masterpiece academy day 3

Valuable topics today!  In Period 2, Kassandra and Adriana shared important information about bullying.  As we learned from them and did the activities they facilitated, I was again reminded that the idea of bullying isn't a thing out there in the world-- it's a way of describing interactions that all of us have at one time or another.  For more, check out their PowerPoint below.

Maria presented about the oceans.  This is fascinating-- apart from the Bermuda Triangle and mermaids, what do you really know about the water that covers the majority of the Earth's surface?




Yoselyn shared insights about her career plans.  It's amazing to consider how much one person can do in so many fields.  It also makes sense, as more and more people explore many interests over the course of their lives.  Yoselyn's father is a great role model!

Isaiah gave us some insights about his life as a "musical archaeologist" -- we learned about the science of recording, styles of records and music, and even some of the personal histories of the records Isaiah has collected. Powerful story behind the video: if you weren't in class, ask Isaiah about it! (Note: Had some technical difficulties uploading Isaiah's slide presentation, you can see it HERE)





Period 6 took us to the final frontier.

Yaquelin guided us to Mars:



Daniel taught us about his personal exploration of space: