Lots of creativity was on show this morning and this amazing Inuit
House, built as part of the project Year 7s are studying in History,
was a great example of practical creative work supporting learning in
school.

Inuit are a group of culturally and historically similar indigenous
peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of
North America, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the
Northwest Territories. The Inuit sign language is a critically
endangered language used in Nunavut, so it is great to hear of our
curriculum teaching students about this important people group.

While many Inuit built igloos, others built homes out of whale bones
and animal hides and insulate them with snow. When used as insulation
for an igloo, the snow served to trap pockets of air within the igloo.
Combined with the body heat of the inhabitants of the igloo,
temperatures can be more than 100 degrees warmer inside an igloo than
outside.

When students work independently outside of school, especially on
practical kinesthetic tasks it can really support good progress and
embed learning and hopefully this practical aspect of their learning
can be retained for a long time in their memories.