Retreat Reflection
1) I found that retreat was a chance for us as students to have a day where we remove focus from our busy school lives and try to refocus, thinking about others around us and social justice. I found that retreat did enable us to do this because we were able to remove distractions like our school work, and the activities we completed helped us to really think about our society and what we see occurring there.
2) From the Global Village activity, we completed prior to retreat, I was shocked to learn all about the distribution of things throughout the world. It was eye-opening to see how so many people in the world are uneducated, see how many people don’t have access to clean water or sanitation, then even more shocking learn …show more content…
What was the most upsetting thing to learn was that the group of people with the most of the world’s food and clean water, was a tiny group compared to other groups who didn’t have access to much food and limited clean water. This task incorporated well with the Global Village activity as it related to parts we had previously looked at, but in further depth.
The Fair Trade chocolate task helped me to think about all the different people that are a part of the process of creating chocolate for us to eat, and it really made me reconsider the chocolate I buy, now I want to get Fair Trade chocolate rather than normal chocolate, as it ensures that the workers receive a fair pay.
The reflection on experiences of injustice we completed with Maddie Kelly was beneficial to us as I learnt about the different ways people find challenges in lives, and made me realise that anyone of any race or background can be suffering or challenged in some way, and that we should respect and treat everyone fairly as you may not know the things they have been through.
The banner creation activity was a lot of fun and we were able to express different issues we find in society
1) I found that retreat was a chance for us as students to have a day where we remove focus from our busy school lives and try to refocus, thinking about others around us and social justice. I found that retreat did enable us to do this because we were able to remove distractions like our school work, and the activities we completed helped us to really think about our society and what we see occurring there.
2) From the Global Village activity, we completed prior to retreat, I was shocked to learn all about the distribution of things throughout the world. It was eye-opening to see how so many people in the world are uneducated, see how many people don’t have access to clean water or sanitation, then even more shocking learn …show more content…
What was the most upsetting thing to learn was that the group of people with the most of the world’s food and clean water, was a tiny group compared to other groups who didn’t have access to much food and limited clean water. This task incorporated well with the Global Village activity as it related to parts we had previously looked at, but in further depth.
The Fair Trade chocolate task helped me to think about all the different people that are a part of the process of creating chocolate for us to eat, and it really made me reconsider the chocolate I buy, now I want to get Fair Trade chocolate rather than normal chocolate, as it ensures that the workers receive a fair pay.
The reflection on experiences of injustice we completed with Maddie Kelly was beneficial to us as I learnt about the different ways people find challenges in lives, and made me realise that anyone of any race or background can be suffering or challenged in some way, and that we should respect and treat everyone fairly as you may not know the things they have been through.
The banner creation activity was a lot of fun and we were able to express different issues we find in society