By Genevieve Feron | Posted: Tuesday December 10, 2019
Advice is defined as guidance or recommendations offered with regard to future individuals. Elizabeth and Jane from Room 15 provide some advice for future Year 7's and 8's.
There are multiple pieces of advice and suggestions we can present you with, that may be beneficial and will be able to guide you through your years at Casebrook. This Intermediate provides multifarious activities, hence the title as “the school of opportunity”. Casebrook has three main values, listed as respect, excellence and perseverance, also known as REP.
During our time at Casebrook, we have come across the innumerable opportunities the Intermediate has to offer. We suggest that you get involved and participate in clubs, sports or any extracurricular activities. Trying new things is great because it allows you to meet new people, gives you more topics to talk about, alleviates boredom, and lets you experience life fully.
Another piece of advice that could also benefit you is staying ahead of your assignments and handing them in on time. This has several advantages. If you use your time wisely, not only would you own a good reputation in the perspective of a teacher, but you will also have above average grades. You will also have an increased probability to get into university with better grades, now that they’ve changed the system from writing applications to being allocated a school according to your national test scores.
Our third idea is to make a friend in every class. Be friendly and approachable to everyone. Therefore, if you fall behind or get stuck with your tasks, you can ask them for help. It will also increase and elevate your popularity at school. Friends help you deal with stress, make better lifestyle choices and cause classes to be less awkward and lonely.
Our last suggestion is to not let others’ opinions influence you. Deciding to care about others’ opinions can result in self-consciousness. Being self-conscious can cause someone to be negative. Negative thinking dampens our enthusiasm and motivation. It also contributes to indecision, inertia and procrastination.
In conclusion, we advise you to participate in clubs and sports, stay ahead of your work, make a friend in every class and to not let others’ opinions affect you. Participating is making the most of your time at the school of opportunity, keeping up your grades mean more of a chance to get accepted by universities, making a friend in every class will grant you socialising skills and not caring about others’ opinions will let you stay positive. We hope these ideas will be able to help you in the future.