This week, 7 Pioneer’s lessons focused on 1930s America. We learnt all about the Great Depression, the Wall Street Crash and the standard of living for the people of America during this time.
This was to aid understanding of the context of Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ – which is the anchor text to our expedition ‘Stand Up!’. This expedition’s guiding question is ‘when is it right to make a stand?’ and we will explore topics of slavery, racism, prejudice and discrimination throughout the expedition. 
One of the activities during this week’s lessons was mapping the Deep South of the USA -from memory! The students were in four teams, each member of the team had 20 seconds to memorise the map of the Deep South and feedback to their group the states they could remember. A fantastic effort from everyone!
A special mention to Junia and Denim, who in their own time, have completed extended learning about 1930s America and the Great Depression. This is a fantastic way of showing they are working hard and getting smart by taking responsibility for their own education – impressive!