On February 12th and 13th, we had a group of Pepperdine students who came to visit. As part of a larger trip, they were spending a few days volunteering. They split their group into four, and some went to an orphanage, some went to a couple of other places, and one group came to us to spend time with the students.
On the first day, they split up into areas of study and talked with the kids about their fields--some talked about biology/medical fields, education, chemistry, sports education/coaching, etc. A few of the groups that I helped supervise were in the library. It's helpful for our students to hear from people who are a few years ahead of them in their schooling as they consider whether to go to university themselves, what they might study, and what they may want to do as a job someday.
Our students really enjoyed meeting some people from different places and backgrounds. The mix of ethnicities helped them to understand how diverse the US is. It's good for them, too, to listen to native speakers who aren't used to adjusting their English to be heard by learners; it gives them a challenge. Also, the visitors were university students, so while they are just enough older for the high school students to respect them for their experience, they were close enough in age that they could chat about what's cool in their countries and the common experiences of being a teenager. The Pepperdine students were really surprised to hear how much my students love Charlie Puth, for example.
Overall, it was an exciting day for our students as they got to meet so many new people.
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