Hello every one,
Today, I am going to tell you a little about my new school. It is a public high school and they are specialized in the visual and performing arts. The name of the school is Boston Arts Academy and it is in Boston opposite the Fenway Park where the baseball Red Sox play.
They teach the usual academic curriculum (English, math, science, history, geopgraphy, world language) and have a strong highlight on art; you can either major in music, drama, dance or the visual arts (photography, editing, video...).
You can check out about the school on their site: www.bostonartsacademy.org.
Last week, I was invited to their "summer graduation". A graduation means that the students have succesfully passed their 12th grade exam, which means that they will be able to attend a university or college. It normally takes place in June at the end of the school year, but for those who were not able to complete their exams, there is still summer school, when they try to catch up. Those who make it at the end of summer school can attend a "summer graduation".
So, during the graduation service, the students have to wear a black gown and a hat. The Head of the school usually opens the ceremony with a speech and some influent members of the school are invited to make speeches as well. The co-Head at BAA is called Linda Nathan and she is the founding member of the school. The other co-Head is Carmen Torres and she was also responsible for creating the school. Both of them are very great, charismatic leaders and they are very fond of their students.
I have included some photos and comments to show you how the Graduation went. I think you might find this really interesting because it is the way students celebrate their academic success and we have nothing like this in France.
Pay attention and learn.
Best regards to all of you,
Ms. Khiat
Vocabulary
- performing arts: arts scéniques
- academic curriculum: programme scolaire
- highlight: mettre l'accent sur
- major: matière principale
- editing: montage vidéo
- graduation: remise des diplômes
- 12th grade: classe de terminale (au lycée)
- be able to = can
- catch up: rattraper son retard
- make it: réussir
- gown: robe de cérémonie
- Head: Principal(e) d'un établissement
