In the beginning of eighth grade I was positive I was gonna go to Durango high school because all of my friends where going to DHS but I wasn't thinking of my academics and if DHS would be a good school for me.Then my mom gave me some options. She mentioned Animas high school, Before my mom told me about Animas I didn't know that it was a high school for years. Once I learned more about Animas I decided to go and shadow to get the full experience. At the end of the day when I shadowed I realized that Animas high school has a lot of components I'm interested in to help me in not just college but in the future. As a visual learner it sometimes hard to learn without a visual and the teachers here teach in visual and hands on to help the students understand. The reason that I think Animas is better than DHS or any other school is because of how small it is which helps every kid get the full attention they need and the student teacher relationships because you feel closer to the teacher so you could tell them almost anything. And the project base learning because it's a good way to pull all that you learned together into a project to show your growth. At Animas I am pushed to think outside the box or challenge myself to where i'm comfortable to create beautiful work in my projects to represent the Animas community and in the end goal the teachers challenging me helps me in my future to challenge myself more. Overall Animas is a great high school, everyone is caring to each other and we take our learning to a further extent and that's why Animas is a great school for me and others. |