Trip to Abbey Kelly Foster Charter School

Last Thursday August 20th, I went with Mr. Steedman along with 6 other full IB students to the Abbey Kelly Foster Charter School in Worcester. Along with me was Justine Ashley, Marjorie Palmeri, Joe Gallo, Chandler Mitchell, Eric Blythe and Dylan Buotte. We left Sturgis at about 10:30 in the morning. The purpose of this trip was to go to this charter school since the students are beginning the IB program, and Mr. Steedman wanted to bring some IB students to explain the program. So when we arrived at the highschool, we started by having lunch in their cafeteria, and mingle with the Abbey Kelly students, they were juniors, and it was a little awkward at first but then they started to ask us questions especially a couple of them. I could tell that they were a little bit nervous, but our purpose was to make them feel better. Then after lunch we went into a lecture room which was amazing, their highschool is new and it looks so polished and is huge . We went into the lecture room and Mr. Steedman had the Sturgis students stand in front and answer the students' questions and the Abbey Kelly teachers' questions. I started off by saying all of my higher levels, and my extended essay topic. We were all really honest our answers, saying how nervous breakdowns do come and one has to be organized and keep a level head. We explained about TOK, CAS, the difficulties of the classes and how one s to keep up with the work. I felt really good explaining all of this to the students and teachers, and I think that it helped all of them a lot, so they wouldn't feel so scared going into the I.B. And they all thanked us so much afterwards.