We spent most of today at Del Mar Academy, and we had such an amazing time. It was their Field Day, so we were to split up into teams and participate in all the races and games that they did. We also spent a long time talking to the students during the breaks between games, recess, and lunch. This was a really great opportunity to learn more about their school and life in Costa Rica in general. I think that we were all amazed at how friendly everyone was (as well as how many languages they spoke), and they were happy to answer any questions we had about school, stress, surfing, etc. The biggest takeaway I have had from talking to the students is that our school and everyone in it is so similar to Del Mar Academy, but the fact that our school is in a city of more than 4 million people makes an incredible difference.
One of the big differences is that most of their buildings are partially open, and they are outside a lot of the time during the day. We were also somewhat surprised to learn that a lot of the students go surfing in the morning every day before school. They don't have any sports teams at their school that play against other schools, but only do sports during PF. They also only have one campus (which is pretty big), and all grades PK - 12 use the same buildings. There are many other differences and several similarities, including our size and the fact that we are both Montessori-IB schools, but the overall takeaway is that location really does make a difference.
I think that today falls under Activity and Learning Outcome 4: Show commitment to and perseverance in a fieldwork experience. Their field day was very active, consisting of a lot of sports and games (which were super fun). At first, I was not very into it since my team consisted of no kids from our school or anyone my age. I kept playing though, and after a few games, I started having a lot of fun, and got to talk to people my age on each of the teams we played against.
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