Students shine during What Matters Conference
Somersfield Academy was buzzing with activity at their annual What Matters Conference.
The What Matters Conference is a culmination of the P6 students' interdisciplinary studies.
Each student is tasked with coming up with a well-researched project about a topic that means much to them and which takes them out of the classroom and into the community.
This year's subjects included:
1. Sienna Dill and Chloe Fagundo — Addressing animal cruelty in Bermuda
2. Zander Rafferty — Why Bermuda needs a skateboard park
3. Evi Robb — Elephant poaching in Africa
4. Ryann and Carina — How gardening helps your body
5 Jonathan Gasaatura and Javion Laws — Artificial intelligence and robotics
6. Rajun Hart — The importance of a healthy diet
7. Stephanie Hardy and Taylor Smith — Finding a solution for diabetes
8. Imojen Judd — The importance of mindfulness and how it can affect our society
9. Luc Campbell — The problems and benefits of video games
10. Nile Bean — Why soccer matters, healthy eating and getting involved
11. Magnus Marsh — The importance of water
12. Arabella Parker — Our plastic ocean
13. James Cooper — The future of drones
14. Hudson Dragon — Aviation pollution
15. Eli Carpol — Why teachers should get paid higher wages
16. Kennedy Kowalski — Climate change
17. Thomas Cechini — Energy-efficient cars in Bermuda
18. Hanna Taylor — Dyslexia and The Reading Clinic
19. Jake Wixted — Why coding matters
20. Aydin Fahy — Are cars safe enough
21. Ben Crofton — Environmental impact of aviation
22. Cece Robinson — Recycling in Bermuda
23. Dana Hawitt — Diabetes in Bermuda
24. Joshua Mildenhall — Sargassum Seaweed
25. Robin-Valan Pearman and Taliah Wade — Effects of smoking
26. Matias Drew — Technology today
27. J'yindae Preece — The effect of social media on body image
28. Cole Kimberley — E-waste (computers, mobile-phone and plastic electronic waste)
29. Sam McCallum — Why coding is important

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