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TedX The Woodlands School
TedX The Woodlands School
"We live in a world where in some way, at some point, we are bound. Bound by laws and conventions, cultures and traditions, our bodies and minds. Yet, every day the power of the human condition propels us to test and challenge the limits of these boundaries, pushing us to the forefront of a new reality.
Join us at TEDxTheWoodlandsSchool as we weave together our new unbounded reality."
Martin Tsvetanov is graduate of The Woodlands School. He has been involved in several collaborative youth activist events, is interested in solving the problem of food waste and is interested in modern psychology. His current focus is on the problems of despair that the youth face today, the structures that youth function within, and modern solutions.
Zaynah Bhanji is a student at The Woodlands School and a machine learning and virtual & augmented reality developer. She began her journey developed neural networks at 13-years-old and has been supported by companies like Google, CIBC, TD, Deloitte, Microsoft, and more. Zaynah is a huge advocate for women and girls in technology and speaks to many girls to inspire them to pursue their interests in a science or tech field. Her mentors and advisors represent some of the leading companies in the AI and VR/AR space.
The Woodlands School builds it Reconciliation Garden
The Woodlands School builds it Reconciliation Garden
"When students of The Woodlands School were learning about residential schools in Canada, they knew they had to do something meaningful in their journey towards reconciliation. So, they formed a Reconciliation Club. They travelled to the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations, learned from Chief Stacey LaForme and came up with an idea of a Reconciliation garden. On June 11, The Woodlands officially opened its Reconciliation garden in the presence of students, school staff and Peel District School Board representatives."
"Before building the garden, students from the Reconciliation Club spent a great amount of time learning from Wheatley and Coté. Wheatley, who was a student at The Woodlands in 1970s, taught them the importance of learning Indigenous culture and challenges. Students were guided by Coté, who through the form of art, helped them put the vision of their garden into reality. The Reconciliation Club presented Wheatley and Coté with bricks inscribed with their names as a symbol of their newfound friendship. Names of faculty members as well as those who participated and committed to the garden are also displayed on each brick that outlines the garden."
"Mississauga student in the running for prestigious, $100,000 award"
"Mississauga student in the running for prestigious, $100,000 award"
The Loran Scholars Foundation recently announced that Ann Lei, a student from The Woodlands School in Mississauga, will be participating in the organization's national selections in Toronto on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
"I was absolutely ecstatic to hear the results for the National Selection. I had been anticipating a call from Loran for over a month and actually had the date marked on my calendar," she told insauga.com in am email.
"I knew how competitive the process was and I met so many incredible students at the regional selections that I did not know what to expect.
Lei says she believes she was selected as a finalist because of her commitment to service.
"Woodlands history class campaigns for Rogers Centre to acknowledge aboriginal land before Blue Jays game"
"Woodlands history class campaigns for Rogers Centre to acknowledge aboriginal land before Blue Jays game"
A Grade 10 history class is learning about our past in real-time through a social media campaign that speaks out against the treatment of aboriginal people.
Like the technology used in 21st-century learning, their goals have quickly evolved. Initially, the class was focusing on the #NotYourMascot campaign that has made headlines this week in advance of Friday's opening American League Championship Series matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, whose logo is a grinning red-faced man with a feather in his hair known as "Chief Wahoo."
"We (would) love for the Blue Jays to recognize the traditional territory that Rogers Centre stands on before the national anthems are played," she said, hoping other schools get behind their cause with the hashtag #recognizetheland.
Over 7,500 used batteries were counted, bagged and taken to the Peel Recycling Centre on Friday afternoon.
Many thanks to the students at The Woodlands School for their support in diverting toxic waste from landfills - recycling a mere 75 batteries means an area the size of The Woodlands' footprint is saved from pollution, so all their efforts saved 100 school footprints from pollution!
November 2020
Three Grade 10 students published in Journal for Activist Science and Technology (2020); A. Bhati, M. Gupta, & E. Zhao, “Cattle Climate Calamity”
Three Grade 10 students published in Journal for Activist Science and Technology (2020); A. Bhati, M. Gupta, & E. Zhao, “Cattle Climate Calamity”
Self-produced play by Mississauga students debuts at Toronto Fringe Festival
Self-produced play by Mississauga students debuts at Toronto Fringe Festival
The Mississauga Woodlands School students will be debuting their self-produced play, Fine China at the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival this July.
The play, will be led by Julie Phan — the writer, producer, and lead actor of the play, opening at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse in Toronto on July 5.
On Friday, Sept. 28, people of all ages gathered at Celebration Square to partake in Mississauga’s edition of the global climate strike.
Equipped with protest signs, the strikers cheered as the host, Mississauga Climate Group, listed demands for a reliable climate action plan for the city.
Though the protest was attended by a variety of ages group, it was largely influenced and attended by young people.
Martin Tsvetanov, Woodlands Secondary School student
(Tsvetanov booked Celebration Square for the strike)
“To me it’s about getting student voices out and student opinions.” Tsvetanov said.
He explained that because people his age can’t vote, the strike was one way they could raise attention to something that is important to them.
“Not just important to me but to the community, to my family, to my kids hopefully, it’s going to be important to people even after I die. So, it’s going to be important for all of life on this planet.”
Introducing the "6 under 16"
Introducing the "6 under 16"
The “6 Under 16” – exceptional, creative-minded young folks who are each doing incredible things – will be sharing their own unique perspectives at C2 Montréal 2018. Innovative, motivated and hardworking, they are the leaders of tomorrow and, as you will discover, they have something to say and they know how to say it.
Zaynah Bhanji - She’s very passionate about artificial intelligence and, more specifically, machine learning, focusing on natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision. Zaynah is part of a program called The Knowledge Society (TKS), North America’s leading innovation program for youth aged 13-17, and which exposes students to technologies that are growing at an exponential rate, such as AI, virtual reality, genomics, blockchain, and brain machine interfaces. Her mentors and advisors represent some of the leading companies in the AI space.
More than 300 cards and letters were written and sent through Op Santa Claus to give the comforts of home to deployed Canadian Armed Forces members. Stationary and materials were set up for students to write a note during their lunches, and student volunteers collected the cards for mailing.
“We wanted our troops to know we are grateful for everything they do, and that we are sending kindness and cheer to them this holiday season,” says Kerry Everitt, principal at The Woodlands.
SimpleTech: Simplifying Technology for the Elderly
SimpleTech: Simplifying Technology for the Elderly
Mira Paresh Yadav
Journal of Student Science and Technology (2017); M. Yadav, “SimpleTech: Simplifying Technology for the Elderly”
Grade 12 ELP student published in International Policy Digest (2018); A. Wang,
Grade 12 ELP student published in International Policy Digest (2018); A. Wang,
“On the Failed Authority of the International Criminal Court”
“On the Failed Authority of the International Criminal Court”
Anthony Wang is a Canadian high school student with a passion for politics, current events, photography, aviation, and astronomy.
Congratulations to our ELP Grade 11 student, Victor Z on his acceptance into The New York Academy of Sciences Junior Academy Program!
Congratulations to our ELP Grade 11 student, Victor Z on his acceptance into The New York Academy of Sciences Junior Academy Program!
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