The morning began with a detailed orientation and breakdown of work procedures in the classrooms. We toured around the school and met different teachers and staff members along the way. Point Grey is a very big school! It is quite old as it was built in the 1920s, but the school has maintained itself very well since then. The staff was very friendly and knows what's going on at school. Our secretary is our go-to person if we ever needed help on admin.
Some other interesting things that I have learned today:
- The school alone has over 60 student clubs! I noticed that there isn't a math club... maybe I can start one!
- I'm really interested in their Comp Sci Club and the Dance Team. I want to check them out! They sound really fun.
- A slight change of plan on who my sponsor teachers are going to be. Hopefully we can resolve this by the end of this week.
- The students in the math and English classes that I have attended are very energetic and friendly. I dropped by a pre-calculus 11 class with fewer than 15 students. It was a quiet class and majority of the class time was devoted to homework time and extra practice. I was able to help out the students whenever I could.
- Students in the AP math class are very ahead and the teaching pace is very fast. Teachers allocated 5-10 min work time before taking up the questions.
- For those who are in enriched or AP classes (especially in Gr.11 or 12), I'm curious as to what they want to pursue in post-grad - maybe I can help them if they want to study math!
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