Saturday; Decombér 77091 a SHSS students have their say at provincial forums Three Stanley Humphries secondary school students have had a change of heart about the way they look at the world. Janet Kalesnikoff and Rae Carter recent- ly attended a provin- cial forum on_ the African debt crisis while Jason Peil at- tended a round table on environmentally sustainable develop- ment. The African forum, based on a model of the United Nations, had the two grade 11 stu- dents together with 300 other students from throughout the province trying to come News photo by Donna Bertran up with ways to solve (From left) Janet Kalesnikoff, Jason Peil and Rae Carter compare notes Africa’s financial prob- 0n the forums they recently attended in Vancouver and Victoria. lems. The conference started in Vancouver where they regis- tered,attended talks given by an African dignitary and a Canadian United Nations As- sociation representative, and watched presentations and movies about African women. Days two and three were spent at Lester B. Pearson College in Victoria. There Kalesnikoff and Carter took part in a mock general assembly of the UN — “an incredible experience” — which had students acting as delegates from UN countries giving their opinions and sug- gestions on Africa’s problems. “Each student got a chance to express their opinion on how the country (they were representing) is affected by the debt,” Kalesnikoff said. The resoutions were then debated and one final resolu- tion was formed. “The UN really works, it’s a great idea,” Carter said. “We learned so much about it.” Also part of “think tank” process were group sessions. The students had eight groups to chose from, of which they each attended two. There were 10 students in each group. 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Li... ee ee == ber 7, 1991 continued from page 4 The following are the lyrics to a song written by the music group: Let it be this generation To make the world stronger in aglorious way Let it be this generation To make a new world order today Let it be this generation To fight against ignorance, hatred and fear And when our lives are over and done We will leave to our daugh- ters and sons Aworld that is more loving and peaceful Because we were here. “It’s based on the Year 2000 teaching strategy that there are other kinds of intelli- gences,” said SHSS social studies teacher Chris Foster. Foster explained that there are seven intelligences under the strategy — linguistic, log- ical, spatial, bodily, interper- sonal and intrapersonal — and that tapping into them al- lows students to learn in a way they can best relate to. And the strategy worked, Carter said. “We sure came away with a lot of information,” she said. While Kalesnikoff and Carter were in Victoria, Peil was in Vancouver sharing his views on sustainable develop- A Compact Camcorder ... ment with about 75 other stu- dents. Put together by the B.C. Round Table on the Environ- ment and Economy, the idea of the two-day forum was to tap into the youths of the province for some fresh ideas on the en- vironmment. Those ideas would then form part of a provincial plan. Unlike the African confer- ence, the forum itself didn’t provide a lot of educational benefits, Peil said. “But I think they accom- plished basically what they wanted,” Peil said. “And it was a lot of fun.” However, Peil said he ex- pects a few changes to be made for next year’s forum. “I don’t think they knew that we knew as much as we do,” he said. “I found it fairly basic. There wasn’t enough time to get into anything in- depth. But, now they know and next year they'll make it longer.” All three students said they'd go again if they had a chance. 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