May 11, 2012

Quest students' Exhibition "Clean Up the Creek" Day held May 11 on Salmon Creek

Students in teacher Brenda Carpenter's class, Nicole Sarlo and Tom Podgers, enlisted the support of their classmates as well as working collaboratively with the Village of Hilton for an action for their Exhibition project to clean up the Village Park that runs along the perimeter of the school including the area from the outdoor classroom to the Jennejahn Lodge. 

The central idea of the exhibition project is: "Citizens should help their community." 

More than 250 students from the school were prepared with boots, jackets and gloves to help pick up litter.  They gathered for kickoff assembly at 9 am following by clean-up until about 11:30 am. Mayor of Hilton Joe Lee and several Village officials were on hand for the event.

Exhibitions are presented in students' final year of the school's International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme [PYP].  Exhibitions are extended, collaborative inquiry projects under the guidance of their teachers. The exhibition represents a significant event in the life of both the school and student, synthesizing the essential elements of the Programme and sharing them with the whole school community.  It is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the student profile that have been developing throughout their engagement with the Primary Years Programme.  For more about the Quest PYP: Quest Elementary IB Primary Years Programme

For further information, teacher Brenda Carpenter may be reached at 585-392-1000 ext. 6168.