High School USA 101

High School USA 101 - Original

Prepare for high school in the USA!

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What do students learn in this class?

“I learned to stay positive, to be proactive, talk to my host family or coordinator about my problems and to show them gratitude. Now I understand that U.S is a different country, that it's not like my country and I can't compare it to my country. I have learned many things that thought me how to spend my exchange year the best way.”

“I learned to ask the coordinator and the host parents for advices.”

“How to manage and understand that emotions are signal and we can control our attitude.”

“I learned about how to identify emotions and how to overcome then. ”

“In this class, I learned how to react to my feelings and make my experience abroad the best as possible. ”

“I learned how to keep calm.”

High School USA - Prepare for Success!

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1. Welcome! Let's Begin!
2. Know Your Program - Read This!
3. Activity: Know Your Program
4. Test - 100% Correct Required
5. One Quick Question!
1. Lesson: Your Classes
2. Activity: Classes
3. Lesson: Your Grades
4. Grades in the USA
5. Activity: Grades
6. Lesson: Your Teachers
7. Activity: Teachers
8. Lesson: Your Resources
9. Activity: Resources
10. Lesson: Your Locker
11. Activity: Lockers
12. Lesson: Your School Lunch
13. Activity: Lunch
14. Lesson: Extracurricular Activities?
15. Activity: Extracurriculars
16. Lesson: Your Transportation
17. Activity: Transportation
18. Lesson: Your Friends
19. Activity: Friends
20. Handout: High School USA
21. Test - 100% Correct Required
22. One Quick Question!
1. Lesson: Problems in the USA?
2. Activity: Problems? Hooray!
3. Lesson: Who can help you in the USA?
4. Activity: Who can help you?
5. Lesson: Mistakes students make...
6. Activity: Mistakes?
7. Lesson: You can do it!
8. Activity: Yes, you can!
9. Test - 100% Correct Required
10. Congratulations!
11. Quick Survey!

About this course

€35,00
High School Success!
Problem-Solving!
Advanced USA Hacks!

Let's hear from more students...

“I learned too many things! Now I know how to solve problems, how to control my emotions, how to identify real problems and cultural shock and I also understood that they might be different opinions and points of view for the same situation and maybe all of them are right.”

“I learned how to be thankful, how to apologize, how to ask for favors and how to solve problems.”

“I learn techniques on how to solve problems in the US and act in a proactive way instead of a reactive way.”

“I think this class would help me so much to be better person (in the USA).”

“I learned how to think less about yourself and try to see things in other peoples perspective.”

“I´ve learnt that i have to control my emotions, don´t have unrealistic spectations, how to talk with my coordinator, and that i have to know that i will have problems but i will have to solve them by thinking in positive and seeing all points of view.”

Are you excited to go to the USA?

See you in class!

I teach people about how to live, study and work abroad. I show exchange students how to have a good experience in the USA or Canada. See you in class!

Brenda Padilla Ericksen

Intercultural Trainer/Teacher

[email protected]

Why do students love this class?

“I've learned how to have a good attitude, be positive, proactive, to have realistic expectations and take my problems as challenges that would make me grow as a person. Besides, now I know more about my coordinator and high school.”

“I learn how to solve problems by my own, that having emotions is normal because of the culture shock, about my local coordinator and about the rules in the USA.”

“I learned a lot! How to face problems, how to start good relationships for example. I hope i'll be able to apply those things in my future american life!! ”

“I learned how to read and understand my emotion that might show up during the exchange.”

“I learned how to fight against anxiety and how to act in a different country.”

“I learned that I can have many problems in the United States, but the most important is that I learn how to solve them on my own or with the coordinator and my host family's help.”

How does this class help students?

“I learned lots of ways to solve problems, deal with one's emotions and to always ask for help or advice instead of complaining about my problems or situations that seem problematic.”

“I learned that it's okay to not be okay sometimes.”

“I have learned to ask for advice instead of complaining.”

“I learned you need to be smart in the USA, u need to respect to all the people and culture, and be open mind, and think in a good way to solve problems im gonna have 100%, and NEVER GIVE UP!”

“Now i am prepared for whatever the next year might bring. ”

“I learned what to do in difficult situations, to don’t give up and be proactive!!”