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GCD Criteria: That you have knowledge of what makes a person well physically, mentally/emotionally, socially, and spiritually, and that you have developed practices for keeping yourself well. You provide evidence of a regular practice you engage in to support your wellness in two of physical, mental/emotional, social or spiritual wellness and reflect on how these practices have benefited you. From years of sports including basketball, I know that I have a weakness in stamina and it deteriorates when it is offseason. To make myself more physically fit for the season, I started jumping 5 minutes of jump rope every day. This made me ready in stamina and also increased my height in jumping. I also dance outside of school and there I do a lot of muscle training to strengthen my core. I noticed that strengthening my core could help me get more power when I am in the air which is important in blocking and spiking. Core muscle also helps me stand up quickly after I dive....

Now that you have a good understanding of a disorder, its prevalence and its symptoms, it is time to look at stigma and treatment. Researching Psychology. A message from Ms Vance:"YIS has JSTOR, which you can browse by subject, as well as basic and advanced searches of course. Here's a link to the Psychology section of JSTOR, which you can search within exclusively.  You've got access at school by IP address, but to use it at home, you have to create a personal account while you're at school first. EbscoHost - Science Reference Center database also has psychology resources, although they are likely easier to access if you look at the subject terms SRC uses before you start searching. Working with databases, as you know, can be frustrating when encountering them for more or less the first time. I would be DELIGHTED to come into your classes and train kids how to use them. 🙂 Same goes for History, economics and geography. They've been exposed to these databases as part of their PP but subject specific training on how to use them on a DP level would be very helpful for them.See also Exploring Databases for Psych Research"Summative assessment: In groups, you will create a short video on a disorder, answering a research question that you will create about either stigma, treatment or bothYour research question question must be:...

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Here are my top five posts that reflect my journey to receiving the Global Citizens Diploma with Distinction. © Background found on Pinterest.

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During summer break, I had the opportunity to study in New York for a month. It was my first time in the mainland of US although I have been to Hawaii several times. During the visit, I took courses such as politics and human rights, and speech and debate. We had unlimited train passes and were free to go to almost anywhere we wanted, however, there were some boundaries to where we were allowed to travel. I could tell that the boundaries were not chosen due to the distance from the school, as I stayed in a dorm at a university on 116th street but 125th street was off boundaries....

The bad thing about IB is that it gives the students a heap of work which induces chronic stress daily. The good thing is, it encourages critical thinking and other academic skills such as research and inquiry. I was able to practice some of these skills through the IB courses. RESEARCH...

As part of the LGBTQ+ Human Rights Group, I was honoured to receive the International Student Award "in recognition of their contributions to the promotion of global citizenship and the development of international awareness in the community" from the Council of International Schools (CIS). Why would the CIS award us? One event that particularly concerns us every year is the Rainbow Parade in Tokyo. It takes a lot of effort in planning and advertising. In our case, we signed up to the event via TELL -a counselling organization we work with-  so that was easy, but we had to advertise and advocate for the parade which is a little more tricky. We created posters and messages in the daily. I personally gave a little speech in one of the DP assemblies. We kept talking about it, and why it is important to go to try to get more people coming. I think it worked....

From infancy up until the start of high school, I was raised with books as a part of my identity. This passion for stories and words eventually progressed towards me synthesizing my own material. Since I began, creative writing has become an important artistic medium of communication for me. When I moved to South Africa, I realised I had a talent and passion for words went beyond reading. I was pushed to write, analyse, and work creatively by my English teacher, who placed me in class that (though challenging and far from my comfort zone) expanded my appreciation for literature and its analysis on a thematic and technical level I hadn’t experienced before. I applied what I was inspired by through writing prose as means of catharsis. Later, through the inspiration of a writer friend I realised stories weren’t something I just had to read....

In Grade 9, I was fortunate enough to participate in a week exchange trip to Cartagena Spain from my international school in London. I had been taking Spanish over the years so it was a great learning opportunity to absorb Hispanic tradition as a part of my learning. When we arrived in Cartagena, I was introduced to my host family and it was a great way for us to exchange names and get to know each other more. Expect the biggest challenge was for me to convey my expression in Spanish which was a touch challenge I faced. It was a struggle at first, seeing that my conjugations and verb choices were quite off to what I intended to say, however I had managed to learn different expressions and verb uses from my host family so it was a experience for me to learn new vocabulary that was out of our classroom, thus I had been able to expand my knowledge across my potential. Attending classes in the mornings to learn Spanish, I had encountered the way that Spanish was taught in a authentic Spanish like environment instead of learning it in an IB school, and the main differences I encountered were the pace at which the teachers spoke. Simultaneously, it was a lesson for me to really understand the true, authentic ways that Spanish was being taught from a Spanish teacher. The word use and vocabulary was way beyond what I had learnt at school, hence it was very difficult to catch along. Yet, I was able to practice my speaking ability over and over again, to the point where I was able to comprehend vocabulary at a faster rate. My conjugation techniques were well enhanced, thanks to this Spanish teacher who had taught me different effective approaches to learn new vocabulary. Eventually, my sentence structure was more coherent and I was able to communicate it a more smoother tone. Day by day, I grew more confident to the point where I had realised that I had started to think in Spanish on a daily basis! it was incredible to see that just in a week time, so much could be accomplished and gradually flow through in my thinking system....

You have no written homework this week but you will have your end of topic test on Unit 2 Core on Feb 12th so please spend this weekend and next revising for this.