My Final Days at Reeds

My exchange to Reeds has nearly come to an end. As you have all read in my blog, I've really enjoyed it here. The weather throughout my whole exchange has been beautiful, the courses have been interesting and I've made a lot of new friends. This week, VWO TTO 2 have been visiting Reeds and I, like the other Dutch speaking students and exchange students, had to give them a tour. Thus I showed them around school campus, including the music department, the library and the CCF headquarters. It's quite weird how you're being showed around the school in the beginning and in 5 weeks you're showing others around the school.
Comparing Reeds and Rijnlandslyceum Wassenaar, there are certain aspects that I really like about Reeds. I really like the broad curriculum of subjects, including certain subjects that you can't do in the Netherlands, such as psychology, philosophy and music technology. I also like the warm school lunch and the sixth form house (I think we should have these at our school too). Furthermore, I think it is an excellent idea to do sports, music and other activities (such as CCF) at school, as it brings the students closer together, because apart from participating together in courses they're also participating together in sports, music and other after-school activities as a team. Finally, I think it's a good idea to divide the school into houses and have weekly house meetings, as the house competition and all the awards given out bring more excitement into the weekly school routine and they encourage the students to try harder and participate more actively in everything that's happening in school.
Of course, there are also some aspects that I like about Rijnlandslyceum Wassenaar. For one thing, I like the fact that my house is so close to school. I can leave my house at a quarter past 8 (or later, depending on when my first lessons start), instead of a quarter past 7, and I am back at a half past 3, instead of a quarter past 6. What I also like is that you only have to come to school for your lessons. Thus, you can come to school later, such as at 10 past 9, or leave earlier, or go home in between your courses. Finally, I think it is a good thing that, when we narrow down in our fourth year, we have a choice of eight or nine subjects, which gives you a broader spectrum and more study options when you go to university.

There will probably be one or two more blog(s). I hope you are all following them with enthusiasm.
I'll see you next week.