Emergency Response
While EDGE is a program well-known for allowing its' students to choose their direction and path of learning, it also recognizes the importance of continuing to teach us skills that will aid us in our futures.
Emergency response and being prepared for natural disasters and various emergencies hadn't been something I, as a student, thought of. The final semester of my junior year changed all of that, and the project "Emergency Response" gave me a wider lens into the influence government workers and other officials have, especially in times of panic and danger.
The project itself was to research a specific town, the natural disasters it could be influenced by, and then create a booklet aiding the town's citizens in knowing how to be most prepared. We were also partnered with people randomly, which assisted myself as a learner in figuring out how to work effectively with someone I had barely spoken to prior.
The final product was a booklet covering everyone from the town's geographical background, financial state of possible disasters, all the way to recovery and restoration for the town.
My partner and I chose the small town of Pueblo, Colorado which was susceptible to extreme blizzards, forest fires, and flooding, which gave us a basis on which to start creating our booklet.
Then, we had the chance to participate in a disaster simulation, acting as the mayors and head executives of our town in order to make communicative decisions, evacuation decisions, and multitude of other choices in order to make sure the citizens are kept as safe as possible.
The finalized emergency booklet is found below.
Emergency response and being prepared for natural disasters and various emergencies hadn't been something I, as a student, thought of. The final semester of my junior year changed all of that, and the project "Emergency Response" gave me a wider lens into the influence government workers and other officials have, especially in times of panic and danger.
The project itself was to research a specific town, the natural disasters it could be influenced by, and then create a booklet aiding the town's citizens in knowing how to be most prepared. We were also partnered with people randomly, which assisted myself as a learner in figuring out how to work effectively with someone I had barely spoken to prior.
The final product was a booklet covering everyone from the town's geographical background, financial state of possible disasters, all the way to recovery and restoration for the town.
My partner and I chose the small town of Pueblo, Colorado which was susceptible to extreme blizzards, forest fires, and flooding, which gave us a basis on which to start creating our booklet.
Then, we had the chance to participate in a disaster simulation, acting as the mayors and head executives of our town in order to make communicative decisions, evacuation decisions, and multitude of other choices in order to make sure the citizens are kept as safe as possible.
The finalized emergency booklet is found below.