An excerpt from the Aspengrove School website:

The Grade 2 class recently had a visit from a “Superhero” named Bob Johnson, who has been helping children across Mexico for the last 20 years! He has been going to extremely remote areas, where children don’t have schools, electricity…all of the things that we are so lucky to have, and raising money to build schools and homes and provide school supplies to the children and teachers. Please check out his blog for more details: www.mexicoschoolsproject.ca

After the presentation, the children discussed what they learned and feelings they had (see the attached photo). As Action is a big part of the IB curriculum and philosophy I told them that when people learn about these types of situations and think about how they feel, it often leads to them taking action. I asked the children if they thought we could take action and they came up with the idea of raising money via a bake sale. We wrote a class email to Mrs. Fitzgerald, asking for permission, and she granted it on 1 request: that we make a commitment to eating healthy for 1 week. The children have risen to the challenge and have been giving up certain items from the lunches (food high in sugar). Don’t worry, I have labeled each item and they will be returned to your child on Friday. It is actually quite amazing how little has had to be handed over, as the Grade 2 student’s snacks and lunches are of excellent nutritional quality!

This entire process has also enabled the students to learn about goal setting and decision making, which are a part of the Grade 2 BC curriculum learning outcomes.

Student reflections after Bob's visit