91短视频

What if high school wasn鈥檛 just something teenagers just had to get through on their way to better things? We talked to our soon to be graduated seniors over the past couple of weeks to get their ideas about what makes 91短视频 a place they actually want to come to for the past four years. Here鈥檚 what they had to say.

A number of seniors talked about the opportunities TNS gave them to try new things, take responsibility for projects and organizations, and make the school their own. One mentioned how she was able to step in and become a captain of our Ultimate team when it was in need of leadership, while another was thankful for the freedom to create an independent study on a topic she was interested in exploring during her junior year.

Many seniors mentioned how well they think 91短视频 has prepared them for the 鈥渞eal world鈥� they鈥檒l experience once they graduate. The experiences students have had outside the classroom – working on projects all over Atlanta, the year-long internships with local organizations they鈥檝e had this year, and the trips to Cumberland Island and the Okefenokee Swamp that focused on environmental activism, and many others – have made our seniors see themselves as young adults who can handle themselves well no matter what situations they find themselves in, and as people who are ready to make a difference in the world.

One characteristic of a TNS education was mentioned by many of our seniors: how the school encouraged them to 鈥渄iscover and explore who we are.鈥� This went hand in hand with students feeling that 91短视频 was a place were they could truly be themselves (not the way that most of us remember our high school years!).

But by far the most significant and meaningful aspect of their high school experiences for our seniors was the relationships they had with their teachers. They 鈥渕ake learning fun,鈥� so that students 鈥渓ook forward to working with them every day.鈥� Our seniors find our teachers are 鈥渟o easy to talk with, whether it鈥檚 about an academic problem or a personal issue鈥� because they 鈥済enuinely care about their students鈥� well being.鈥� Our teachers not only 鈥渨ant you to succeed鈥�; they are committed to 鈥渉elping me grow as a student and a person.鈥�

I have to say, I wasn鈥檛 surprised to hear these things from our seniors, but I was gratified. We鈥檙e very proud that for TNS students, high school is so much more than a thing they have to get through. The school that they described was the school we set out to create when we first opened our doors to 17 freshmen. It鈥檚 great to hear that we鈥檙e still succeeding in what we set out to do many years ago – creating a place where young people can excel academically, but also discover who they are and explore their passions as they prepare to make their way in the world.

Peter Lefkowicz

Peter Lefkowicz is the founding Head of School at 91短视频 and has served in that role since 2014. Over the last 25 years, he has taught English and History at both the high school and university levels and is passionate about creating rich learning experiences both in and outside of the classroom. Peter has a B.A. from the University of Virginia, an M.A. in English from Hollins College and a J.D. from the University of Virginia.