April

Week 3: Today, I had just come back from Bhutan so I decided to take it easy and just do an uphill walk like I was used to from Bhutan and it was interesting and surprising just how easy it was for me after coming back. I think I got more fit from the trip […]

What Makes Bhutan So Happy?

For my grade 9 expedition trip this year, I decided to go to Bhutan. Bhutan is a country known for its happiness index, ranking at 9th in the world. I believed that this must be impacted by their culture and their way of life and so in my time at Bhutan, I did a little […]

Greta Thunderberg is an inspiration for young people everywhere on how best to harness the power of the internet.

Has the world truly changed to be free of preconceptions? Moreover, can we ever be completely free of prejudice? We often hear about how much the world has changed, how stereotypes and derogatory biases have slowly but surely been eliminated, and how the world’s crises are not as significant anymore. But is this actually true? […]

Reflection on PSE

This week in mentor time, we were learning about gender identity and the various forms of this. We studied multiple different articles and studied the relevancy of the article and the purpose of it. By doing this, I believe I was learning about how people can be different but how to accept that into our […]

March

Week 1: I began working out with longer running distances than previously at the beginning of this month as I really wanted to significantly improve my stamina more than I have before. I ran for 5.1km for about 40 minutes and burnt 300 calories in this workout. It was very tough but very effective for […]

Overall Reflection on NYAA Healthy Living

February

Week 1: I decided to go on a brisk walk today in nature and around my house because I was being quite inactive and wanted to get out and move my body without doing a full workout. This is a tracking app that helps to shows how many calories I may have burnt in that […]

Chemistry (C2) Assessment Reflection

Questions That I Got Wrong With Corrections: Q10c: Lead forms two ions +2 and +4. Write the formula for the lead chloride that does not include the lead ion with the same charge as the calcium ion. My Answer: 2Ca+ Pb -> Ca2Pb Correct Answer: PbCl4 -> I had misinterpreted the question and had just […]

I think that I’ve been doing well for my healthy living and have been quite consistent in exercising and eating food that is good for me and having a balanced diet. Although I don’t do a specialised sport, I think that the gym workouts are very effective in helping to improve my stamina and speed […]