Soul Seeking Showcase

“Some students stumble and falter to find a passion. Others show us things we never would have expected.”

 

Some students based their projects on their own personal journeys, like one who told the story of her brother’s life with cerebral palsy, and another who discussed receiving stem cell therapy for Type 1 diabetes. Other students focused on Shawnigan: one did a security evaluation of the School, and a group project asked if the placement of Houses on campus disrupted students’ daily lives.

 

Other projects covered:

• The Impact of Battery Waste on Plant Growth

• Emotion in Music

• Origami

• Finger Picking on Guitar

• Discovering Filmmaking

• Global Issues of Refugees

• How to Make an Informed Stock Market Investment

• My Path to Diplomatic Awareness

• BC Women’s Health Foundation

 

Soul Seeking started during the early days of the COVID-19 Pandemic, when students were learning from home, and were assigned passion projects to complete in addition to their regular schoolwork. The program continued when in-person schooling resumed the following fall, and has been an integral part of the Shawnigan experience ever since.

 

The showcase this week was strictly for Grade 8-10 students. Grade 12s – who had their own Soul Seeking fair in March – use their Soul Seeking projects to fulfill capstone requirements for their provincial diplomas. Grade 11s are already working on their projects for next year.