{"id":2008,"date":"2025-01-17T09:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/?page_id=2008"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:13:26","slug":"this-is-us-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/this-is-us-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS IS US (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2009 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/Finding-Home-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/Finding-Home-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/Finding-Home-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/Finding-Home.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>THIS IS US 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #333399;\"><strong>Finding Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Exhibition Date: May 5 \u2013 May 15, 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For this exhibition, participants (students, staff, and extended Central community) are invited to create an original artistic piece, such as an illustration, photograph, painting, or musical composition, that reflects their connection to the idea of <em><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';\">home<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Home\u00a0isn&#8217;t where you&#8217;re from, it&#8217;s where you find light when all grows\u2002\u00a0dark.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>\u2014\u00a0Pierce Brown,\u00a0Golden Son<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>\u201cYou can have more than one home. You can carry your roots with you, and decide where they grow.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>\u2014 Henning Mankell<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>\u201cI long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>\u2014 Maya Angelou<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>DRIVING QUESTION:\u202f<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>What does home mean to you?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">GUIDELINES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PARTICIPANTS: <\/strong>Participants (staff\/students) must be part of the Burnaby Central community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THEMATIC CONNECTIONS: <\/strong>All entries must be related to the theme of the exhibition: <strong>Finding Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>ENTRIES:<\/strong> Participants will submit one photograph, original piece of artwork (painting, illustration, pastel work etc.), or musical piece which is a response to the driving question of the exhibition: <strong><em>What does home mean to you?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>FOCUS QUESTIONS <\/strong><strong>\u2013 <\/strong><strong>Choose <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ONE<\/span> question to respond to.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>This will be the inspiration for the artistic piece you create!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What are the first three words that come to mind when you think of &#8220;home&#8221;? Why do they make you think of home?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Can you describe a specific memory that makes you feel at home?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What physical features, objects, and\/or people do you associate with your idea of home? How do they contribute to your sense of home?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">How do you feel when you are at home? What emotions does it evoke?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Can &#8220;home&#8221; be a person, a feeling, or an experience rather than a place? Explain using your personal experiences as examples.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">How has the idea of home changed for you?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>RESOURCES FOR INSPIRATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What Does Home Mean to You? (2:38 min)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rWt76WqRCVs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rWt76WqRCVs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">People ages 0-100 to answer some of life\u2019s big questions: What does home mean to you?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Eat &#8211; Award Winning Animated Short Film &#8211; <\/strong>Anamon Studios<strong> (8:30 min)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0MX_fJAhmEE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0MX_fJAhmEE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Let\u2019s Eat is a 8 minute animated short film that centers on the relationship between a mother and daughter in a Chinese-American immigrant family. Let\u2019s Eat strives to be a universal story told through a distinctly Asian-American voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As a single parent in an unfamiliar country, Ma\u2019s entire life centers around raising Luan, her rambunctious young daughter. Likewise, Luan spends her childhood indulging in endless quality time with her playful, loving mother. However, as Luan grows up, it isn\u2019t long before daily life interferes and causes mother and daughter to grow apart. By channeling their feelings into cooking, the two strive to find their way back to each other, one homemade meal at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ma and Luan\u2019s tale touches upon mother-daughter relationships, the American immigrant experience, and the unspoken translation of love into food &#8211; familiar themes reflected through a fresh perspective often overlooked in mainstream media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Finding Home Through Poetry | Najwa Zebian | TEDxCoventGardenWomen (15:05 min)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rNRygxe_8Ys\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rNRygxe_8Ys<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Drawing on her experiences growing up in different countries and struggling to find a place where she felt she belonged, Najwa Zebian revelas the power of the spoken and written word. She demonstrates how words can pave the journey that leads us to our home, to a place where we feel we belong, understood and valued, and most importantly where we feel worthy of feeling that way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese Canadian educator based in London, Ontario, Canada. Her passion for creative expression was evident from a young age as she delved into Arabic poetry and novels. She arrived to Canada at sixteen years of age and pursued higher education. In 2011, she became a teacher and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Educational Leadership as she teaches high school students<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong><em>**NOTE** If you&#8217;re short on time but still want to catch the most impactful part of this video, please watch from 9:46 &#8211; 14:07 min.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>In this segment, Najwa delves into the profound concept of growing a sense of home within yourself. She emphasizes how creating an internal sanctuary can provide stability and peace, regardless of external circumstances. This part of the video is particularly insightful and inspiring, offering guidance on how to nurture your inner world.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>What\u00a0is\u00a0Home<\/em><\/strong><strong> by Mosab Abu Toha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What\u00a0is\u00a0home:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">it\u00a0is\u00a0the shade of trees on my way to school<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0before they were uprooted.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u00a0is\u00a0my grandparents\u2019 black-and-white wedding\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0photo before the walls crumbled.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u00a0is\u00a0my uncle\u2019s prayer rug, where dozens of ants<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0slept on wintry nights, before it was looted and\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0put in a museum.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u00a0is\u00a0the oven my mother\u00a0used to bake bread and\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0roast chicken before a bomb reduced our house\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0to ashes.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u00a0is\u00a0the caf\u00e9 where I watched football matches<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0and played\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">My child stops me: Can a four-letter word hold<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0all of these?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Mosab Abu Toha\u00a0is\u00a0a Palestinian poet and founder of the Edward Said Library, Gaza\u2019s only English-language library. He\u00a0is\u00a0a former visiting poet at Harvard\u2019s department of comparative literature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From\u00a0Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear\u00a0by Mosab Abu Toha. Copyright \u00a9 2022 by Mosab Abu Toha.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #800080;\"><strong>ARTIST STATEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">All entries must be original and accompanied by a short artist\u2019s statement (a minimum of 100 words and a max of 500). Artist\u2019s statements can also be in the form of a poem. The aim of this statement is to tell the story of what is captured in the artistic piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If a participant is unable to submit a statement that meets the above guidelines, please connect with one of the sponsor teachers, and we would be happy to work with the participant to help create their artist statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sponsor teachers include:<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ms. Pereira<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ms. Gallivan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ms. Uhren<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ms. Barichello<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ms. Perrotta<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Please also ensure that the following is included in your artist statement.\u00a0 See guidelines on next page.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Full Name<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Grade<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Title of Piece<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Type of artwork (illustration, musical composition, etc\u2026)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Focus Question\/s you are responding to<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>PROOFREADING: Please proofread and edit your artist statements before submission.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Sponsor teachers can help you with this if needed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>Artist Statements should also respond to:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What informed your decision to create this artistic piece?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In what ways does your artistic piece reflect your ideas about home and what it means to you? (response to Focus Question)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 892px;\" width=\"458\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #333399; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Artist Statement Formatting<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Margins \u2013 top, bottom, left, right at <strong>0.3\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Font \u2013 Calibri<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Line \u2013 <strong>First Name, Last Name<\/strong> (bold), Grade\u00a0 &#8211; size 36 font<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Line \u2013 <strong><em>Title of Piece<\/em><\/strong> (bold &amp; italicized), Year \u2013 size 26 font<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> Line \u2013 Type of Artwork (illustration, musical composition, painting, etc.) \u2013 size 18 font<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">4<sup>th<\/sup> Line \u2013 <strong>Focus Question <\/strong>\u00a0(bold) \u2013 size 14 font<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Artist Statement \u2013 size 14 font<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><u>Distribute text evenly<\/u> between margins<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Top Ruler @ 5\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"96\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2011\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/Picture2-221x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/Picture2-221x300.png 221w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/Picture2.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>ARTISTIC PIECES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Artistic pieces should help to express the participants\u2019 experiences with the theme of <strong><em>Finding Home<\/em><\/strong>. Participants can include themselves and others in their work. Be creative! <strong><em>If your piece contains a person, you will need to get consent from the individual.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The artistic piece submitted must take into consideration the overarching intention of the exhibition: <strong><em>Finding Home.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Each artistic piece and response must be original and previously unpublished. Work may also include original collages (ie. collection of personal photography or artwork) and may not include the work of others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong>MUSICAL COMPOSITITIONS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Musical compositions must include appropriate language for sharing at school.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If the musical composition includes lyrics, a Word file of the lyrics and title must be submitted.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Participants will submit the musical composition as an <strong>MP3 file<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Musical compositions will be incorporated into the exhibit using a QR CODE.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\"><strong>PHOTOGRAPHS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Photographs must be submitted as a<strong> RAW or JPEG <\/strong>file \u2013 with a minimum of 1200 pixels<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>DIGITAL CAMERA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>If you are using a digital camera, your photo will be a<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>RAW<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SMART PHONE \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>If you are using your smart phone camera, you will need to change your camera settings using the following steps:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Step 1 \u2013 Go to\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Step 2 \u2013 Click\u00a0<strong>Camera<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Step 3. Click\u00a0<strong>Formats<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Step 4 \u2013 Click\u00a0<strong>Most Compatible (will use a JPEG format)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Please be mindful that if you are using a smart phone camera, it needs to be able to take a picture with at least 300 dpi or <strong>8 \u2013 12 megapixels (800 \u2013 1200 pixels)<\/strong> to ensure that the printed photo can be enlarged to an 8 X 10 size.\u00a0 You will also need to make sure that you use the raw phone file (not optimized for iCloud storage) to ensure the highest quality print.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #800080;\"><strong>SUBMISSION OF WORK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DEADLINE: <\/strong><strong>All entries must be received by APRIL 7 @ 3pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Scan the QR Code to access the submission FORM.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2015 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/qrcode_forms.office.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/qrcode_forms.office.com_-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/qrcode_forms.office.com_-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/files\/2025\/01\/qrcode_forms.office.com_.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OR you can access the FORM via this link:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/VuqFgdqipd\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/VuqFgdqipd<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>If you are submitting an original illustration, painting, etc., please submit to Ms. Pereira in room C231.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">All work will be returned to the participants once the exhibition is over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">All <u>non-digital<\/u> work is to be submitted to Ms. Pereira (C231).\u00a0 Please ensure that your FULL NAME and GRADE are located on the back side of the artistic piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\">Submit your Artist Statement as a\u00a0<strong>Microsoft Word File<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\">Submit your photograph as a<strong> RAW\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>JPEG File<\/strong>(min 800 \u2013 1200 pixels)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\">Submit your musical composition as an <strong>MP3 File<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\">Submit song lyrics as a<strong> Microsoft Word File<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS IS US 2025\u00a0 Finding Home \u00a0Exhibition Date: May 5 \u2013 May 15, 2025 For this exhibition, participants (students, staff, and extended Central community) are invited to create an original artistic piece, such as an illustration, photograph, painting, or musical composition, that reflects their connection to the idea of home.\u00a0 &nbsp; &#8220;Home\u00a0isn&#8217;t where you&#8217;re from, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8684,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2008"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2017,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2008\/revisions\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}