School+Community

=**School Community**=

The Northwest School’s community is formed by people who are from different places. Each individual is different. Every one of us has precious experiences from our different backgrounds. We enjoy sharing our experiences. Faculty, students, and parents from different parts of the world and even Seattle have different life experiences. People from different countries have really different cultural backgrolunds. We have students from a lot of different countries around the whole world. Our school is like a little United Nations. I have friends from the UAE, Japan, Mexico, China, America, Korea, Taiwan, Russia, and so on. Sometimes I go to my Japanese friend’s house and have a lot of delicious sushi. I learned how to say “Hello!” in Arabic from my Arabic friend. I also learned how to dance salsa from my Latino friends. We also had a lot of fun last year celebrated Thailand’s water fight festival. The water fight festival is a 3 day festival. During the festival, you can use water guns, water balloons, or a bucket of water to get people wet. On the other hand, anyone can get you wet, too. So, watch out! Photo: Students from left to right are from Turkmenistan, Taiwan, and Japan Some of the faculty are from different countries, too, such as Ghana, France, Taiwan, Japan, Panama, and so on. Even teachers from America, they all share their different heritages with all of us. It’s really fun to know how different the cultures are. Teachers teach us special skills during International Day. For instance, a Japanese teacher taught us how to fold paper into beautiful flowers, a Chinese teacher taught us how to write calligraphy, and we learned African dance in World Dance class. Students are also encouraged to share their cultures' differences. Because of the different cultures that exist in this school, I learn things not only from books, but also from peers. That makes me really like the school. (Photo Right: Students face a challenge together) //This picture shows the percentage of genders of international students.//


 * What is your personal goal in the NWS?**

"Have fun and get into a good college. Improve what I can for future students." Ben V., 12th Grade


 * What do you think about NWS?**

"There is a rigorous curriculum and exceptional teachers." - Katie K., 12th Grade

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