Grand Council Projects

Our Grand Council students are a group of elected fifth grade kids who represent the collective ideas of their school mates in grades K-5 to get involved in the purposeful culture of the school. They believe we all have a responsibility to "make connections in all we do."

Students at Joseph Welsh engage in "passion projects" that provide them opportunities to adopt a cause, forward an improvement idea, build culture, and basically connect with themselves, others, the community, and knowledge.

“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” -- Bishop T. D. Jakes

Below is a list of passion projects we've taken on so far. Future project ideas are listed at Student Leadership . Across from the library you will find a world map on the wall with QR codes links to this page for further explanation of the awesome passion projects we are involved with. We intend to inspire everyone at Joseph Welsh School to find their passion and do something purposeful and good with it!

Projects We're Considering:

Peace Keepers

In keeping with the Canadian tradition of maintaining peace as UN soldiers around the world, we would like to establish our own corps of Joseph Welsh "Peace Keepers."

OBSERVE-WAIT-LISTEN-SUPPORT

Peace Keepers would be grouped in pairs patrolling in three areas: the north playground; the south playground and the length of the east side of the school. They are trained to:

OBSERVE- Be mindful as they what sort of things are happening within their patrol zone
WAIT- Ask themselves, "what's really going on here..?"
LISTEN- Carefully to what is being said about the situation
SUPPORT- Intervene to help solve the problem, OR in the case where harm or danger is evident, one partner gets a supervisor asap while the other stays with the problem to continue "supporting," or not

40 Developmental Assets

We are brainstorming ways to promote our school as a "40 Assets School." The 40 Assets come from research at the Search Institute and are described here, http://www.search-institute.org/research/developmental-assets

Pro Social Skill Development

We are working on a plan to coordinate the set of 60 Pro Social Skills with our school's mission, "making connections in all we do." (explained here... http://www.theleaderinme.org/the-7-habits-for-kids). Pro Social Skills are a set of 60 social skills we have identified under each 7 Habits heading as displayed here, http://bit.ly/7HabitsProSocial

Pen Pals

We would like to partnered with other ASP Net schools around the world to write letters back and forth, or video conference between our students and theirs. Our goal is to learn about other cultures in different parts of Canada and the world by writing letters back and forth. We hope to plan collaborative learning project in keeping with the UNESCO learning pillars.

Ever Active School

Teams of kids plan and supervise intramural activities for younger kids.

Healthy, Active Schools

A committee of students representing each grade will work on plans to promote healthy active living and wellness at Joseph Welsh.

Environmental Wardens

A group of students will work on an environmental stewardship plan to display care and concern for our physical environment. Early ideas include a possible outdoor indigenous garden project to rejuvenate the courtyard and Earth Boxes for inside the school.

Food Drive

A food drive to support the Mustard Seed, an organization that provides free school lunches to hundreds of kids everyday

Buddy Benches

Info here

Spirit Days

Clue Day, Easter Egg Hunt, Secret Santa, Door Wrapping

Fundraising

Bake sale, Positivity Project

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