Year 8 Israel Expo 2021
Israel Expo 2021 – A great success!
Israel Expo was an absolutely incredible experience!
Throughout the course of Term 1, Year 8 students worked hard either in pairs, threes or even individually to research, dig deeper and discover their topic of interest – which included defence, art, medicine and music. It was a great way for us to learn about not just our own topics but everyone else’s as well because of things such as the stands, fact sheets, groups topic overviews and the class game we did together where we had to combine all our knowledge of our topics and answer some questions.
On the Expo day it was wonderful to see all of our hard work come together after so many weeks of dedicated research and commitment to the project. It was really fun seeing some of the Pre-school kids and the younger students have a turn at some of the activities such as the basketball, quizzes, hangman games and paintings. Everybody’s activities and souvenirs were more creative than the next, many being so unique and useful such as the bobby pins, tzedakah boxes, flags, syringe-like pens and even lava lamps! After school, parents, family, friends and staff flocked to the MPH to learn from the Year 8s about their topics and everyone was so proud of what they had accomplished.
Thank you so much to Ms Levin-Kahn, Morah Becky and Morah Gaida as well as the maintenance team, Esti Lipson and all of the visiting staff and students for helping and supporting all of us.
Congratulations Year 8!
By Ashley Cohn, Sam Levi, Daliah Smagarinsky and Liberty Waldner
Here are some individual thoughts about the expo:
I was the first of Emanuel students doing this project to choose architecture, which meant I had to write my own questions, and I was able to explore more deeply into what I most wanted to learn about. I chose architecture because I love design and art, and I have always found buildings and structures fascinating and I think this project will really help me become more of an ‘expert’. Our advice for future ‘experts’ is to watch the clock! I have never had great time management skills and, for me, this project was all about breaking big chunks into smaller pieces, making it easier on myself to get the job done to the best of my abilities. This is not the type of project to sit and wait, never leave things like this to the last minute, trust me, you’ll feel much better about your work that way! By Ashley Cohn
Overall, Israel Expo has been an amazing experience where I not only got to do my research by sitting at a computer screen, but I also heard from some experts in Hebrew, including Morah Harvey and Morah Bar-On, and I also got to share my work with everyone who came to visit my stand! By Daliah Smagarinsky
Overall the Expo was a great experience to have had and a really different ‘PoU’ than any I have ever worked on.
By Sam Levi
For me personally, this night will be one that I will never forget! By Liberty Waldner
Well done on a fantastic Israel Expo! A huge amount of work by students and staff. The students were clearly very engaged and excited to display their knowledge and work. I was particularly struck by the students’ passion for Israel and how this project had engaged them in a deeper understanding of the country and its complexities.
Julian Abelson (Director of Studies)
