This year, the year 8's just have completed their L2L Connextions. Where they were separated into 4 islands where they had a choice to choose a specific role like government,design,etc. They were making trades,choices and trying to make their island a better place. When they made their choices the consequences were based on what their choices were. Some consequences were good, some were bad. Scorch,Coal Stone,Midori and Laguna Bay were the names of this year's 4 islands. Midori was focusing on being eco friendly and turned out very stable. Also, had a government laughed at my the UN. They weren't very economically successful first but ended up pretty good. Coal Stone had made wise choices like our government has done and ended with a tragic ending. Their island had blown up due to a secret nuclear testing that had gone wrong by Ràvenhølm. If this was the disaster caused my a nuclear explosion near their volcano, what could happen to us? Scorch, a Coal Stone alliance had a rough start with 50% of their population in jail. Also, had child labour happening at nearly the same time. They rose up to a better,stable and economically powerful island with the help of Coal Stone. Laguna Bay had a very successful start. They had good investments and very eco friendly. Then soon disaster struck by accepting Ràvenhølm's offer. Their coral was destroyed and tourist were littering and ruining the beaches. They ended up economically powerful.
This project was a way for students to understand how real life choices have an impact on the earth and society. This way we are preparing students for the future. Students have seen being eco-friendly was a very easy and better solution. Year 8's also designed a model of sustainable houses. They looked at the environment of their island and decided what was best to add in their house. Their focus was on:
1.How to make the house more efficient regarding energy use.
2. What building materials will the house be made from (Think 'sustainable')
3. What will the roof be like and what materials will it be made from?
4. What energy sources will be used?
5. How will you reduce waste?
Their houses turned out very successful and looked very pretty. Their models was a small representation of how houses in their island would be like. Pupils tried to make it as realistic as they could. This shows how much better the world would be if we took small steps to become more eco friendly. Just recycle a bottle or don't use the air conditioner too much. These things could lead to a much better future for all of us.
A Real Life Sustainable House