This week has proven to be another busy - but very exciting - one. After all, lukio has been hosting visitors from Sweden, Iceland and Latvia as part of the Nordplus Project that some of our wonderful students are involved in. This is an opportunity for the students to travel to these different countries, form new friendships, and complete a project independently.
On Monday, it was all about the group getting to know each other. Ice-breakers (games) were of course the answer! After learning each other's names, the students were split into groups and tasked to create marshmallow and spaghetti towers...
They also played some Spoon Assassin. The aim of this game is simple: chase your competitors and tap them with your spoon in order to "assassinate" them and take their spoon. The winner is the person who finishes with all of the spoons. Rules like "you're immune from being "assassinated" for 5 seconds if you take off your shoe and wave it in the air" make the game all the more ridiculous!
Afterwards they attempted to make a container that would keep an egg safe from breaking if we dropped it from a high place. Three out four of the groups managed to keep their eggs safe which is a massive success if you ask me!
After all of these crazy challenges, on Monday evening, our Finnish students and Nordplus visitors provided and tasted popular food from each country. There were some seriously delicious offerings...
Aside from this incredible week of project work, the International Studies lessons have continued as usual. On Wednesday, we carried on with our topic of "Freedom". For starters, the class was split into four groups and given the task of role-playing: a democracy, a communist state, a dictatorship and a monarchy in order to grow more familiar with these key terms and systems. For example, the "communist" group was tasked with announcing to the class that all must hand in their pencil cases in order for the equal distribution of standard pens for everyone.
The activity was an interesting one, making these terms more memorable. Nonetheless, the tone of our lesson changed as we explored the sometimes harsh realities of this world, paying attention to the situation in North Korea. One student summarised their feelings with honesty: "These things can be overwhelming if you think about them and so sometimes it is easier not to think about them." However, we all realised the importance of awareness and the platform that our class gives for this.
Certainly, these past few days in particular have provided the students the chance to be open to and discover more about the world around them and that is simply invaluable.
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