Day 4: Hauora
Welcome back to and exceptional great day. Today is the second to last day of week meaning we are seeing the finish line of the summer learning journey. However there is still a long way to go, so let's start!
Activity 1: Medical Mavericks
For this task we had to look at a list of Nobel prize winners. We had to choose 1 and learn as much as we could about them. We then had to share on our blog what we learnt.
Over a long period of time many important discoveries were made by clever people, who wanted to help others. Florence Nightingale and Marie Curie are 2 very clever women, whose work has been identified and appreciated.
Born in England, 1820 was Florence Nightingale. She trained to be a nurse and was sent to Turkey when she was an adult.. She took care for wounds and cared for the soldiers during the Crimean War. When she arrived, she spent money to clean up the hospital because they were dirty, she then worked hard to provide the soldiers with quality care.
Marie Curie was born 1867 in Poland, but after sometime she moved to France and went to university there. She learnt heaps about Physics, chemistry and math. Her career include conducting experiments which led her to discovery of chemical elements. Marie Curie was also the first person to use an x-ray machine to look at a human body. For her work she received 2 Nobel prizes.
Activity 2: IMOKO
For this task we had to think about our well-being and health. We then had to list 5 ways we in our families maintain our well-being. 5 ways to stay strong and healthy!
In 2014 Dr Lance O’Sullivan was named New Zealander Of The Year. He is a Maori Doctor that lives in Kaitaia Northland. He devoted his life to provide care and improve the health and well-being of the people in his community and his patients.
Lance and his Wife Tracy, have started up some great projects together here in New Zealand. Things like affordable clinics, Kāinga Ora initiative and the MOKO Foundations. The Moko Foundation provides care for students in school-established clinics.
Lance also started IMOKO, which is a program which people living in communities without doctors and medical-care can take pictures of health issues and post to doctors in Kaitaia. When the doctors look at the photos the medical professional is then able to send advice and a script to the local pharmacy, so the patient can receive medicine. Thanks to this program the health and well-being of people living in the country areas of Northland.
- Spending Time Together
Me and my family spend heaps of time together, doing fun and sometimes crazy things. We go on road trips, vacations, and with my Mum Dad, and two Sisters things never get boring.
- Doing things we love
However we do have our own hobbies sometimes its things like cooking cleaning and reading books. Things that you'd do by yourself, but other times is things you do with friends.
Exercise is another great way to stay physically fit and mentally. It's also a good way to spend time outdoors and away from a screen.
- Music
I love music all genres of music, you can sing dance and just let your mind run free as you listen to music. It's a great way to release stress and have fun!
Sleep is another way to remain healthy and well being. Getting enough sleep is very important and usually hard for adults as they have work and other things to worry about.
Activity 3: Putting Our Heads Together
For this task we had to imagine we were called by John Kirwan, Mike King and/or the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and w were asked to create a new poster for the organization.
Health is a difficult subject, many people believe that there are many forms of health. Mental health, Social health, physical health, etc. Mental healthy is a something we don't often talk about, but basically it's what we think about ourselves, the world and the people in it. Our mental health can be affected by changes and things that have happened to our lives, it can also be changes in our brains that is out of our control.
People like Mike King and John Kirwan have decided to speak publicly about mental health here in New Zealand. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided to do things overseas and have joined the discussion of mental health. They have started a foundations like John and Mike to help people with mental health issues.
John Kiriwan started up a foundation called John Kirwan Foundation in 2018. The Key to Life Foundation, the I Am Hope and the Gumboot Friday was started by Mike King. The
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge started the Heads Together foundation in 2017.
That brings us to an end of today, I enjoyed these task espacially the last one, I haven't created a like that in a long time, and I really think have a good health is important. Only a few more days left in the school holidays, See you next time.
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