This summer I was given the opportunity to go to a summer program in Oxford that lasted a whole month. During the month I had to take two classes in which we would be graded on and given homework, if the teacher decided. I chose Neuropsychology and Literature and the Fantastic. I chose these two because I found them very interesting, one was a branch of psychology that had to do with the more scientific aspect of it, the brain, while the other one was like having an english class but instead of books found in our normal syllabus they were books like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, and others. Before going I was very nervous because it would be a whole month away from family and friends in a new country, plus I would have to live with a roommate. It ended up being better than I expected, my roommate was really nice, my classes were very fun, and I met so many people from different cultures and backgrounds. Not only that but the program itself gave us many new opportunities. We got to go experience different Shakespeare plays the british way in the grounds of collages that formed part of the Oxford University, we took trips to London and Broughton Castle. Overall I saw my strengths and the areas i needed to grow according to how to live in a different country going to University. I undertook this challenge so that I would feel better prepared after graduation and I was also able to learn new things in the classes that I was part of.
sábado, 18 de agosto de 2012
Reflection #11: Helping Teachers (Last week of school)
Every end of year the teachers have to take everything down from their classrooms and put books in boxes for the summer. This last week of school me and some friends decided to help some teachers with their classroom. Therefore we stayed after school and we took down bulletin boards from the walls, like in Mrs. Strootmans classroom we took down all the small posters from the walls, paper decorations she had put up, and cover the bookshelves with paper to prevent them from being filled with dust. With Ms. Guerra we helped put books in boxes since she was changing classrooms and also taking down things from the walls. With Mr. Meisner we helped clean his room in general since he was leaving school and needed to leave the room clean. We also helped Mr. Perez by putting books in boxes for Books for Africa, one of our CAS activities, and to help around his classroom for the next year.
Reflection #10: Books for Africa
This last quarter Mr Perez gave us the idea for a new CAS activity, Books For Africa which is a company that takes used books in good conditions and sends them to Africa. This would involve us looking for books that are in good conditions that the school doesn't use anymore. Since this was the last quarter we didn't have much work so we were able to get enough time to collect boxes and and the books from the classrooms. The books we took came from Ms. Sankaran, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Strootman, and Mr. Perez's classroom, so the books ranged from math books to english literature books. Due to the fact that the school year is ending we were giving the permission to leave the boxes we have packed with books in Mr. Perez's room and the auditorium, therefore when we start next year we will finish packing the books in boxes and hopefully be able to send the books with the program that sends them to Africa.
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