,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is we consume lots of products.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is most of the people consume the same.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is we need to try hard to reuse and recycle.

We would like feedback on our project and let us know if you have more ideas. Do you use lots of plastic botles?

Sincerely,

Here is the link for our project Plastic botles

Aaron, Megan and Sara's Journal

 Dear peers,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is we have lot of waste.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is  we consume too much.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is mostly we use the samne goods.

We would like feedback on our project about card board

Sincerely,

Aaron, Megan, Sara

Here you can see our project boxes

Avetik, Dennis and Jose's Journal

 Dear friends,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is that we can recycle mostly everything.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is  it is important to give a second chnace to all objects,

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is we find hard to recycle.

We would like feedback on our project about given a second live to our old towels.

Here you can see our project Old towels .

Sincerely,

Avetik, Dennis and Jose

Aday, Anays, Huiying, Carlos and Ismael's Journal

 Dear peers,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is we don't reuse and recycle enough.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is we eat lots of fast food.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is we consume fast food because it is convinient but sometimes ismore expensive than eatting at home and also we buy more than we need and don't consume it.

We would like feedback on our project about durum leftovers

Sincerely,

Aday,Anays,Huiying,carlos and Ismael

Here you can see our project  Durum

Gaby, Kenza, Ana Liz and Nora's Journal

 Dear friends,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is we don't recycle enought

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is we by lots of clothes.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is we like to buy new t-shirts everyseason even when we don't need them

We would like feedback on our project and let us know i f you would like to try our ideas.

Sincerely,

Gaby, Kenza, Ana Liz, Nora

Here you can see our project t-shirt

Andrea, Leo, Romaysa and Mohamed's Journal

 Dear friends, 

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is we all want to try to recycle more.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is  we consume lots of corks.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is  we don't recycle them.

We would like feedback on our project and let us know if you have more ideas or want to try ours.

Sincerely,

Andrea, Leo Romaysa and Mohamed

See here our project cork pro

Neus, Enzo, Elisha, Jose and Alex's Journal

Dear friends,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is the importance of recycling.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is  that we pollute to much our city and the envioromment.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is we consume products that came for far way so this pollute to much.

Sincerely,

Neus, Enzo, Elisha, Jose and Alex

Here you can see our project 

Project about milk jugs

Claudia and Leyre's Journal

Dear friends,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is we consume lots of products.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is most of the people consume the same.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is we need to try hard to reuse and recycle.

We would like feedback on our project and let us know if you have more ideas.

Sincerely,

Claudia and Leyre

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGWiLXxFjY/eW5bwsOcagYcP_JPqh4-3A/view?utm_content=DAGWiLXxFjY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer 

Sustainability Photojournal

 Hello we want to share with you our  Sustainability Photojournal to share sustainability practices with our community.

In order to create this journal we:

• Research what we consume in our daily life to learn about the materials and natural resources used to produce these products and services.
• Notice why we consume certain products.
• Learn the 5Rs of sustainability: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, and recycle.
• Exchange cultural perspectives with our international peers.

We are going to share our journals with you soon!!

6th grade students

Everyday Consumption by Izan, Victor, Sara and Romaysa

 Hello,

A product that we consume daily is the napkin.

Some materials and natural resources with which it is made are cotton, recycled cotton or linen.

Something that surprised us about our consumption is that producing a single ton of paper napkins requires 17 trees and 24.5 gallons of water, and produces up to 7.5 pounds of greenhouse gases.

Sincerely,

Izan, Victor, Sara, Romaysa.

 

Everyday Consumption by Claudia, Leyre, Artion and Amadou

 Hello,

One product we consume daily is chocolate.

Some materials and natural resources it is made from are  a cocoa bean and water.

Something that surprised us about my consumption is that Cacao causes lot of harm to the environment:

-Deforestation: Cacao cultivation contributes to deforestation, especially in Africa and Latin America, losing biodiversity and destroying ecosystems.

-Use of chemical products: Pesticides and fertilizers can contaminate soil and water, affecting local fauna and flora.

-CO₂ emissions: The production and transport of cocoa generates greenhouse gases, increasing the carbon footprint.

-Water consumption: Cacao cultivation is water intensive, with high costs for local water resources.

-Packaging waste: Plastic packaging and other materials can contribute to waste pollution

Sincerely,

Claudia, Leyre, Artiom, Amadou. 

Everyday Consumption by Megan, Nayara, Noa and Dennis

A product that we consume daily is the marker.

Some materials and natural resources with which it is made are a compressed ink, a plastic or aluminum tube that ends in a point.Plastic and ink can contaminate land and water and cause great damage.

Something that surprised us about our consumption is that it is pollutable.

Sincerely Megan,Nayara,Noa and Dennis.

Everyday Consumption by Aarón, Sherlyn and Avetik

 Dear friends, 

One product we consume daily is plastic pens .

Some materials and natural resources are plastic and chemicals. The ink has so many chemicals, and the casing is made from plastic.

Something that surprised us about our consumption is not good for the environment, because the ink has chemicals, and the plastic comes from very polluting factories. 

1 pen consumes so much, the machines consume so much gasoline, consumes 5 liters per hour, the ink does similarly the same, but it consumes TOO MUCH gasoline. 10 liters per hour.

Sincerely,

Aarón, Sherlyn, i Avetik

Everyday Consumption by Nora T, Andrea and Kenza

 Dear peers,

One product we consume daily is WC paper.

Some materials and natural resources it is made from are cellulose pulp, coming from tree wood and eucalyptus, as it is very cheap and resistant. Other materials are also used, such as cotton and hemp.

 

Something that surprised us about our consumption is It takes more than 1 year to disappear and 27,000 trees are needed to produce the amount of toilet paper used daily in the world.

 

Sincerely, Nora T, Andrea, Kenza

Everyday Comsuption by Isaac, Thiago, Mohammed and Nora

 Dear friends,

 

A product that we consume daily are plastic bags. 

 

Some materials and natural resources with which they are made are from a source of polyethylene. This can vary, the most common thing is that it comes from some type of fossil fuel. Natural gas and oil (both derived from fossil fuels) are vital sources and ingredients for the manufacture of plastic bags.

 

Something that surprised us about our consumption is that it comes from liquefied petroleum and then solidifies.We cannot imagine that buying and taking a bag pollutes so much. In total we use 200 bags each year and each bag takes 500 years to decompose, and of the 500 years we only use it for 12 minutes.

 

Sincerely, Isaac, Thiago, Mohammed and Nora

COME AND FLY WITH ME - THEATRE play at our school

 

Come Fly with Me is about three great women who changed the world. Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space, Trudie Ederle, the first women to swim the English Channel and Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. 

We meet Valentina at school while she looks out of the window and wonders what it would be like to travel into space.

 We then meet Trudie on her first failed attempt and learn what we need to do when swimming the Channel. 

We follow her successful attempt and students join in asking her questions. We are then swept up in the air with Amy in her plane Jason.

 We fly to Australia, through all types of weather and over all kinds of terrain.

Finally we are again with Valentina who is looking down from space and tell us how small and fragile the earth is.

Through the stories of these women we find out what they did, why they inspire us and what they taught us. 

All the stories were amazing. We had a great time!!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A GLOBAL SCHOLARS?

 

Global Scholars 24-25: SUSTAINABLE CITIES

 Hello everyone,

We are really excited to start this project about how to make our city more sustainable.

In our digital classroom we are working with schools from:

• Astana (Kazakhstan)
• Buffalo (USA)
• Karaganda (Kazakhstan)
• Madrid (Spain)
• Mendoza (Argentina)
• Mumbai (India)
• Taipei (Taiwan)
  
  
  

About GLOBAL SCHOLARS

 
 This is the 9th year that 6th graders in our school are participating in the GLOBAL SCHOLARS 's program.

Each year, Global Scholars classrooms participate in an original, project-based curriculum focused on a single global challenge. Each year’s topic is interdisciplinary and has observable impacts on daily life around the world, such as clean water, environmental sustainability, or the world food supply.

Throughout five units of study, students complete project-based assignments to observe how this challenge plays out in their own cities, then exchange observations with international peers in e-classroom discussion boards. The discussion board posts and replies provide a unique primary source through which students gain a global perspective on worldwide impacts and solutions.

Each curriculum unit requires students to apply different digital tools to research, create, and present original work, providing frequent opportunities for hands-on practice. From video editing to 3D design, students are using technology for a purpose— to actively learn and share ideas with one another.

We are really excited to share with all you our work!!

6th grade students

WELCOME TO 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR

 

Global Scholars 2023-24

Hello everyone, 

This year our 6th grades have been working with different schools around the world learning about global issues and trying to find solutions together.

Here there is the link to a final project.

We are environmental activists