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when I was staying years old I already
when I was staying years old I already knew that I would choose the father’s
knew that I would choose the father’s
knew that I would choose the father’s glacier I knew it when I performed when
glacier I knew it when I performed when
glacier I knew it when I performed when my sister performed at first I’d still
my sister performed at first I’d still
my sister performed at first I’d still remember that I noticed that the school
remember that I noticed that the school
remember that I noticed that the school was so bright and so colorful that I
was so bright and so colorful that I
was so bright and so colorful that I just couldn’t believe that it really was
just couldn’t believe that it really was
just couldn’t believe that it really was a school there were no separated
a school there were no separated
a school there were no separated classrooms and it was all open and
classrooms and it was all open and
classrooms and it was all open and connected to each other immediately it
connected to each other immediately it
connected to each other immediately it felt like home and I realized that this
felt like home and I realized that this
felt like home and I realized that this school is the perfect school for me but
school is the perfect school for me but
school is the perfect school for me but then I wasn’t accepted I was enamored
then I wasn’t accepted I was enamored
then I wasn’t accepted I was enamored Rihanna 36 but only 200 students were
Rihanna 36 but only 200 students were
Rihanna 36 but only 200 students were admitted I was so upset I remember it as
admitted I was so upset I remember it as
admitted I was so upset I remember it as if it was yesterday because it was
if it was yesterday because it was
if it was yesterday because it was convinced that this school was the
convinced that this school was the
convinced that this school was the perfect place for me for this reason I
perfect place for me for this reason I
perfect place for me for this reason I had done everything to be admitted I
had done everything to be admitted I
had done everything to be admitted I emailed and not once with like a
emailed and not once with like a
emailed and not once with like a thousand times even with the dudas
thousand times even with the dudas
thousand times even with the dudas officer and my father called every week
officer and my father called every week
officer and my father called every week to check if perhaps there’s a little
to check if perhaps there’s a little
to check if perhaps there’s a little place for me and eventually finally I
place for me and eventually finally I
place for me and eventually finally I was accepted I have more luck I was
was accepted I have more luck I was
was accepted I have more luck I was number 42 which meant that I had a spot
number 42 which meant that I had a spot
number 42 which meant that I had a spot for sure at first which was a great
for sure at first which was a great
for sure at first which was a great relief because I really wanted to go to
relief because I really wanted to go to
relief because I really wanted to go to the school why I was so sure about my
the school why I was so sure about my
the school why I was so sure about my choice in seventh grade I
choice in seventh grade I
choice in seventh grade I unintentionally went to an open day with
unintentionally went to an open day with
unintentionally went to an open day with a friend and I felt so at home I knew
a friend and I felt so at home I knew
a friend and I felt so at home I knew this was the school for me
this was the school for me
this was the school for me so even when I went to look at other
so even when I went to look at other
so even when I went to look at other schools there was no doubt about where I
schools there was no doubt about where I
schools there was no doubt about where I wanted to go fathers felt right so that
wanted to go fathers felt right so that
wanted to go fathers felt right so that was where where I was going to go being
was where where I was going to go being
was where where I was going to go being able to feel at home at school is
able to feel at home at school is
able to feel at home at school is something that as May and I find it very
something that as May and I find it very
something that as May and I find it very important
important
important not just because he spent most of your
not just because he spent most of your
not just because he spent most of your time at school but because this is the
time at school but because this is the
time at school but because this is the place we learn change and grow you go
place we learn change and grow you go
place we learn change and grow you go through your ups
through your ups
through your ups and your downs and that makes you
and your downs and that makes you
and your downs and that makes you vulnerable but if you feel at home then
vulnerable but if you feel at home then
vulnerable but if you feel at home then it’s okay and if you’re vulnerable you
it’s okay and if you’re vulnerable you
it’s okay and if you’re vulnerable you can really look at yourself and what
can really look at yourself and what
can really look at yourself and what kind of person you are and you will see
kind of person you are and you will see
kind of person you are and you will see what you’re good at and what you’re not
what you’re good at and what you’re not
what you’re good at and what you’re not so good at for example I found English
so good at for example I found English
so good at for example I found English very hard and I wanted to change that so
very hard and I wanted to change that so
very hard and I wanted to change that so I asked my parents and teachers for help
I asked my parents and teachers for help
I asked my parents and teachers for help at our school it’s very normal to just
at our school it’s very normal to just
at our school it’s very normal to just step up to teacher and ask for help they
step up to teacher and ask for help they
step up to teacher and ask for help they even want and expect you to so because I
even want and expect you to so because I
even want and expect you to so because I make myself vulnerable and asked for
make myself vulnerable and asked for
make myself vulnerable and asked for help I received extra exercises and tips
help I received extra exercises and tips
help I received extra exercises and tips and because of that help and now I’ve
and because of that help and now I’ve
and because of that help and now I’ve got a nine point six my 3-piece exam
got a nine point six my 3-piece exam
got a nine point six my 3-piece exam which I’m really proud of I got to know
which I’m really proud of I got to know
which I’m really proud of I got to know myself better but it took a little time
myself better but it took a little time
myself better but it took a little time before I was open to that I experienced
before I was open to that I experienced
before I was open to that I experienced something that made me close my doors
something that made me close my doors
something that made me close my doors but now that they’re open and learn new
but now that they’re open and learn new
but now that they’re open and learn new things about myself all the time and
things about myself all the time and
things about myself all the time and sometimes that’s good other times not so
sometimes that’s good other times not so
sometimes that’s good other times not so much but because of the safety at our
much but because of the safety at our
much but because of the safety at our school it’s okay to have to good and
school it’s okay to have to good and
school it’s okay to have to good and they’re not so good five five times a
they’re not so good five five times a
they’re not so good five five times a week I’m on the fully booked or I play
week I’m on the fully booked or I play
week I’m on the fully booked or I play volleyball and beach football at a high
volleyball and beach football at a high
volleyball and beach football at a high level my dream is to participate in
level my dream is to participate in
level my dream is to participate in Olympic Games in 2028 my school helps
Olympic Games in 2028 my school helps
Olympic Games in 2028 my school helps supports and contributes me to achieve
supports and contributes me to achieve
supports and contributes me to achieve my dreams I get every opportunity to go
my dreams I get every opportunity to go
my dreams I get every opportunity to go to trainings tournaments and matches but
to trainings tournaments and matches but
to trainings tournaments and matches but that’s the only reason my school helps
that’s the only reason my school helps
that’s the only reason my school helps me to learn more skills which are very
me to learn more skills which are very
me to learn more skills which are very important for my top sport at father’s
important for my top sport at father’s
important for my top sport at father’s we work with I self this contains four
we work with I self this contains four
we work with I self this contains four skills three of them are work together
skills three of them are work together
skills three of them are work together reflect and they control yourself and I
reflect and they control yourself and I
reflect and they control yourself and I use all these skills in volleyball
use all these skills in volleyball
use all these skills in volleyball work together for example with fully
work together for example with fully
work together for example with fully value our team you win and you lose
value our team you win and you lose
value our team you win and you lose together at my school collaboration is
together at my school collaboration is
together at my school collaboration is stimulated by working on projects in
stimulated by working on projects in
stimulated by working on projects in groups this takes place in so called
groups this takes place in so called
groups this takes place in so called learning houses these are very big
learning houses these are very big
learning houses these are very big spaces where four classes of different
spaces where four classes of different
spaces where four classes of different learning years are in the same classroom
learning years are in the same classroom
learning years are in the same classroom and yes and here you work together or by
and yes and here you work together or by
and yes and here you work together or by yourself that’s your choice and yes
yourself that’s your choice and yes
yourself that’s your choice and yes sometimes you have to work with thumbs
sometimes you have to work with thumbs
sometimes you have to work with thumbs with someone you don’t like so much but
with someone you don’t like so much but
with someone you don’t like so much but then you have to adjust and help each
then you have to adjust and help each
then you have to adjust and help each other and together it always works
other and together it always works
other and together it always works students often receive feedback from
students often receive feedback from
students often receive feedback from other students or teachers which they
other students or teachers which they
other students or teachers which they can use to learn from their mistakes it
can use to learn from their mistakes it
can use to learn from their mistakes it sometimes you have to write an
sometimes you have to write an
sometimes you have to write an evaluation to reflect on your process of
evaluation to reflect on your process of
evaluation to reflect on your process of the period what did you learn what was
the period what did you learn what was
the period what did you learn what was difficult and what are your goals for
difficult and what are your goals for
difficult and what are your goals for the next assignment with volleyball you
the next assignment with volleyball you
the next assignment with volleyball you have to improve every time again and
have to improve every time again and
have to improve every time again and again to become better but especially to
again to become better but especially to
again to become better but especially to accomplish your dreams to take and to
accomplish your dreams to take and to
accomplish your dreams to take and to take control of yourself means ownership
take control of yourself means ownership
take control of yourself means ownership of your own learning process you decide
of your own learning process you decide
of your own learning process you decide what you do and when and whether you do
what you do and when and whether you do
what you do and when and whether you do it be able to plan well is fundamental
it be able to plan well is fundamental
it be able to plan well is fundamental for this and certainly for me because
for this and certainly for me because
for this and certainly for me because combining volleyball with my study it’s
combining volleyball with my study it’s
combining volleyball with my study it’s a big change sometimes and requires not
a big change sometimes and requires not
a big change sometimes and requires not only perseverance and discipline but
only perseverance and discipline but
only perseverance and discipline but also responsibility and yes it’s hard at
also responsibility and yes it’s hard at
also responsibility and yes it’s hard at some moments and it can go wrong but at
some moments and it can go wrong but at
some moments and it can go wrong but at my school there’s plenty opportunity to
my school there’s plenty opportunity to
my school there’s plenty opportunity to learn fall and stand up again I have to
learn fall and stand up again I have to
learn fall and stand up again I have to do the work nobody else does it for me I
do the work nobody else does it for me I
do the work nobody else does it for me I am responsible for my future
am responsible for my future
am responsible for my future I want to learn I want to grow and I
I want to learn I want to grow and I
I want to learn I want to grow and I want to create a good career it’s my
want to create a good career it’s my
want to create a good career it’s my responsibility not yours I often say
responsibility not yours I often say
responsibility not yours I often say never give up make the best of the worse
never give up make the best of the worse
never give up make the best of the worse that’s what we learn as fought worst we
that’s what we learn as fought worst we
that’s what we learn as fought worst we receive education that challenge and
receive education that challenge and
receive education that challenge and occurrences we are so much more than
occurrences we are so much more than
occurrences we are so much more than numbers and figures we may try out
numbers and figures we may try out
numbers and figures we may try out discover a love celebrates make mistakes
discover a love celebrates make mistakes
discover a love celebrates make mistakes and yes sometimes cry did it all makes
and yes sometimes cry did it all makes
and yes sometimes cry did it all makes me more it’s may concerning house for my
me more it’s may concerning house for my
me more it’s may concerning house for my first class I say hi to a few people go
first class I say hi to a few people go
first class I say hi to a few people go sit next to a friend and get to work
sit next to a friend and get to work
sit next to a friend and get to work everyone sits what I want and they don’t
everyone sits what I want and they don’t
everyone sits what I want and they don’t care about you do or where there are no
care about you do or where there are no
care about you do or where there are no odd looks or gossip maybe it’s odd that
odd looks or gossip maybe it’s odd that
odd looks or gossip maybe it’s odd that I find this peculiar but I know from my
I find this peculiar but I know from my
I find this peculiar but I know from my own experience that this can be
own experience that this can be
own experience that this can be different in sixth grade of primary
different in sixth grade of primary
different in sixth grade of primary school I was bullied and I can’t
school I was bullied and I can’t
school I was bullied and I can’t remember a day in which I truly felt
remember a day in which I truly felt
remember a day in which I truly felt like myself I wasn’t verbally or
like myself I wasn’t verbally or
like myself I wasn’t verbally or physically abused but I was excluded
physically abused but I was excluded
physically abused but I was excluded which may have been worse because my
which may have been worse because my
which may have been worse because my friends my best friends for over three
friends my best friends for over three
friends my best friends for over three years didn’t want to meet up after
years didn’t want to meet up after
years didn’t want to meet up after school anymore even though they had time
school anymore even though they had time
school anymore even though they had time and that hurt because it always made me
and that hurt because it always made me
and that hurt because it always made me doubt whether or not something was cool
doubt whether or not something was cool
doubt whether or not something was cool enough to be liked so when I just
enough to be liked so when I just
enough to be liked so when I just started at first I found it really
started at first I found it really
started at first I found it really important that I had popular friends not
important that I had popular friends not
important that I had popular friends not if they would become good friends or if
if they would become good friends or if
if they would become good friends or if I could be myself with them so in the
I could be myself with them so in the
I could be myself with them so in the first two introduction weeks and fathers
first two introduction weeks and fathers
first two introduction weeks and fathers in which you get to know your class I
in which you get to know your class I
in which you get to know your class I became friends with the popular kids
became friends with the popular kids
became friends with the popular kids until I realized I didn’t like them the
until I realized I didn’t like them the
until I realized I didn’t like them the conversations that we had didn’t
conversations that we had didn’t
conversations that we had didn’t interest me and my comments were met
interest me and my comments were met
interest me and my comments were met with that uncomfortable silence in which
with that uncomfortable silence in which
with that uncomfortable silence in which no one knows what to say
no one knows what to say
no one knows what to say so I found different friends friends I
so I found different friends friends I
so I found different friends friends I could be myself with with my dorky
could be myself with with my dorky
could be myself with with my dorky Kirksey no at first I can be myself and
Kirksey no at first I can be myself and
Kirksey no at first I can be myself and feel safe and this is what I find very
feel safe and this is what I find very
feel safe and this is what I find very important and I know that others feel
important and I know that others feel
important and I know that others feel the same we create the safe atmosphere
the same we create the safe atmosphere
the same we create the safe atmosphere together not just the students but also
together not just the students but also
together not just the students but also the teachers at first everyone is equal
the teachers at first everyone is equal
the teachers at first everyone is equal you can call your teachers by their
you can call your teachers by their
you can call your teachers by their first name and you can always go to them
first name and you can always go to them
first name and you can always go to them either for advice or if you have advice
either for advice or if you have advice
either for advice or if you have advice for them and I know that there are some
for them and I know that there are some
for them and I know that there are some people who don’t find this equality
people who don’t find this equality
people who don’t find this equality fitting for a school that it shows a
fitting for a school that it shows a
fitting for a school that it shows a lack of respect but would I show you as
lack of respect but would I show you as
lack of respect but would I show you as mine more respect if I call her head
mine more respect if I call her head
mine more respect if I call her head master caster no I don’t think so it is
master caster no I don’t think so it is
master caster no I don’t think so it is because I can call her as mine that I
because I can call her as mine that I
because I can call her as mine that I feel that I’m important to her and that
feel that I’m important to her and that
feel that I’m important to her and that I can give her my opinion about anything
I can give her my opinion about anything
I can give her my opinion about anything at first we don’t believe that you show
at first we don’t believe that you show
at first we don’t believe that you show respect with the way you call someone
respect with the way you call someone
respect with the way you call someone but with the way you treat someone
but with the way you treat someone
but with the way you treat someone contact from person to person when I for
contact from person to person when I for
contact from person to person when I for differences for example when I had a
differences for example when I had a
differences for example when I had a header ID to improve the school it was
header ID to improve the school it was
header ID to improve the school it was possible to go to just mine our
possible to go to just mine our
possible to go to just mine our headmaster so easily
headmaster so easily
headmaster so easily she was completely open to my ideas and
she was completely open to my ideas and
she was completely open to my ideas and visions and we even elaborated on them
visions and we even elaborated on them
visions and we even elaborated on them then you really feel importance you feel
then you really feel importance you feel
then you really feel importance you feel of great significance or failure and
of great significance or failure and
of great significance or failure and that you are not just one of thousands a
that you are not just one of thousands a
that you are not just one of thousands a number and here I stand today
number and here I stand today
number and here I stand today representing my school obviously a
representing my school obviously a
representing my school obviously a little nervous with especially with
little nervous with especially with
little nervous with especially with confidence
confidence
confidence I am also graduating in drama class and
I am also graduating in drama class and
I am also graduating in drama class and this is unique in the Netherlands why I
this is unique in the Netherlands why I
this is unique in the Netherlands why I wonder because it’s so important that
wonder because it’s so important that
wonder because it’s so important that you learn not only with your head but
you learn not only with your head but
you learn not only with your head but also with your heart and your hands it’s
also with your heart and your hands it’s
also with your heart and your hands it’s I made a journey for my young girl to a
I made a journey for my young girl to a
I made a journey for my young girl to a mature woman i right now I am attending
mature woman i right now I am attending
mature woman i right now I am attending the last year of secondary education and
the last year of secondary education and
the last year of secondary education and I feel like I’m ready and prepared for
I feel like I’m ready and prepared for
I feel like I’m ready and prepared for the next step in my life and of course
the next step in my life and of course
the next step in my life and of course it’s great that I will possess my
it’s great that I will possess my
it’s great that I will possess my diploma but admit it it’s even better
diploma but admit it it’s even better
diploma but admit it it’s even better that I feel like I’m ready for life next
that I feel like I’m ready for life next
that I feel like I’m ready for life next year I am going to America with a
year I am going to America with a
year I am going to America with a scholarship where I will combine fully
scholarship where I will combine fully
scholarship where I will combine fully Bao and my study and I’m already so
Bao and my study and I’m already so
Bao and my study and I’m already so excited
excited
excited just bring it on being able to be
just bring it on being able to be
just bring it on being able to be yourself is something you don’t always
yourself is something you don’t always
yourself is something you don’t always realize the importance of but if someone
realize the importance of but if someone
realize the importance of but if someone would tell me I could never read a book
would tell me I could never read a book
would tell me I could never read a book again and if someone would tell me that
again and if someone would tell me that
again and if someone would tell me that I may never play volleyball again then
I may never play volleyball again then
I may never play volleyball again then we will not accept it we have learned
we will not accept it we have learned
we will not accept it we have learned who we are what we can and who we want
who we are what we can and who we want
who we are what we can and who we want to be and we’re proud of that and if
to be and we’re proud of that and if
to be and we’re proud of that and if there’s one thing you want you to
there’s one thing you want you to
there’s one thing you want you to remember it is this it doesn’t matter
remember it is this it doesn’t matter
remember it is this it doesn’t matter where you are at school at work or at
where you are at school at work or at
where you are at school at work or at home the place where you learn perform
home the place where you learn perform
home the place where you learn perform and grow is the place where you should
and grow is the place where you should
and grow is the place where you should feel safe and where you can be yourself
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