Activities & Events
Grade 2 Chinese-led Unit of Inquiry - SHARING THE PLANET
“人生天地之间，乃与天地一体也。天地， 自然之物也；人生，亦自然之物。” -- 老子
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ur second graders had a successful Chinese assembly, finishing off their current unit of inquiry, “Sharing the Planet”. They shared a great deal of knowledge and information and demonstrated their care and passion towards the conservation of different biomes on Earth.
earth and beneath the sky, are part of nature itself, connecting the sky and the earth as a whole. Thank you teachers for guiding our students through this incredible learning process. We hope our students will continue their journey of caring for our mother earth. Respecting all living things and the environment as well as seeking harmony among all is the right and sustainable mindset to have.
Ms. Ariel (Yu) Wang, Vice Principal of Learning and Throughout this Science and Social Studies unit, Teaching students inquired into the complexity of various biomes: Tundra, Rainforest, Marine, Desert, and Grassland. Through careful observations and experiments they discovered the distinctive geographical and climate features of the biomes. They explored the living things and their relations of interdependence, they examined the changes natural and human forces brought to them, and they applied scientific vocabulary when articulating their learning, such as animal species, vegetation, natural disasters and negative human environmental interaction (deforestation, land/water pollution, climate change). The students are empowered to take actions and to raise the awareness of our school community by creating informational display boards to call for humanity’s responsibility in the conservation of biomes.
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In their assembly, our knowledgeable and passionate students transformed themselves into little geographers, climatologists, zoologists, botanists and environmentalists. Standing in front of the whole audience, they confidently presented their research topics and findings. They may look young and little, but their messages to the audience were insightful and profound. They inspired all of us to reflect upon our actions and think about our responsibilities as human beings. Conserving the biomes and protecting the ecosystems concern the future of our planet. Let us all ponder the quote from the Ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi (more than 2000 years ago) at the beginning of this article: Human beings, living on the