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For the past two years, our session 1 American Experience theme has been "Music".  In Session 1, 2022, we spent a lot of time discussing music.  One important role that music can play in our lives is affecting our mood.  We talked about how music can positively affect our feelings, and we shared our uplifitng music with each other.  Interestingly, music that improves the mood of someone may not necessarily be "happy" music, but can be music that triggers a positive memory or makes the listener feel comforted for another reason.

Each class worked together to create a "positivity playlist."  This is music that makes us feel better for whatever reason!  Click on the playlists below to share in our positivity!

Ms. Chelsea's 2023 Class: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1B5zQL63iIo3iTcvzZ4JdT?si=JOItMtNIS7CqSBW5p3xBVA&nd=1 

Ms. Jeanne's 2022 Class: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5w_Two850bIG1nkFOYIBi_0oNWjDDf1V

Mr. Jonathan's 2022 Class: https://berlitzglobal-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/mbailey_els_edu/Edk9N0oBtyVCq4zuOPjiOl4BoUGUrZQl4BWTzcVjwaU_EA?e=2PzcgR

Ms. Patricia's 2022 Class: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VgpHMAMBA8ZxpxjPnrQ1Q37xGoSy-FsdXRMxicHIkII/edit 

Ms. Chelsea's 2022 Class: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07dqD1XHXVzFwCKYVkzgFn?si=a446efa4dc224ab8&nd=1 

Mr. Isaiah's 2022 Class: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7cRxtXGc6p1JvxifhTcIrpZ659uk64qW 

Winner!

Category: Nature

Photographer: Alessio

Winner!

Category: People

Photographer: Anupa

Winner!

Category: The City

Photographer: Eun Jeong

The twins had a secret that they made some trap for principle and they knew that no one could ever find out about but one of students who was junior was know what twins did. After the trap case, principle was so mad and that junior say that it was what the twins did. So, principle go to the twins and give some big punishment that clean the all of restroom in this building. (Junesung)

He was tired of living in retirement home, so he was planning an escape. He told his friend Michael, who live in the same retirement home, “Shall we escape from here?” Michael agree and said “I am good at escape” with a meaning look. Then, the plan Michael planed is very similar to the plan that planed by legend thief…!? (Mao)

After work, you were slouching down to your house.  When you came into the house, your house was a mess with torn pieces of tissue, scattered clothes, and stuff.  As you was looking around the house, you heard a sound from the door of the room behind you…"BOOM". (Sunyoung)

There was a high school girl whose goal was a university, but she couldn't study at all. One day, she met a young man who was attending a prestigious university and was able to fall in love with studying for the first time. As she studied with him, her academic ability improved and as a result, she was able to pass the target university. (Mizuki)

For months, I've been trying to get good at a game. My homework prevents me from that, so I did it all. Then came more homework. (Alessio)

Shaking, I took his hand and said goodbye. I didn't know then that this goodbye was the last goodbye. But if he felt it, he told me bye by advising me of his life experiences. (Dila)

 A road trip was just the thing for me and my friends. We used to blast the music so loud with our windows down, not wanting the ride to end. It would have been the best trip ever if we had just seen the truck coming right at us… (Diana)

Yesterday, I watched a scary movie- The Conjuring- in my dark room. Then I didn’t sleep well because I was fearful from a terrible nightmare. So I’ve decided to avoid this type of movie. (Fatimah)

She opened the letter, and it said she’d won $100.000. She shocked, and she started to think how she could spend the money. She called her best friend, and they bought a ticket to Italy, and they spent the money on expensive good brands to buy clothes. She became the happiest person in the world. (Asiye)

The road trip was the only thing for me and my friends. We started the trip from New York to Orlando and in the middle of the trip, we had a punctured tire; we got out of the car to fix it, and we made our way to Orlando.  (Hamad)

She opened the letter and it said she'd won $100,000.00. She yelled and happy she said, "Last Sunday, my best friend and I went to our favorite restaurant to have dinner. I paid the bill, and I got a chance to win the lottery. I filled out a form and the waiter told me if I were the winner, I would get a letter with a $100,000 check. I'm so lucky. (Amanda)

In Session 2, 2022, we talked about nature.  Students and teachers shared images of themselves in nature, or of natural places they enjoy.  We put those images into a short slideshow using Microsoft Sway.

Scroll left-to-right to see the images.  Click on an image to make it larger.  Also, click on the caption at the bottom of each image to read a short description. 

https://sway.office.com/KSHweMrdGh6D1mwX?ref=Link

In sessions 12 and 13, students shared images from their lives.  They shared pictures of gifts they've given and received; people, places and things they are thankful for; and images that represent their plans and goals for the future.  Link the links below to view some of the Jamboards!

Teacher Isaiah's Classes

Thanksgiving: https://jamboard.google.com/d/195zWnoGtzwciGLUkcyIB5u0dkPdxNW-gw7l6ev8F1E4/edit?usp=sharing

Teacher Chelsea's Classes

Thanksgiving: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1tWExOw8CHDTTjsDO4ne6cmE7YO_iyxJwt2ukRE317Vg/edit?usp=sharing

Christmas: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1enZrtp02C3LIYq-LQ8iSRYPH4-BylR3J43f1F1kT7Ng/edit?usp=sharing

Teacher Jonathan's Classes

Thanksgiving: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1bfIENMFeUe_TiND_IB9tafNodRR5dEsP_smo28YNuFU/edit?usp=sharing

Teacher Jeanne's Classes

Thanksgiving: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1vziWiM0zc8Q3DnPV6Kao2K4qKX9m_6Y3DmUW8lNzdKw/edit?usp=sharing

In the fall of 2021, ELS students and teachers got dressed up in their best costumes!  Some were spooky and some were funny (and some were both!).  

Here is the link to the full gallery: https://sway.office.com/6vul73A1YwR4KDt3?ref=Link