Welcome back from break, 02A parents!
I hope it was as relaxing and fun spending time with your students as it was for me to relax and get to not spend some time with them -- the silence in the wing is odd, but nice. The students all seemed to have positive things to say about their break, and for those I wasn't able to talk to, it was because they immediately went on intersession trips abroad! Seniors Maddy Chow, Valeria Aguirre, Bella Huynh-Pham, Gowri Warikoo, and Katya Romanov all spent their intersession weeks on trips, and were joined by Juniors Mariam Ahmed and Jaden Turner. All seemed to get something positive out of their experience, and I was able to hear about Gowri's experience in India firsthand, and was really impressed by what she learned there. Bella had several pictures of the wildlife and the landscapes from her trip, and was on a high from it for several days after.
Others stayed here at IMSA for intersession, and engaged in a variety of classes, from Hitchcock & his filmmaking, to rock climbing, to balloon sculpting, and more. All of the students seemed to be able to find at least one class that they were really interested in by the end of the week. Even those who felt they didn't have anything as exciting as going abroad to share had their own positive memories from break and Intersession week. Senior Kara Warcup went to see her sister perform in New York City at Carnegie Hall, and Sophomore Madeline Fields Halva hosted a Russian exchange student after returning from break. There's never a dull moment in 02A, and I feel so grateful to have students who are interested in experiencing so many different things. I feel like I almost get to experience their opportunities with them, when I hear them relive them to me.
Here's to a great first week, and several more to come in second semester!
♥ Robyn & the lovely ladies of 02A
