The Honest Truth - #nofilterneeded - A Bobcat's Perspective

No holding back here! Our Bobcats (grade 5/6 class) were eager to share the straight up truth of what a student at Via Vita is all about. As they put it, #nofilterneeded. Here you go - right from the mouths of our most candid ones in the bunch, here is an honest recap of what they’re loving (and what they’re not lovin’) at Via Vita.

LOVE/NOT LOVE @ VIA VITA 
By The Bobcats

LOVE: It’s like a TV show, you go to school, learn a lesson, come home, and it’s a happy ending at the end of the day.

LOVE: We all feel like a family because it’s like a home here... Except there’s no beds and stuff to lay down and sleep, but there is a couch.

NOT LOVE: We get a lot of homework. There’s so much I feel like can’t do it but when you get it done, you feel so good. Then your parents are like, “See, doesn’t it feel good?” And you really look at them like, “uuuuuuh!”.

LOVE: Everybody’s friends and everybody just hangs out, different grades and all. No pressure to be anybody you’re not. Just be.

LOVE: It’s so easy to be friends in a smaller school than a big school because in a big school you don’t know everyone, but here you know everyone.

NOT LOVE: Teachers are always around you. They notice everything!

LOVE: The classes are smaller and you get a better chance to get help when you’re stuck. I used to think Math was so hard. I, like, really know what I'm doing here.

LOVE: Gym is everyday. It’s awesome because you get to run around. And be loud!

NOT LOVE: They really push you to do the work yourself. It’s hard!

LOVE: You have a lot of say in how you do your projects and what you do them on. You have so much control over your learning. 

LOVE: You can get here early and play in the gym or you can just sleep in and be late. It’s cool. But seriously, you still gotta get your work done on time. Trust me.

NOT LOVE: They always find a way to talk to your parents. Like everyday. They know everything. 
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LOVE: You can play together and not yell and punch, you can actually help each other be the best of yourself.

LOVE: You get to play outside a lot. You gotta wear a coat though. It’s freezing out.

NOT LOVE: No excuses on late work. You just have to do it. Like, if you don't do it, you're gonna have to eventually. 

LOVE: You don’t have to wear shoes inside.

LOVE: At my old school I didn’t really do any fun activities, It was like math, math, math.
Here we do fun stuff like hikes, go to the park, play mantracker inside the building on the last day, and create plays and stuff.

NOT LOVE: They really force you to speak up. Once you do, it all makes sense and stuff, but oh man, it's like, I just don't know what to say! But then you do know.