Graduated in 2018
The IBDP has many assignments and tasks, and it is not a programme that can be completed without proper planning. Skills such as time management and task management are absolutely necessary. These skills were especially important for writing papers, as this required gathering, analysing, and summarising information. At university, I found I had a great advantage over my classmates because my experience at Linden Hall School had already taught me how to complete assignments independently. I think that time and task management skills are important for my future, and I am glad I was able to acquire them while in high school.
I think one of the greatest features of the education Linden Hall School provides is that it encourages students to approach issues from multiple angles. I believe it is very important to have the capacity to think flexibly because real-life problems are much more complex than choosing between black or white and “Yes” or “No”.
Linden Hall School has a philosophy of WAKON EISAI. While valuing Japanese culture, it introduces advanced international education tools such as English immersion and the IBDP programme. Now that I have begun my university studies overseas, I find I am asked many questions about Japan. I feel that being able to answer these questions well is important for cross-cultural communication.
Also, I think it is wonderful that Linden Hall School stands somewhere between an international school, which typically values freedom, and a Japanese school, with is usually seen to value discipline. Linden Hall School obviously has school regulations, but the school environment promotes autonomy in students. The school integrates the best of Japan and overseas, and students can therefore learn to think with a multi-pronged approach.
Graduated in 2019
I believe that Linden Hall High School has provided me with great opportunities to grasp English at an advanced level. Several years through my elementary and junior high school life nourished me with the foundations of the language. Later on, however, since I had to cope with more challenging materials to study, I realized the importance of vocabulary and started focusing on it. What motivated me to further develop my vocabulary was the pleasant sensation of hearing words or phrases, which I had just learned, in a difficult class or foreign news programme. Although simple words could be sufficient to communicate with a native English speaker, learning advanced vocabulary is essential to understanding subtleties in what they say and how they think. I am extremely glad to have acquired the competence of English at high school and especially in the IB programme before studying abroad.
Moreover, throughout the IB programme, I was able to develop my writing skills that I currently feel are the most important aspect in academia. The programme entails a lot of practice for articulating ideas in an essay. Furthermore, since a majority of the teachers were from overseas, I was able to get used to listening to their English at natural speed, which has ultimately helped my life at university in England.
I liked the atmosphere that allowed people to be themselves. For example, the teachers were sincere in answering questions of any kind. Even if I bombarded them with silly and sometimes annoying questions, they would always welcome my attitude towards seeking solutions.
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