Justice's new school is marvelous. Ever since he started there they have been learning about endangered animals, primarily focusing on orangutans. The class has done informative presentations about destruction of habitat and palm oil farms, including educating their schoolmates about what foods contain palm oil. The art classes have involved paper mache (a giant orangutan) and painting (images of orangutans). English involved writing a persuasive essay about a bid by a company looking to clear out a forest. They learned about gibbons and heaps of other endangered animals, traveled to an endangered animals park and had to present an oral persuasive argument to the class... It is a wonderful, comprehensive learning project exposing the kids to real issues and incorporating their new knowledge across the range of subjects. I have been very impressed, and even more so today when we were invited to a showcase of the work the kids have done. The class did fundraising and managed enough for the school to fund fifteen orangutans. Isn't that amazing? I am so thrilled with our school change!
