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  ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE HUGH MCROBERTS SECONDARY COMMUNITY ANALYSIS  PART A:  SCHOOL COMMUNITY École secondaire Hugh McRoberts Secondary is an average size school (933 students) in the city of Richmond, BC.  The school is located in the middle class community of Broadmoor in central Richmond.  Over 40% of the school population is registered in the French Immersion program.  Students in this program come from all over the East side of Richmond which creates a slightly more diverse community.  The school also welcomes international students that account for just over 10% of the school population.  Fewer than 1% of students receive ELL teaching.  In 2017, McRoberts had 8 students declaring Aboriginal Ancestry and 58 students qualified for Ministry funded support. (*Data pulled from the Ministry 1701 report for the 2017-2018 school year) There are 50 teachers currently working at McRoberts Secondary.  8 teachers teach in the French Imme...

FINAL VISION PROJECT PART 1 For my final vision project for LIBE477C, I have decided to focus on the importance of inquiry based learning for the 21st century learner.  I have always been interested in this topic and this year, I implemented for the first time a year long inquiry using the Genius Hour framework in a Sciences humaines 11 (SS11) class.  The experience was challenging yet rewarding in the end for both my students and for me.  For this reason, and in the spirit of sharing (Richardson, 2012), I have decided to apply to be a workshop presenter at this year's BCSSTA PSA Conference.  I would like to share my experience and expertise (albeit minimal) with other social studies teachers and in particular, help out other French Immersion teachers who struggle to access resources and/or workshops in French. (NB. Applications are due July 15, 2018 and presenters will be selected shortly after this date!) I have divided the post in two sections.  The f...