Students Share Their Course Selection Wish List by Margaret Xue
As the 2020-2021 school winds to a close, students begin selecting courses for next year based on a complicated web of skills and relationships. Some students feel pressured by their parents’ high standards, while others lack confidence in their choices.
Head of School’ s View Ms. Faustina says that there have been a few changes to the course catalog this year, and she revived the fashion design class for next year due to demand.
Digital media, graphic design, citizenship, and sustainability were also added during the past three years. Ms. Faustina believes that all three courses contain critical 21st-century skills.
The Wish List Some students wish there were more classes available than at present. not be taught in a classroom, rather, it would be more like an internship experience with the school administration. He thinks this will teach students how to manage companies in the future.
11th-grader Kei Taichi wants a course that would teach students how to do taxes and manage finances. He thinks this is far more critical than core classes like calculus.
Kelly Xu, an 11th-grader, believes this school should expand its fun activities with an ice-skating elective. She likes the idea of classes reflecting hobbies.
9th-grader Ben Han says that this school should provide a class where students improve their communication skills by talking about universal topics on their own time. This class would help students be more open-minded, and it would help kids better express their feelings in an unstructured way.
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11th-grader Tom Domyo suggests the school should have a class called school management. It would
11th-grader Olha Oliinyk said that she appreciates the art classes at SLAS. She thinks that the lessons can help her achieve her dream of becoming an art major in university.
Ms. Faustina drawn by digital media student Drabya Rana
Suggestions Welcomed Ms. Faustina said that no students have yet given her suggestions of classes they think should be a part of SLAS. However, if a student were to do so, she would take all of their ideas into consideration.