On Day Four, Ms Kelsey read us a book called “Malala’s Magic
Pencil.” In the book, Malala uses her magic pencil to help solve problems in
the world.
We considered which issues we’ve learned about that we care
the most about. We will be writing letters to the government to advocate for people who face these
issues. Here are some of the issues we brainstormed:
In connection with our animation work, we thought of images
that show how people feel invisible. We staged them in tableaux (each of us was
the director for one photo). Then, we walked to Stephen Avenue and took the
pictures. We will display the photos at the March conferences and our Spring
Celebration.
In the afternoon, Ms Kelsey led a budgeting activity. We had
to choose how we spent our money on housing, food, transportation, technology,
childcare, shopping, and school. We had rockets that we used as money.
“There are only 15 rockets so it’s hard to decide. Most of
my money is going towards 3 meals a day, and a 2-bedroom apartment…things that
are more important than others.” ~ Isana
“It’s hard…even though it’s not actually real, it makes me
think about my choices. The hardest decision was child care and the school.” ~
D
“My hardest decision was transportation and child care. If
child care is at one, I’d be really busy. If I did walk, I’d be late for work.
If I had a licensed day care that’s high quality, I could leave my kids there when
I go to work.” ~ Nikita
We also had a presentation from Erica from Immigrant Services Calgary to hear how Calgary supports our new Canadians.
