My First Actual School Day At Cis example essay topic

... : : CIS Snapshot: : ... My first actual school day at CIS was bewildering to say the least. Everything was hectic and in chaos from the nearly extreme tense atmosphere to the poorly organised day plans handed to each student that walked through the large door way. This was different from my first experience with CIS mainly because this time I had to navigate myself around, what seemed at the time, an endless labyrinth of twisting corridors and class rooms.

My first impression of the school itself was hot it was partitioned in different layers based on which year you were in, unlike my pervious school where everything was mixed up. The different floors all met at one central hub, the long flight of stairs that you first see when you enter the actual building through the main entrance. My first real impression was the flock of countless students hoovering around a single notice board, hurrying to find their classrooms. The large crowd didn't make it any easier to find myself around and where I was to go but I found out my classroom was on the C floor. After going up another flight of stairs I found myself in a long corridor stretching itself across to the other end of the school.

Outside construction workers were hammering away, building a new atrium and extension of the school. Locker's was something the school was not short of and there seemed to be enough for the entire school, large shiny blue and grey boxes covering the entire wall. Finding the classroom itself wasn't too difficult with the classroom number atop of each door. Walking past the various rooms, I couldn't help but notice how it seemed nicer and had a better atmosphere.

The particular room I was in had a nice, homey feel to it, it not a bit cluttered. Posters hang from the walls and books such as "Great Expectations" and "Huckleberry Finn" were stacked in neat piles, waiting to be handed to students. After a brief meeting with our advisor for the day, we finally received our day plans. The problem? Most of them were wrong with some students only having three periods in the entire week while others having only P.E. and Music.

For the rest of the day I went around, guessing which room I had to be in waiting for my name to be called up. Most of the classrooms were nice looking, but a few felt barren and empty. The rooms obviously showed the teacher's personality and how long they " ve been there. Much like their offices, papers and memorabilia stacked everywhere from their pervious journeys. A short while later we were allowed a short thirty-minute break, before staring the "real" schoolwork. With nothing else to do, I went down to the courtyard.

It was nothing too exciting. It was mainly bare with the exception of a large tree in the middle and some benches on the side. To the left of the courtyard was the lower school area, it seemed to have only been recently constructed. It was a postmodern design with one side of it being clear glass with a twisting flight of stairs going up. Soon the break was over and I followed some other students I had noticed in my class going through a side entrance, so I decided just to follow them hoping they would lead me to my next class. The side entrance was much like the main doorway with the exception of some stairs leading to the basement.

I found my way to the biology room, which I have to say, was impressive. Animals in glass jars lined the wall and posters of cells and the periodic table could also be seen. Thr last lesson of the day was English and it was pretty much what I had expected, both the lesson and the room. Books were piled everywhere and the bookshelf at the back of the classroom was full of dictionaries and grammar books.

The tables were set up in a sort of horseshoe with six tables in the middle, very practical for teaching a class. In the next couple of weeks, my perception of CIS would change, but this was how I saw it in the beginning. Large and confusing, but then again everything is like that when you first see it. Written by Thomas Grove.