This post is going to be a combination of posts 4 and 5, as I’ve recently had a lot of complications with working on my In-Depth. Specifically, I contracted COVID and was forced to isolate myself at home for two weeks. Between my quarantine and the intense fatigue that comes with COVID, this has made […]
In-Depth Post #3: How to Have a Beautiful Mind
These past two sessions have focused on preparing me for my three photo collections. Here’s my progress report: Monday, February 1: During this session, my mentor and I focused on experimenting with the impact that different colours of light had on the quality and mood of images. We did this by taking several different photographs […]
In-Depth Blog Post #2: How to Agree, Disagree, and Differ
As of tonight, I’ve officially had three meetings with my mentor, and have made significant process in learning more about photography techniques, different camera settings, and also the general feeling and requirements for photographing in nature. In the next few paragraphs, I will detail everything I’ve learned, as well as my own personal opinions on […]
In-Depth Introduction Post 2021
For In-Depth this year, I will be learning more about the field of macro photography. Macro photography is a kind of photography that usually focuses on small subjects such as moss or insects. However, the size of the subject appears to be a lot larger in the photo than it is in real life. A […]
Night of the Notables Learning Center: Maria Sibylla Merian
Hello and welcome to Night of the Notables! I am Maria Sibylla Merian, and I’m so excited to share my story with all of you! Below, you will find the link to a presentation about me: Maria sibylla merian Also, here’s a little activity I’ve created for you! Required supplies: Pencil Paper My work was […]
Core Competency Activity: Personal Awareness and Responsibility
QUESTIONS: During Quarter 1, what went well for you? Explain. Examples: being back in the classroom, having only two courses, seeing my friends, keeping up with homework, playing volleyball, improving math, helping plan a virtual assembly, becoming more fit. I was able to prioritize hobbies and rest due to only having two relatively easy courses to work on (Band and English) It was easier to complete all of my […]
Developing the Leaders Around You
Section 1 “Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation where others are seeing the limitations” This principle is an especially important one. While being a leader, you are no doubt going to have to steer your teammates through many ups and downs, and as much as having proper leadership techniques does make everything run smoothly, […]
DL Remote Learning Reflection
I think that everyone can agree that it’s been an interesting school year! When I walked into Gleneagle Secondary for the first time in the Fall, I certainly didn’t expect that I would only be spending half of the year at school. Whether we liked it or not, we were forced to adapt to a […]
In-Depth Presentation
Hi everyone! I’m Brianna and welcome to my in-depth presentation! Although my final presentation isn’t quite what I thought it would turn out to be, I’m still proud of how far I’ve come since I started this project in January 🙂 For those of you who are new here, let me give you a […]