POISED IN PINK: Abby Francis in her grad gown, versus Abby Francis in her Kindergarten gown.
What T
my education has meant to me
After 13 years from Kindergarten to Grade 12, Brooks 2021 grad, Tla’amin member and PRL intern Abby Francis pauses to reflect, before she leaps ahead.
hinking back to Kindergarten, I do not remember as much as I wish I could. Most of the memories I have from the earlier days of my education are quite fuzzy. Although, there are the few moments that have really stuck out compared to others. These moments are the ones that have allowed me to become very devoted to schooling, as well as taking opportunities to learn as much as possible. From Edgehill Elementary to Brooks Secondary, these events are not only important to me memory-wise, most of them have helped shape me into who I am today. My first “memory” is in Kindergarten. Some of the friends I made in my Kindergarten class, I still talk to and am still friends with to this day. Which
is part of why I will always remember Edgehill as being a caring place with kind people. I remember most of my time in Kindergarten was spent either painting or putting together this one butterfly puzzle. I have always hated puzzles; however, I absolutely loved that one because it was a puzzle layered on top of itself showing every stage of a butterfly’s lifecycle. Every time the class got free-time, I would ditch all of the other kids to go to the painting station, bringing home a painting probably everyday. I loved it. Another moment that has stuck with me throughout my schooling is from my Grade 3 class. I was always one of the shyer kids, however, throughout
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