I got my timetable today.
Just so that you can appreciate how confusing it is I will share it with you as best I can:
Monday:
0800-0850: english
0855-0955: chemistry
0955-1015: break
1015-1115: free*
1120-1210: French*
1215-1315: free
1150-1330: LUNCH
1415-1615: Study/Activity
1700-1800: math lecture
1730-1830: SUPPER
1900-2100: choir
2215 CHECK IN (must be in our houses)
Tuesday:
0800-0850: peace and conflict
0855-0955: Physics
0955-1015: break
1015-1115: physics
1120-1210: english
1215-1315: free
1150-1330: LUNCH
1415-1615: Study/Activity
1700-1800: Meetings
1730-1830: SUPPER
1900-2100: Study/activity
2215 CHECK IN (must be in our houses)
Wednesday:
0800-0850: French
0855-0955: free
0955-1015: Break
1015-1115: math tutorial
1120-1210: free
1215-1315: chemistry
1150-1330: LUNCH
1415-1615: EMC (service)
1700-1800: physics
1730-1830: SUPPER
1900-2100: choir
2215 - Check in (must be in our houses)
Thursday:
0800-0850: free
0855-0955: chemistry
0955-1015: break
1015-1115: chemistry
1120-1210: english *
1215-1315: Peace and conflict studies *
1150-1330: LUNCH
1415-1615: study/Activity
1700-1800: Assemblies
1730-1830 - Supper
1900-2100: EMC (service)
2215 - Check in (must be in our houses)
Friday:
0800-0850: French
0855-0955: math lecture
0955-1015: break
1015-1115: free
1120-1210: peace and conflict studies
1215-1315: physics
1150-1330: LUNCH
1415-1615: Field Hockey
1700-1800: math tutorial
1730-1830: SUPPER
1900-2100: friday lecture/activity
2215 - Check in (must be in our houses)
and not only do I have to memorize a specific scheldule for each day but the courses that are starred flip back and forth every week.
So basically I have classes in the morning. And then in the afternoons and evenings I have either service (which is twice a week), an activity (we officially join two but can do more unofficially) or do homework.
and then the weekends are pretty much free for us to do as we wish (however there are somtimes service things on the weekends)
check in on weekends is 2215
So even though it appears that I have lots of 'free' time or breaks most of that time will be filled with homework or my activities (which I have not chosen yet)
Hopefully I will be able to remember the schedule becuase I will have enough trouble as it is trying to find the correct classroom!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
finally some photos
Finally I some photos for you!
This is the post office/bank. you can sort of see the little red mailbox.
This building also has some daycare/gym rooms and is home to the global lounge (a cafe place) and soc (which is a basically where you can go and dance every weekend)
Here is some of the farm. They have sheep, horses and cows.
This is the arts center. the back of it is a barn that was renovated and is now the theater. the part here is called the glass room.
This is a side view of the castle
This is the post office/bank. you can sort of see the little red mailbox.
This building also has some daycare/gym rooms and is home to the global lounge (a cafe place) and soc (which is a basically where you can go and dance every weekend)
Here is some of the farm. They have sheep, horses and cows.
This is the arts center. the back of it is a barn that was renovated and is now the theater. the part here is called the glass room.
This is a side view of the castle
This is a view from beside the castle down to the water. If you walked from where I took the photo to the water you would pass through a bunch of differnet gardens and lawns (top lawn [where I am], second lawn, the rose garden, the beast garden and the blue lawn). the small building you can see is called the Romeo and Juliet tower.
Here is the front archway into the castle
This is the outside of my house. My room has a window on the other side.
This is the view from my house down to the water
My house!
And this is my corner of my room. My bed with some of my photos :)
Here is the front archway into the castle
This is the outside of my house. My room has a window on the other side.
This is the view from my house down to the water
My house!
And this is my corner of my room. My bed with some of my photos :)
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Gold medal
Today, while having our induction for lifeguarding we had to take a swim test.
there were three levels of passing. (if you fail, you have to take swimming lessons for a whole semester): bronze, silver, or gold.
your's truely got a gold medal.
This meant that I had to swim 100 m in 2.5 min, do some sculling, do a sumersault, tread water with one hand above our head for 3 mins, swim 800 m in under 25 mins (with at least three different strokes for 200 m each). and then pull ourselves out of the deepend.
So I am officailly a gold medalist!
there were three levels of passing. (if you fail, you have to take swimming lessons for a whole semester): bronze, silver, or gold.
your's truely got a gold medal.
This meant that I had to swim 100 m in 2.5 min, do some sculling, do a sumersault, tread water with one hand above our head for 3 mins, swim 800 m in under 25 mins (with at least three different strokes for 200 m each). and then pull ourselves out of the deepend.
So I am officailly a gold medalist!
french
As I took the IB french exam last May, I had high hopes that i would not to take a second language.
My hopes were dashed yesterday when they told me I still had to.
My options:
-take french again for two years
-take french for one year
- take spanish for beginners
I have no idea what to do
please give me your thoughts!!!
My hopes were dashed yesterday when they told me I still had to.
My options:
-take french again for two years
-take french for one year
- take spanish for beginners
I have no idea what to do
please give me your thoughts!!!
communal showers
the title says it all.
my question is: who the heck's idea was that?!?
I have not actually had the full experience of them yet. Due to my stretigical planning I have managed to use the shower when no one else is using them, therefore ensuring I have use of the one shower with a curtain.
But sooner or later I will not be so lucky
I guess it's a bonding experience...
my question is: who the heck's idea was that?!?
I have not actually had the full experience of them yet. Due to my stretigical planning I have managed to use the shower when no one else is using them, therefore ensuring I have use of the one shower with a curtain.
But sooner or later I will not be so lucky
I guess it's a bonding experience...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
codes
so classes or blocks are called codes here.
This is because the timetable is just a bunch of codes, which I cannot understand for the life of me.
Anyways today I had to choose my classes.
Somehow between the begining of the session (when I had a good idea of what I wanted to do) and the end of the session, I change four out of six of my origonal courses.
And have ended up in Higher level Math, physics, and chem; Standard level English, History and Peace and conflict studies.
I am not really sure how I ended up taking three of the hardest courses offered but there you have it... I must be an idiot.
I am not sure if I will make it or not...we will find out.
Also today I explored the grounds a bit more. I saw: the 'romeo and juliet' tower, the beast garden. the blue garden, the beach, the watch tower, the church and the graveyard. And then I played some volley ball on the grass.
It was a stressful morning choosing my classes but it was a pretty nice finish.
Miss you all!
This is because the timetable is just a bunch of codes, which I cannot understand for the life of me.
Anyways today I had to choose my classes.
Somehow between the begining of the session (when I had a good idea of what I wanted to do) and the end of the session, I change four out of six of my origonal courses.
And have ended up in Higher level Math, physics, and chem; Standard level English, History and Peace and conflict studies.
I am not really sure how I ended up taking three of the hardest courses offered but there you have it... I must be an idiot.
I am not sure if I will make it or not...we will find out.
Also today I explored the grounds a bit more. I saw: the 'romeo and juliet' tower, the beast garden. the blue garden, the beach, the watch tower, the church and the graveyard. And then I played some volley ball on the grass.
It was a stressful morning choosing my classes but it was a pretty nice finish.
Miss you all!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Touchdown
I have arrived!!
and it is raining....no surprises there.
My flight was pretty good except my plane was delayed for awhile in Calgary so I arrived late at heathrow and just missed the second bus that went from Heathrow to the college. So I hung around the airport and met people as they arrived and then I got on the 6 o'clock bus and arrived at the school at about 9:30.
When we garrived at the school a bunch of the second years were yelling and screaming and then they showed us where our houses are. I have a nice room with a small dresser and a closet and three shelves which is good. the only problem is my closet has a lock on it.. and no key!
So hopefully they will fix that today so that I can hang all of my stuff up. And we are right by the bathroom which is handy. Lucky me, I am in the oldest of the Dorms. This means that the kichen is sort of run down and not very nice (but it works well for boiling water for tea) and the building is pretty small. But regardless I think it is pretty nice. There is a day/common room that has couches and stuff, a frying room (which is useful for the wet weather) and a quiet room for studing etc. My roommates are really nice and so I felt really welcome yesterday and I have met so many people already (unfortunatley I don't remember very many of their names). Unfortunatley because I arrived so late yesterday I haven't really seen very much of the school and haven't really been able to take photos but I hope that today I will be able to see more, and I will put photos as I have time.
Today we had a sort of orientation. In the morning we were introduced to our teacher tutors. My tutor is named Brian and is the music teacher (is it reeeally strange because we call our teachers by their first name!) and then we met some of the other important people like the principal and the vice principals and the student body president etc. and then for the rest of the day we are did various things with our houses.
so far I have: Gone to the computer lab where we got student IDs for the computers; taken a little math test (yuck!) so they can get a general idea of what math we should take; gone to the Library, had photos taken, met my peer listeners, went to the medical center, had castle orientation, and took a swimming test.
And then in the evening we went up with all of the people from our nations. So I was able to meet the other Canadian. All of whom are pretty cool eh? and we ate pancakes with maple syrup. yummm
So basically the last day has been a whirlwind but I am loving it.
I miss you all
and I will keep you up to date with what I am doing as much as I can!
and it is raining....no surprises there.
My flight was pretty good except my plane was delayed for awhile in Calgary so I arrived late at heathrow and just missed the second bus that went from Heathrow to the college. So I hung around the airport and met people as they arrived and then I got on the 6 o'clock bus and arrived at the school at about 9:30.
When we garrived at the school a bunch of the second years were yelling and screaming and then they showed us where our houses are. I have a nice room with a small dresser and a closet and three shelves which is good. the only problem is my closet has a lock on it.. and no key!
So hopefully they will fix that today so that I can hang all of my stuff up. And we are right by the bathroom which is handy. Lucky me, I am in the oldest of the Dorms. This means that the kichen is sort of run down and not very nice (but it works well for boiling water for tea) and the building is pretty small. But regardless I think it is pretty nice. There is a day/common room that has couches and stuff, a frying room (which is useful for the wet weather) and a quiet room for studing etc. My roommates are really nice and so I felt really welcome yesterday and I have met so many people already (unfortunatley I don't remember very many of their names). Unfortunatley because I arrived so late yesterday I haven't really seen very much of the school and haven't really been able to take photos but I hope that today I will be able to see more, and I will put photos as I have time.
Today we had a sort of orientation. In the morning we were introduced to our teacher tutors. My tutor is named Brian and is the music teacher (is it reeeally strange because we call our teachers by their first name!) and then we met some of the other important people like the principal and the vice principals and the student body president etc. and then for the rest of the day we are did various things with our houses.
so far I have: Gone to the computer lab where we got student IDs for the computers; taken a little math test (yuck!) so they can get a general idea of what math we should take; gone to the Library, had photos taken, met my peer listeners, went to the medical center, had castle orientation, and took a swimming test.
And then in the evening we went up with all of the people from our nations. So I was able to meet the other Canadian. All of whom are pretty cool eh? and we ate pancakes with maple syrup. yummm
So basically the last day has been a whirlwind but I am loving it.
I miss you all
and I will keep you up to date with what I am doing as much as I can!
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