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Reflections and Advice:
1.) What do you think makes your school unique relative to other boarding schools?
1. the campus is always growing, the installations are really beautiful and inspire to study more and go to school.
2. the international student program, they plan the activities and students only need to sign up.
2.) What was the best thing that happened to you in boarding school?
The Kings Academy gave me freedom, and independence but at the same time, they took care of me and prepared me for my new life in the united states, they gave me the best 3 years of my life.
3.) What might you have done differently during your boarding school experience?
if I could go back to my sophomore year of high school, i would take harder classes, because international students are encouraged to take easy classes, but we are more than capable of doing hard classes.
4.) What did you like most about your school?
The international student program
5.) Do you have any final words of wisdom for visiting or incoming students to your school?
Visit Elizabethas
make friends the orientation week
go to lemon grass
Academics:
1.) Describe the academics at your school - what did you like most about it?
When I arrived, someone told me that the school would be as hard as I desired it to be. What this means is that students can choose the level of difficulty of their classes, and the school offers all kinds of AP, DE, and honors classes, if you are an overachiever there are enough hard classes for your entire high school career.
Athletics:
1.) Describe the athletics at your school - what did you like most about it?
I did not participate in sports while in high school, but many of my foreign friends who did sports got recruited for university teams and attended with a big scholarship or even free.
Art, Music, and Theatre:
1.) Describe the arts program at your school - what did you like most about it?
i didn't do theater but the school program is amazing, their shows are professional.
Extracurricular Opportunities:
1.) Describe the extracurriculars offered at your school - what did you like most about it?
My favorite extracurricular was working at the kings corner, i really enjoyed my Friday shifts, that way i met so many people and i feel good about making coffee, i did many friends.
Dorm Life:
1.) Describe the dorm life in your school - what did you like most about it?
I did not live in a dorm, I lived with my family.
Dining:
1.) Describe the dining arrangements at your school.
In school we had sage dining, the food was really good, it is a buffet style, the food changed everyday and the servers are really nice.
Social and Town Life:
1.) Describe the school's town and surrounding area.
There is not much-surrounding the school, there is just grocery shops and restaurant, but i really liked the mall.
2.) Describe the social life at your school - what did you like most about it?
Try to make friends with the international students.
Daily Schedule:
Weekday
7:45 AM
arrive at the bus station
8:15 AM
start first period
9:15 AM
start second period
10:15 AM
start third period
10:45 AM
lunch
11:30 AM
start fourth period
12:45 AM
start five period
1:45 PM
start six period
2:45 PM
start last period
3:30 PM
Take the bus home.
Weekend
10:00 AM
wake up
12:00 AM
Eat lunch
3:00 PM
Go to the mall with friends
5:00 PM
Buy ice cream at the mall
7:00 PM
Eat dinner with friends
8:00 PM
go home
9:00 PM
Watch Netflix
12:00 PM
Sleep
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I attended the Kings Academy for my 11th grade and had the best experience! The international program at Kings is phenomenal. I always felt safe and had people to support me (if needed). I got. . .
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Small size of classes, classrooms equipped with the newest technology, unique approach of teachers to students, huge variety of classes, so many sports options, high quality of science, business, law, art and other programs (HS). . .
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