What do you love about your school and why? I’m excited to tell you what I love about my school so you can figure out what you love about your school and hopefully learn how to appreciate your school and love it as a whole. This question is my favorite question because I get to express my appreciation towards my school and show the reasons why I don’t regret picking it. I go to a private Christian school called Boston Trinity Academy, or BTA. It was founded in September of 2002 by a group of Boston-area business people and residents. 

1. Trinity Term

Trinity Term is when we stop our classes and learn about one part of the world. It lasts for three to four days, and at the end of the fourth day, we all come together and show what we learn with presentations and performances. Trinity Term is a way for my school to learn about other countries and how we can help as a community. We also get to learn the struggles of that country. Trinity Term helped me learn about countries and how I could help in the future. This year, we learned about South America. mainly where Honduras and Chile are, and I was put in a group called “the Boss of Bossa Nova.” I was able to learn many things about it. I learned that Honduras used to be called “The Banana State” because they can produce lots of bananas. I also learned that there was a big terrible cult in Jonestown, Guyana, that led to 900 people dying by suicide. This is a really good thing because you’ll be able to learn about problems in the world you probably weren’t even aware of. And you can learn many other interesting things about that country or learn something about your country you probably never knew.

2. The Diversity

The Diversity in my school has lots of people of different ethnicities, cultures, and religions. Diversity helps me learn and understand the religion or culture from their point of view. I learned much more about Catholicism and Protestantism at my school. I learned many things about religion and ethnicity. I learned what Orthodoxy is and where it came from. I also learned about the difference between Orthodox and Protestantism. This helps me be aware of what the person believes in and what not to do when I’m around that person. This also helps me learn new and interesting things about that religion, like that Orthodox people celebrate Easter on a different date than the others. I also learned a lot about culture at my school, thanks to Trinity Term and other events. This is a great thing because it’s important to know about diversity in the world and how some things work in the world.

3. The Teachers

The teachers in my school are really kind and patient with us, but they also push us to our limits by giving us hard problems to work on in the classroom, ensuring we are able to thrive in the future. We can also talk to them about our struggles so we can seek help and advice from them. One day, when I was doing my science homework, I wasn’t able to figure out the last problem, so I went to my eighth-grade science Teacher, Mr. Chin. When I asked him about the question he told me to look back at the notes we took in class since we did one just like it. When I did, I was still a bit confused, so he was willing to teach me how to solve the problem correctly and what formula to use. A few days before that, I was feeling sad about something, so I went to my Math Teacher, Ms. Liu. I told her about my feelings, and she gave me advice and what to do whenever I felt sad and depressed. This helped me form a closer bond with your teachers, and now I am able to appreciate them more.

There are many other things I’d love to talk about my school but there’s not enough time in the world to explain how great my school is. I hope next time, when there’s an event at your school or something completely different and small, you just appreciate the things you have at that school and be grateful that you entered that school. Or else you won’t be able to survive in the real world.

This article was written in partnership with Steppingstone.