Mission Whanau Learning Blog: 2014

Monday 20 October 2014

Goodbye Jacob

We were all very sad to say goodbye to Jacob on Friday. He was an important part of our class team.

We wish Jacob and his family all the best for their move to Auckland.

Keep in touch Jacob!

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Monday 29 September 2014

Wolves and Biodiversity

Check out this awesome video which shows what happened to the biodiversity in Yellowstone National Park when they reintroduced Wolves that had been missing from their ecosystem for 70 years.

Upon their reintroduction, the park completely transformed. The populations of many other species increased, as did the health of the park, overall. While wolves are often considered to be harmful species, they can actually transform the world around them. They greatly increased the biodiversity in this treasured ecosystem.

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Social Justice Week

During Social Justice Week we have been discussing the social issues we face in New Zealand and issues we might face everyday in our class/school/home. We have really been considering the things that effect a person so they do not have an equal opportunity in life. We have thought about the ways in which we can be the 'Body of Christ', what we can do to make a difference and how we can use our words and actions to make a positive change for people effected by social issues.

The term 'social justice' implies fairness and mutual obligation in society: that we are responsible for one another, and that we should ensure that all have equal chances to succeed in life.

The Caritas focus during this week is on Catholic social teaching, which provides us with key ethical principles through which we can interpret social issues around us and take action to seek justice. Seven of the principles are: human dignity; solidarity; subsidiarity; stewardship; common good; participation; and preferential option for the poor. See http://caritas.org.nz/resources/cst for videos to explain and give examples of each of these.

We were really motivated by the following images. They made us think about what we would take a stand about.