Students at Tippecanoe Valley High School complete many
projects as a part of PBL (Project Based Learning). However, teachers and students alike are
expanding these projects towards the community, whether it be completing
service projects or presenting a topic to city council members. One of the recent activities was the Hero
Gallery.
Mrs.
Melanie Mason’s and Miss Katherine Wine’s English 12 classes presented the Hero
Gallery to the community. Both teachers
came up with the idea after talking to their senior students about what it
means to be a hero. They also discussed how
to recognize heroes within the community.
Seniors in both English classes planned out the project and created the
final product. The students chose a
person that they wanted to recognize, such as a teacher, parent or law
personnel. They wrote essays about their
hero and created posters about that person.
Students set up their hero displays; and, during halftime at the
basketball game versus Rochester, the classes presented their project. Community members were able to talk to the
students. Some of the students’ heroes
even came to see the presentation.
The Hero
Gallery is just the beginning of PBL, community-based projects. Many students enjoy this different learning
process, and hope that these activities will grow in number.
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