The Global Experts Speaker Series at Alpha Secondary has been organized to celebrate UN70 and bring in experts to share and discuss the same global issues that the UN is dealing with. Students will participate in four sessions each concerned with a different element of our world, each with a real-world speaker with expertise in…
Month: October 2015
Hello World.
Burnaby students are getting ready for you. Students will take on the world, at least one of the world’s issues, this Thursday, October 22nd. From the standpoint of a United Nations member state, every participant in this year’s first Model UN Clinic will rethink climate change and come up with solutions that the entire international…
Physics for the People
Never forget that there are many amazing people in the world dedicated to inspiring and guiding young people to meet their potential. Sometimes this fact is hidden behind bad news or simply a busy lifestyle. Burnaby South Secondary School is celebrating one such generous and dedicated individual, Dr. Neil Turok, who will be visiting the…
Ben West on the Race Towards Climate Solutions
There isn’t a nicer, more articulate and knowledgeable guy around than Ben West. Burnaby School District’s United Nations Connections club invited Mr. West for informational purposes to a recent meeting at Burnaby Central Secondary on Thursday, October 1st. He presented a compelling argument to students for participating in his most recent effort in organization, the…
A Rock Star of Scientists
He was sighted first stepping out of a yellow cab. The AP Coordinator spotted him first. “A man – maybe it’s him – is coming up on the Rumble side.” Three of us rushed to the side door, opening it to discover the man we had been waiting for. With excitement. For 7 days. Add…
Making sense of an interconnected world. Together. 