This year, my class had the exciting opportunity to write letters across the world to students attending West Point Grey Academy (WPGA) in Vancouver, Canada. The school’s mission statement, “Shaping Lives of Inquiry, Action, and Joy,” emphasizes a transformative educational experience aimed at enriching students’ abilities to construct their futures through a robust academic foundation. The school promotes Future-Focused Learning and upholds core values that align closely with the IB curriculum. The exchange will offer many cultural learning opportunities for us, as well as improving all of our various communication skills. Throughout the year, we will have more opportunities to further develop our relationships with these students through various written and verbal formats; allowing us to create a personal connection and friends across the world.
In our letters, we were instructed to write at least a page of handwritten paper, share some information about ourselves, as well as to ask a few questions. I am really excited to have these shipped over and get a reply. I’ve never had a penpal experience before and always thought it was a really cool thing for kids to do.
This was my letter:
Salut mon Ami!
Je mappele Ansel, et toi? J’ai 17 and. Je suis ne a Singapore e mais je viens de Etas Unis. J’abite au Sri Lanka depuis 2020, le COVID a commence, en 4ieme. Maintenant, je suis en Terminale.
Je demenage deaucoup a cause de mes parents, et leurs emplois. J’ai habite dans beaucoup de pays differents come le Cambodge, le Senegal, et L’Uganda.
Ma metiere perferee est l’Art Visuel, car j’aime dessiner, mais j’adore la Geographie aussi! Et toi, quelle est ton matiere prefere? J’adore tous less sports, mais surtout le basket. Je fais ce sport joue depuis en CP. L’anne dernier, je suis alle en Jordanie, avec mon equipe, pour un Tournoi. C’etait une experience vraiment unique! Es-tu sportif?
Mon moment prefere dans ma vie, depuis queue je suis devenu un gecko, est en Fevrier, quand ma classe est allee aux Maldives! Cetait incrouable! OSC est genial, et elle offre beaucoup d’experiences tres amusantes!
Bref, quels sont tes loisirs? Ames0tu habiter aa Vancouver et c’est comment la-bas? Est que ton lycee offre des experiences uniques? Si non, est ce que ta famille voyage beaucoup? C’etait une experience interessantre de parler avec toi.
J’espere que nous deviendrons de bons amis!
