This term’s in PBL project was centred around the Olympics, with a particular focus on obstacles that atheletes have had to overcome in order to achieve success. The students researched a range of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, creating biographries to better understand their journies and how they overcame adversity faced.
Other key areas we focussed on were teamwork, leadership and perserverance, which was showcased in our own ‘Mini-Olympics’ which the students planned and ran for the students of Keren and Gevurah. Some of these games involved rules that handicapped students, to provide insight into what it would be like competeing with a physical disability.
Teacher’s Reflections
“Despite some challenges, the project went quite well. The Fun Run was the clear highlight, with all participants showing resilience, determination and perserverance as they tackled the physical and mental challenge. Some students did not feel comfortable participating in the run itself, but went above and beyond to organise and manaage the event.
The biggest challenge was adequately preparing the students for a showcase that disrupted their day significantly. In addition, holding the showcase in a public space posed challenges such as interactions with the public (dogs off their leashes, other people jogging etc.) and a significant level of organisation to ensure all students were safe and enjoying themselves.
Overall, the Fun Run was a big success, but next time, we would probably need to do more work around raising money (communicating to parents, advertising to the public etc.) and ensure the weather is not so cold (ideally do it during Spring or Summer term).”
– Anthony Salerno
Students’ Reflections
“The project went well because eveyone wetn above and beyond to run the 5K
and organise it.” -Woody“When I got the megaphone and screamed, I also loved making the posters. I felt ecstatic when I held the megaphone because I could finally feel like I was in power.” – Liam
“My highlight of the project was when we did our mini paralympics (for the first time) – specifically doing the sitting down, blindfolded volleyball because it was funny.” – Bea
