School Buzz... Like Caffeine!

Today I went to visit the school I'm thinking about entering in my sophomore year. It was fantastic! The principle was wonderfully welcoming, sweet, and caring about issues I had gone through in the past at public schools.

The school is famous for their Arts programs, and can even help students create ROBOTS. Yes, robots! They have a dark room for photography, they teach web and graphic design, and can even help students work on a novel they might like to write.

The school is based around personal goals and interests, matching them with the right course material. The students get to choose which classes they're interested in taking, and progress on their own curriculum at their own pace.

Since this is such a special program, only about 140 students can enter the school at a given school year, and must pass a series of steps before acceptance. First step: interview. The student sits down with the principle to discuss their past and their future. If the interview goes well, you move on to step two: orientation. If the student finishes the tasks given to them in orientation with nothing below a B, they have passed the test, and are now officially a part of the school.

Using another special program, a Junior may choose to go to a neighborhood College and take some courses to get College credits for the next two years! That's like two years of College courses paid off and gained.

The other unique thing about the school is the fact it's only 4 days a week - we only get Fridays if we're behind in work, or get in trouble with the teachers. We also only go 3 hours a day. Some may say this is odd, they just say this is "tight". There are two blocks: morning and afternoon. Morning session runs from 8:20-11:00 and afternoon session runs from 11:40-2:20. You have to complete 3 hours at home of homework daily in order to keep up with your work, or close to that.

I hope that I have the heart and the strength to do this, because Looord there's going to be a huuge problem on my resume if not!