The students received their CPR and First Aid certifications today from Iacoboni Site Specialists Safety Officer Mark Henckel. Every student and several staff earned their certifications in an all day seminar conducted by Mr. Henckel several weeks ago. The CPR certification is good for 2 years and the First Aid certification is valid for 3 years.
Though usually wearing his hat as the longtime Creative Writing Seminar teacher at the school, Don Riesett filled in as the gym teacher today. The school’s physical education teacher, Sasha Draper, is on maternity leave and our terrific substitute, Eduardo Viana, was unable to teach today so Mr. Don stepped up to the plate. All of the students really enjoyed the class. Student Sadie Greenwood stated, “We never sweated so much in gym before!” Thanks, Mr. Don!!
Longtime neighbor of the school Mohammad Farouk Islam spoke to the Year 2 class today about the religion of Islam. He shared some stories about growing up in Bangladesh and working in Saudi Arabia before becoming a permanent resident of the United States many years ago. Mohammad talked about the pillars of Islam and explained his view that it is a religion of peace and a guide to living, and not a belief to be forced on everyone. When asked about ISIS, Mohammad said that groups such as that distort Islam and are not what he considers true followers. The students were very interested in his presentation and hope to have him back to continue the conversation
All of the students expressed their appreciation to Dr. George Tilson as he wrapped up his last class of the year as leader of the Year 1 Job Readiness Seminar. George has served as adjunct faculty at a number of colleges and universities including George Washington University. Today’s seminar focused on entrepreneurship as he divided the class into 3 groups to each design a free standing business. The students had a terrific time presenting their “businesses” to the school. Thank you George!
Students in Year 2, including Dyrrell Moon, gained valuable life skills today as part of their Job Readiness Seminar. Today’s class focused on “the job interview” and students role played interviews with Mitchell Brown, TCS Advisory Board member and Chief Operating officer of Compco Digital. Class leader Peggy Lashbrook gave the students tips as well as led a critique session after each interview. This skill will be put to use by many students over the next several weeks as they apply for summer jobs, camps, and internships.
Check out today’s broadcast of TCS Student News. This week’s stories include the bombings in Brussels, the warming of US relations with Cuba, the zika virus, new developments in knee surgery, and loads of news from this busy week at The Community School. This week’s broadcast was researched, written, anchored and produced by Kelsey Larrimore and Donavin Hooper. Stay tuned every week for a weekly roundup of news from the school to the world.