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Blog #7: Reflection of how pets impact and benefit our mental health

What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? My topic focused on all types of pets however, during my research I consistently found information on the most common types of pets. Pets such as cats or dogs were the most frequent […]

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Blog #5: Should individuals consider getting a pet to improve their mental health?

My inquiry question:  How does a pet impact and benefit an individual’s mental health? Should individuals consider getting a pet to improve their mental health? Benefits of a pet physically and in general Apart from mental health benefits, there are many benefits of having a pet in our daily lives. Studies […]

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Blog #4: Do emotional support animals work as well or better than other methods of mental health treatments?

My inquiry question: How does a pet impact and benefit an individual’s mental health? Do emotional support animals work as well or better than other methods of mental health treatments What is an ESA ESA stands for emotional support animal & can also be called an assistance animal. (1) ESAs […]

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Blog #3: What are the benefits of having pets as companions for our mental health?

My inquiry question: How does a pet impact and benefit an individual’s mental health? What are the benefits of having pets as companions for our mental health? Stress Oftentimes in life, we find ourselves stressed, overworked and tired. All these essential factors impact our mental health negatively. Pets as companions […]

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Blog 1: Inquiry Project

Inquiry question:  How does a pet impact and benefit an individual’s mental health?  Why this is a question of interest: Mental health is a struggle for everyone. As a student, I find that my mental health wavers whether it’s a result of personal matters or my classes and stresses at school. I’ve […]

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Action blog post #4

So far, last Monday we completed our second nature clean-up. Although, we would have liked to do more due to the different schedules we’ve had at school and our own personal different schedules. Despite this, Chantal, Dorra and I went to clean up lafarge lake/town center park last Monday. We […]

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Action blog post #3

So far in my action project, I have only completed one nature clean-up with my group. Yesterday Chantal and I completed our first nature clean-up of this half of the semester. Unfortunately, our other group members weren’t able to make it yesterday due to sickness and other extracurriculars, however, we […]

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Step 2 action post

As my action project, I will be doing many nature cleanups in our surrounding parks, public areas, and anywhere our community needs it. I will be doing these nature cleanups along with my two other classmates and friends in my class, this being Dorra J and Chantal M. We will […]

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Step 1 action post: my values & aligning them with global millennium goals

After doing the values activity, I learned my 3 most important values are equality, freedom & friendship. My 3 least important values are tradition, leadership & innovation. In my opinion, I somewhat agree with my results, however, I find that the statements are good descriptions of the values. The sole […]

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Step 5 action post

1) So far, I have completed three nature clean-ups along with the other members of my group: Dorra J and Chantal M. We have cleaned up Mundy Park previously, however, we cleaned it up in a specific area. Since Mundy Park is a big park we decided to clean up […]

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Step 4 action post

1) So far, I have completed two nature clean-ups along with my other group members: Dorra J and Chantal M. We went to a little neighborhood park near Eagleridge pool and then we cleaned up Scott Creek’s school ground. At both locations, we tried to pick up every piece of […]

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Action post 2

1) As my action project, I will be doing various oceanside cleanups around our community. I will be doing this project with other students in this class, which are Dorra and Chantal. We have already signed up as a cleanup group on the national organization of the Great Canadian Shoreline […]

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Step 1 action post: Values Activity & Aligning this with Global Millennium Goals

After taking the values quiz I found out that my 3 most important values are: compassion, justice, and pleasure and my 3 least important values are: helping, spiritual growth, and risk. I somewhat agree with these results. I do agree fully with my top 3 most important values because I […]

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About me

  Hi, my name is Itzel Curiel I am a grade 11 french immersion student at Dr.Charles Best Secondary School. I’m so excited to take this course because I think it’s a great way to discover or experience new things and be more responsible, as this is an independent course! […]

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