By Risha Rohera
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Costa students and teachers participated in the first annual “May Day” on May 28, which, despite drawbacks in the initial advertising of the program, presented students and faculty the chance to engage in an abstract style of teaching that was worthwhile for Costa’s student body.
The first-ever May Day program at Costa included a variety of classes taught by both teachers and students. May Day was an opportunity for students to learn from their peers and gain insight into new topics. However, many changes can be made to ensure May Day’s future success.
According to sophomore Ariel Floro, instructor of Healthy Living: The Benefits of Proper Nutrition and Exercise, May Day enabled students to expand their learning in an alternate way. Because of minimal administration involvement, May Day had an easygoing atmosphere, which fueled the flow of creativity and provided an opportunity for students to learn differently from how they would learn on a typical school day.
Although successful in its goal to provide a different style of teaching to students, the overall program has room for improvement. Students were only able to sign up for 90-minute class blocks made up of two, 45-minute classes and, were unable to choose each 45-minute classes on an individual basis. This caused some students to sign up for a class that they may not have wished to enroll, diminishing the objective of allowing students to seek learning opportunities of their own interests.
Instead of grouping classes together, students should be able to choose each of the 45-minute classes they would like to attend. This would allow students to explore their interests without being forced to take a class that they don’t want, improving campus interest in the day.
According to Vice Principal Deborah Hofreiter, the inefficient registration system prevented students from being able to take sought-after classes. Because registration took place immediately before the program begun, the scene was chaotic and did not allow students to sign up for classes they primarily wanted.
This presented difficulty for students to choose a class that interested them. The course list should be made more accessible during the week prior to May Day. Creating online enrollment would enable the administration to deal with issues concerning attendance and classes that are filled past their capacity. Improving registration methods should be prioritized when planning next year’s May Day.
The initial innovative idea of having a day in which students proclaim and permeate their interests throughout the student body was successful. However, the program could easily be improved with better organization in following years to reach its full potential success.
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