PBL Exhibition

The 2020 PBL Exhibition
The Exhibition of the learning undertaken by our year 8 – 10 students this year was certainly worth celebrating!  Congratulations to all of our young people for what they have done this year in their self-directed learning – you have all been great examples of learner agency at St Peter’s.

PBL Awards list by category
Compassion
Sophie Aynsley for working with young children who face barriers to their reading because of dyslexia.
 
Quinn Young & Koen Thomas for projects which have always been about helping others, being selfless with your time and supporting each other throughout. You should be very proud of your impact on Orientation Day on Wednesday.
 
Charlotte Anderson, Lauren Stevenson and Shiya Roger for working to help young people at Starship Hospital.
 
Rachael Miller and Jenna Ward for working with members of our community to help fill a need for warm, quality clothing for new babies.
  
Community
Blake Dassen and Murphy Davis for organising and motivating yourselves and each other and working diligently each week to help a community group who impact so many others. We know RDA have really appreciated your efforts.
 
Georgie Crowley and Bonnie Miller for seeking to improve awareness of cultural diversity and prevent casual racism and microaggressions.
 
Gunha Park for seeking to develop a sense of welcome and belonging to St Peter’s College.
 
Mikee Omega and Shalvi Permal for their introduction of an annual SPC cultural day and making us all aware of the diversity of cultures we have at St Peter’s College.
 
Georgia Cockburn and Makayla Taylor for identifying a relevant issue for our Year 7 students addressing this. You will have affected many of our future students and made their transition to Year 7 easier. 
 
Commitment
Marielle Penus and Shanae Allen for commitment to intellectual rigour and sticking to their project despite philosophical differences.
 
Chloe Taylor for never giving up and consistent focus.
 
Luke Fowler for consistent application of feedback.
 
Liana Abuel, Cassie Juanitas and Georjah Pulley for self-management and commitment to completing the project to the highest standard.
 
Communication
Molly Cook and Grace Milliken for your ability to communicate with adults in a professional setting and constantly adapting to the setting and purpose.
 
Mya Tutty and Emma Shanks for significant improvement in electronic and verbal communication.
 
Robert Ege and Phoenix Marshall for sharing a range of news and events in the St Peter’s College community.
 
James Mackereth for communicating with his audience in a flexible, innovative way.
  
Resilience
Lauryn Pinckney for consistently overcoming a range of difficulties at every stage of her project. 
 
Critical Thinking
Maddie Cockburn and Bree Dinan for working with members of the community to develop a plan for a business which would fill a need in the community.
  
Problem Solving
Mikayla McRae and Layla Connorton for perseverance and problem-solving skills around publishing a book.
 
Creativity
Ava Wiegersma
Talia Moody and Gemma McAtamney
Anna Aynsley and Shelby Phillipson
Dada Chantaraviroj and Bronte Mackereth
Luca Metzler
 
Enhancing Human Dignity
Isabella Gordon-Glassford and Rebecca McBeath for improving accessibility in the community by learning and teaching NZSL.
 
Common good
Campbell Butler, Jacob Hayward-Waddell and George Hedley for recycling materials and encouraging healthy eating.
 
Molly Haisman and Lucy Morrison for identifying a serious and relevant issue and working to educate our community. Your impact could be as real as saving a life!
 
Anouk Collins and Hannah McKee for your many projects which have been totally selfless.  You worked diligently on your projects to genuinely help others in our community.
  
Stewardship and sustainability
Anneshka Sneddon, Ryan Fitchett and Depp Chantaraviroj for performing important rubbish audits.
 
Taine Donnelly and Luke Shallard for developing a solar heater.
 
Alexine Rivas, Batt Otharvorn and Ethan Friend for seeking ways to educate people about pesticide use.
 
Jude Ballantyne and Kynan Marsh for scientific research and the development of an innovative way to recycle plastic.
  
Leadership
Ben de Jong for leading his peers and younger students in a sporting discipline.
  
Design thinking
James Balacuit and Dan Nelson for creating resources for younger learners in our community.
 
Aidan Sheddan for designing alternative humane devices for Police use. 
  
Design thinking and Perseverance
Daniel Kovarski and Lachlan Dixon for persevering with an animation project designed to benefit the Gore district .
 
Service to School
Ben Fitchett for restoring the Southland topographical map in the school office.
 
Self-Awareness and Development
Awarded to Anneshka Sneddon for acting on her learning from last year to work collaboratively this year.
 
 Overall best example of the PBL process and purpose – Grace Milliken and Molly Cook. You have identified an issue and researched this to back up your thoughts. You have conducted your own research into designs and layouts. You independently communicated with the relevant professionals and initiated a meeting to discuss possible changes. You have thoroughly documented your research, your findings, your reflections and planning throughout. You will most likely have an impact and see your change in action in our school next year.  Well done!