- Visit to University of California Berkerly
- Lunch at Crissy Field
- Visit to California Academy of Science
- Dinner in San Francisco
- Art and Crafts
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Daily Schedule (04/08)
- Locomotion (Mr. Sanjay Dastoor)
- College Admissions Seminar (Dr. Debra Von Bargen)
- Fountain Hop
- Work on Personal Statement
- College Admissions Seminar (Dr. Debra Von Bargen)
- Fountain Hop
- Work on Personal Statement
Monday, 3 August 2009
Daily Schedule (03/08)
- Geology Exploration (Dr. Ian Mynatt)
- Personal Statement (Dr. Conrad Scott-Curtis)
- Stretching Exercises
- Surprise Party
- Personal Statement (Dr. Conrad Scott-Curtis)
- Stretching Exercises
- Surprise Party
Reflections (03/08)
Angeline Tsui:
We had a geology lesson in the morning. We found the relationship between the occurrence of earthquakes, volcanoes, elevation and the ages of stones. We learnt about different plate boundary types such as convergent, divergent and transform. We had also learnt four types of seismic waves. The lesson was fun and interesting. We had a lesson in writing our personal statement in the afternoon. We learnt how to use specific words to engage readers’ senses, sight, hearing, taste and smell. We had also talked about the two essays we had written. The professor was nice and full of humor. We had a great time with him.
Annie Xia:
Today we had further lessons on geology and personal statement. We learnt about tectonic plates and some problems they cause in geology. Personal statement lesson was even more interesting to me, because we learnt about descriptions and extending topic sentences. It was very fun because we got to play around with adjectives and wrote fascinating sentences together with the teacher.
Beatrice Lai:
In the morning, we had a geology lesson with Dr. Ian. This is the last geology lesson and we missed Dr. Ian. He is nice and patient. He always encourages us during the class. I was really fortunate to have such a nice geology teacher. After the geology lesson, it was personal statement lesson. Dr. Conrad taught us that we should write more adjectives in our sentences to make the essay more enriching. I think Dr. Conrad taught well and I can know more writing skills.
Candace Kwan:
Today we had a geology and personal statement lesson. When Ian (our instructor) told us it was the last lesson he would teach before working for Shell, the class was so sad. At the end of the lesson, we all said goodbye and some of us even took pictures with him.
In personal statement lesson today, we read out our drafts of our essays and Conrad gave us constructive comments. He was very supportive of our essays and helped us develop it. At night, we had a surprise. Christine and Stephanie (counselors) bought two ice-cream cakes and shared them with everyone. It was really touching as it is my birthday tomorrow, and it was a great coincidence. I’d just like to use this opportunity to say a huge Thank You! to the teachers and counselors.
Candace Lo:
Geology and personal statement classes were awesome today. In geology, we learnt how to categorize the faults of the tectonic plates, I was really fascinated by how different the faults can be. For example, some tectonic plates have lots of volcanoes while others only have a few or even none. I had a great time in the Personal Statement lesson. We learnt how to use specific words for descriptions.
Cheryl Yuen:
Early this morning, we had a three-hour geology lesson. It was really great. After the lesson, I had learnt how to classify between a huge earthquake and gentle one. Besides, I learnt the formations of earthquakes. I had also learnt to identify the tectonic plates around the world. After this meaningful lesson, we went to have our personal statement lesson, Professor Conrad taught us to add more adjectives before the nouns in order to specify the nouns. He also taught us how to write a paragraph and reminded us not to only tell what happened, but also to show what happened. He also made an example for us to follow. After that, we had to make a group of two people, and to read out our compositions to the other person so that the other person could figure out one’s grammatical mistakes and to figure out what the writer was talking about. He gave us an assignment on writing a complete draft of our chosen question. After that, we had an interesting activity, and it was really great! I enjoyed my life in Stanford University very much.
Cynthia Yip:
Ellian Cheung:
Ingrid Ng:
This morning, we attended geology lessons and learnt to compile geological information together on one map. We looked at world maps of topography, volcano distribution, earthquakes and rocks of different ages. It was an interesting exercise. We developed lots of geology skills. In the afternoon, we continued our lessons on personal statement. We read each other’s pieces and commented. We improved our narrative and descriptive skills. After that, we had some stretching exercises on the common room floor. We inhaled and perspired. I think our abdomen will be more flexible after this.
Iris Chang:
Janice Sung:
Jessica Chow:
This is the eighth day of the Stanford study tour. We had double period of geology lessons in the morning, followed by personal statement lesson in the afternoon. At the beginning of geology lesson, Ian played some games about geology with us in order to revise what we had learnt. Ian also taught us about Plate Tectonics. There were three tippers of plate boundaries; they were Convergent, Divergent and Transform. Ian also taught us about the meaning of earthquake.
After I had my geology lessons in Stanford, I found myself interested in geology. However, this was the last geology lesson that I had in Stanford. At the same time, I am looking forward to the lessons that I am going to have tomorrow.
Jessie Tsui:
We had Geology and Personal Statement lesson today. We learnt about the convergence of tectonic plates and it was intriguing. It was the last lesson of geology and I enjoyed the lessons as I hadn’t been studying geography since F.2 and it was like meeting old friends again. The field trip was also memorable and it was my first field trip and probably the last in my life. Professor Scott was our teacher of Personal Statement and we continued the lecture this lesson. He taught us in a lively way and we listened to him attentively. I am looking forward to next lesson and I would cherish the remaining days.
Kennes Hung:
Today we had geology lesson. We learnt about volcano, earthquake, rock, boundary and elevation etc. It was very interesting and useful. It can be applied to our daily life. In the afternoon, we had Professor Conrad’s lesson. He taught us how to use adjectives to abound the sentences. He was very funny and nice. He gave us another assignment. I need to put effort on it to make a better essay.
Laetitia Wu:
We had our second lesson on writing personal statements today. Our professor taught us about descriptive writing—how to ‘show, not (just) tell’. He taught us how to delve deeper from using general words to specific ones in describing people, places and events. In my opinion, descriptive writing requires observation and imagination. We must always be aware of everything around us, we must take a step back and observe, so that we can have an accumulation of interesting accounts. Only then can we build on this store, to imagine more, and then go on to write more. Sometimes I move so fast in my daily life that I can barely notice the little interesting details of life. I must have missed out on a lot. I realize that sometimes we must slow down and take not of the subtleties. This I will work on and I hope, in time, with practice, I would be able to become a better writer.
Larissa Tang:
Today, again, was a busy day. In the morning, we went for the geology lesson. This lesson was quite fun. The professor gave us some maps so that we could identify the rock ages, volcanoes, earthquakes and find out the elevation of land above sea level. This also helped us learn how to read maps and I believed I would study maps better than before. There were also animations in the PowerPoint and this made the atmosphere more relaxing. In the afternoon, we went to attend the personal statement workshop. We learnt how to make the sentences richer by adding more specific words in our essays. The professor also helped us in our assignments and gave us comments. I hoped my essay would improve in the near future. Overall, I think the professors in Stanford were nice and friendly. They always wore a smile on their faces. We all felt comfortable with them.
Linda Cheng:
We had the last geology lesson today. We learnt more about plate boundaries and plate tectonics through group activities. We also attended another Personal Statement lesson, in which we learnt more about narrative and descriptive writing, so that our compositions could appeal to readers more by engaging all their five senses. We learnt more about applying these skills to writing through class discussion. We did some work out exercises after we came back to the dorm. I am not the sporty kind of people, so it was a rather tough time for me. But I learnt more about overcoming our limitations, and who knows, I will try them out when I go back to Hong Kong. I hope I can become stronger!
Pinky Kwan:
Today we had our last geology lesson with our instructor, Ian. He prepared four different maps for us to study the characteristics of different plates. I was in charge of the map about the distribution of earthquakes on the Earth. I found that earthquakes usually happened near the contact between two plates. After we studied each map separately, we combined the data to work on the relationships between earthquake, volcano, rock’s age and sea level. I was amazed by the result and then Ian taught us more about the contact of different plates. In the afternoon, we attended the personal statement workshop and it was as interesting as the last one. I enjoyed it a lot and learnt more skills of writing. After talking with our instructor, I had more ideas for my personal statement. I hope that I can improve my writing skills in the next lesson.
Rachel Kwan:
This morning, we went to have geology lesson after we finished our breakfast. Ian taught us about earthquakes. Earthquake is classified into 10 levels. If it is in level eight, it will be very serious and it can damage at least a hundred metres of place. In the lesson, we did an exercise which we needed to color different classification on the given map worksheet. We had drawn the elevation of sea level, common of earthquakes and times of volcanic eruption happened. After that we had writing lesson in the afternoon. Dr Conrad taught us how to make general words into specific words. For example, clothes change to T-shirt. We also had a short PE lesson after that, the tutor Wendy taught us some simple methods of exercising. I think I had a wonderful day in Stanford.
Renee Yeh:
I really loved the geology lesson today. Ian talked about seismology and it was so fascinating, I really learnt a lot about the plates moving, and the development of the earth. I’m really going to Dr. Ian. I learnt a lot about how to describe people in the personal statement lesson. We did a few exercises and the class gave ideas and Dr. Conrad wrote them on the board. The class described a really messy room and it was great fun.
Rosa Li:
We had geology class today, and this is the first time that I think geology is interesting. Before, I thought that a rock is just a rock and there is nothing special at all about it. However, today, our professor prepared an interesting activity for us. We had to look at four different world maps each showing the topography, rock age, seismic and volcanic activity respectively, and plate boundaries. Then, we had to compile all the data into one single map. This task really requires critical and analytical thinking, and we solved the problems all together as a team. I found out that there are a lot of faces of geology, that it’s not just about rocks and their formation. There is a touch of science to it and this is what I like. That was the last geology lesson we will have, here in Stanford, and I’m glad to say that this lesson changed my view towards geology, from impartial bordering dislike, to interest.
Selena Leung:
After we had a weekend for rest, we need to continue our main purpose of the tour, to learn. So we went for the geology lesson which is about plate tectonics and the formation of earthquakes after our breakfast. The teacher used an interesting method to start the lesson. He played a simple game to give us some information about earthquakes. I like this method of teaching and I feel more interested in geology after attending his lessons. After lunch, we attended the personal statement class. We learnt to enhance our sentences by using adjectives to describe the nouns in descriptive writing. I like this lesson since I was not good in writing description. Before dinner, we did some exercise to warm up our body. I don’t think it is fun since I have no interest in doing that kind of exercise. I am looking forward to the activities tomorrow.
Stephanie Chow:
We had a whole day of lessons today. We first had a geology lesson in the morning, which was a continuation of the lesson last time. We studied tectonics plated and earthquakes. In the afternoon, we took our personal statement lesson with Dr. Conrad. He led us to learn to write descriptive passage through a living way. Our third lesson did not involve academic stuff; it was a fitness lesson instead. We stretched and relaxed our tensed muscle. It calmed me down and we all had a wonderful day.
Theodora Yu:
Tiffany Tsah:
We had geology lesson and personal statement class today. In geology, we learnt about plate boundaries, which can be classified as convergent, divergent and transform. We had also learnt four types of seismic waves in which P waves moves faster than S waves. As for the personal statement lesson, we learnt that the personal essay can be written in narrative and descriptive form. Lastly, we can also appeal to readers’ five senses, including sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell in our essays.
Valerie Tang:
Vicky Cheung:
Today was great, we learnt lots of things. In the geology lesson, we studied the map and learnt about tectonic plates. It was very fun coloring our own map in groups. I was in charge of observing the map which showed the age of the rocks near the sea, and it was categorized by different colors. In the personal statement lesson, we learnt about narratives and descriptions.
Victoria Chan:
Victoria Kwok:
Today is the eighth day of our trip, we were all very familiar to the campus already therefore we walked very fast to the place where we are going to have our lessons. In the morning, we attended the geology lesson. Professor Ian taught us about different ages and the placement of rocks. He also taught us about different levels of earthquakes. I think the topic is quite familiar to me and so I have great interest in attending this class. In the afternoon, we attended the lesson working on our personal statement. This lesson, we all handed in our homework on time and the professor continued talking about different writing skills. I enjoyed this lesson very much because I did not have a specific lesson on writing before. I really wanted to improve my English skills on writing.
We had a geology lesson in the morning. We found the relationship between the occurrence of earthquakes, volcanoes, elevation and the ages of stones. We learnt about different plate boundary types such as convergent, divergent and transform. We had also learnt four types of seismic waves. The lesson was fun and interesting. We had a lesson in writing our personal statement in the afternoon. We learnt how to use specific words to engage readers’ senses, sight, hearing, taste and smell. We had also talked about the two essays we had written. The professor was nice and full of humor. We had a great time with him.
Annie Xia:
Today we had further lessons on geology and personal statement. We learnt about tectonic plates and some problems they cause in geology. Personal statement lesson was even more interesting to me, because we learnt about descriptions and extending topic sentences. It was very fun because we got to play around with adjectives and wrote fascinating sentences together with the teacher.
Beatrice Lai:
In the morning, we had a geology lesson with Dr. Ian. This is the last geology lesson and we missed Dr. Ian. He is nice and patient. He always encourages us during the class. I was really fortunate to have such a nice geology teacher. After the geology lesson, it was personal statement lesson. Dr. Conrad taught us that we should write more adjectives in our sentences to make the essay more enriching. I think Dr. Conrad taught well and I can know more writing skills.
Candace Kwan:
Today we had a geology and personal statement lesson. When Ian (our instructor) told us it was the last lesson he would teach before working for Shell, the class was so sad. At the end of the lesson, we all said goodbye and some of us even took pictures with him.
In personal statement lesson today, we read out our drafts of our essays and Conrad gave us constructive comments. He was very supportive of our essays and helped us develop it. At night, we had a surprise. Christine and Stephanie (counselors) bought two ice-cream cakes and shared them with everyone. It was really touching as it is my birthday tomorrow, and it was a great coincidence. I’d just like to use this opportunity to say a huge Thank You! to the teachers and counselors.
Candace Lo:
Geology and personal statement classes were awesome today. In geology, we learnt how to categorize the faults of the tectonic plates, I was really fascinated by how different the faults can be. For example, some tectonic plates have lots of volcanoes while others only have a few or even none. I had a great time in the Personal Statement lesson. We learnt how to use specific words for descriptions.
Cheryl Yuen:
Early this morning, we had a three-hour geology lesson. It was really great. After the lesson, I had learnt how to classify between a huge earthquake and gentle one. Besides, I learnt the formations of earthquakes. I had also learnt to identify the tectonic plates around the world. After this meaningful lesson, we went to have our personal statement lesson, Professor Conrad taught us to add more adjectives before the nouns in order to specify the nouns. He also taught us how to write a paragraph and reminded us not to only tell what happened, but also to show what happened. He also made an example for us to follow. After that, we had to make a group of two people, and to read out our compositions to the other person so that the other person could figure out one’s grammatical mistakes and to figure out what the writer was talking about. He gave us an assignment on writing a complete draft of our chosen question. After that, we had an interesting activity, and it was really great! I enjoyed my life in Stanford University very much.
Cynthia Yip:
Ellian Cheung:
Ingrid Ng:
This morning, we attended geology lessons and learnt to compile geological information together on one map. We looked at world maps of topography, volcano distribution, earthquakes and rocks of different ages. It was an interesting exercise. We developed lots of geology skills. In the afternoon, we continued our lessons on personal statement. We read each other’s pieces and commented. We improved our narrative and descriptive skills. After that, we had some stretching exercises on the common room floor. We inhaled and perspired. I think our abdomen will be more flexible after this.
Iris Chang:
Janice Sung:
Jessica Chow:
This is the eighth day of the Stanford study tour. We had double period of geology lessons in the morning, followed by personal statement lesson in the afternoon. At the beginning of geology lesson, Ian played some games about geology with us in order to revise what we had learnt. Ian also taught us about Plate Tectonics. There were three tippers of plate boundaries; they were Convergent, Divergent and Transform. Ian also taught us about the meaning of earthquake.
After I had my geology lessons in Stanford, I found myself interested in geology. However, this was the last geology lesson that I had in Stanford. At the same time, I am looking forward to the lessons that I am going to have tomorrow.
Jessie Tsui:
We had Geology and Personal Statement lesson today. We learnt about the convergence of tectonic plates and it was intriguing. It was the last lesson of geology and I enjoyed the lessons as I hadn’t been studying geography since F.2 and it was like meeting old friends again. The field trip was also memorable and it was my first field trip and probably the last in my life. Professor Scott was our teacher of Personal Statement and we continued the lecture this lesson. He taught us in a lively way and we listened to him attentively. I am looking forward to next lesson and I would cherish the remaining days.
Kennes Hung:
Today we had geology lesson. We learnt about volcano, earthquake, rock, boundary and elevation etc. It was very interesting and useful. It can be applied to our daily life. In the afternoon, we had Professor Conrad’s lesson. He taught us how to use adjectives to abound the sentences. He was very funny and nice. He gave us another assignment. I need to put effort on it to make a better essay.
Laetitia Wu:
We had our second lesson on writing personal statements today. Our professor taught us about descriptive writing—how to ‘show, not (just) tell’. He taught us how to delve deeper from using general words to specific ones in describing people, places and events. In my opinion, descriptive writing requires observation and imagination. We must always be aware of everything around us, we must take a step back and observe, so that we can have an accumulation of interesting accounts. Only then can we build on this store, to imagine more, and then go on to write more. Sometimes I move so fast in my daily life that I can barely notice the little interesting details of life. I must have missed out on a lot. I realize that sometimes we must slow down and take not of the subtleties. This I will work on and I hope, in time, with practice, I would be able to become a better writer.
Larissa Tang:
Today, again, was a busy day. In the morning, we went for the geology lesson. This lesson was quite fun. The professor gave us some maps so that we could identify the rock ages, volcanoes, earthquakes and find out the elevation of land above sea level. This also helped us learn how to read maps and I believed I would study maps better than before. There were also animations in the PowerPoint and this made the atmosphere more relaxing. In the afternoon, we went to attend the personal statement workshop. We learnt how to make the sentences richer by adding more specific words in our essays. The professor also helped us in our assignments and gave us comments. I hoped my essay would improve in the near future. Overall, I think the professors in Stanford were nice and friendly. They always wore a smile on their faces. We all felt comfortable with them.
Linda Cheng:
We had the last geology lesson today. We learnt more about plate boundaries and plate tectonics through group activities. We also attended another Personal Statement lesson, in which we learnt more about narrative and descriptive writing, so that our compositions could appeal to readers more by engaging all their five senses. We learnt more about applying these skills to writing through class discussion. We did some work out exercises after we came back to the dorm. I am not the sporty kind of people, so it was a rather tough time for me. But I learnt more about overcoming our limitations, and who knows, I will try them out when I go back to Hong Kong. I hope I can become stronger!
Pinky Kwan:
Today we had our last geology lesson with our instructor, Ian. He prepared four different maps for us to study the characteristics of different plates. I was in charge of the map about the distribution of earthquakes on the Earth. I found that earthquakes usually happened near the contact between two plates. After we studied each map separately, we combined the data to work on the relationships between earthquake, volcano, rock’s age and sea level. I was amazed by the result and then Ian taught us more about the contact of different plates. In the afternoon, we attended the personal statement workshop and it was as interesting as the last one. I enjoyed it a lot and learnt more skills of writing. After talking with our instructor, I had more ideas for my personal statement. I hope that I can improve my writing skills in the next lesson.
Rachel Kwan:
This morning, we went to have geology lesson after we finished our breakfast. Ian taught us about earthquakes. Earthquake is classified into 10 levels. If it is in level eight, it will be very serious and it can damage at least a hundred metres of place. In the lesson, we did an exercise which we needed to color different classification on the given map worksheet. We had drawn the elevation of sea level, common of earthquakes and times of volcanic eruption happened. After that we had writing lesson in the afternoon. Dr Conrad taught us how to make general words into specific words. For example, clothes change to T-shirt. We also had a short PE lesson after that, the tutor Wendy taught us some simple methods of exercising. I think I had a wonderful day in Stanford.
Renee Yeh:
I really loved the geology lesson today. Ian talked about seismology and it was so fascinating, I really learnt a lot about the plates moving, and the development of the earth. I’m really going to Dr. Ian. I learnt a lot about how to describe people in the personal statement lesson. We did a few exercises and the class gave ideas and Dr. Conrad wrote them on the board. The class described a really messy room and it was great fun.
Rosa Li:
We had geology class today, and this is the first time that I think geology is interesting. Before, I thought that a rock is just a rock and there is nothing special at all about it. However, today, our professor prepared an interesting activity for us. We had to look at four different world maps each showing the topography, rock age, seismic and volcanic activity respectively, and plate boundaries. Then, we had to compile all the data into one single map. This task really requires critical and analytical thinking, and we solved the problems all together as a team. I found out that there are a lot of faces of geology, that it’s not just about rocks and their formation. There is a touch of science to it and this is what I like. That was the last geology lesson we will have, here in Stanford, and I’m glad to say that this lesson changed my view towards geology, from impartial bordering dislike, to interest.
Selena Leung:
After we had a weekend for rest, we need to continue our main purpose of the tour, to learn. So we went for the geology lesson which is about plate tectonics and the formation of earthquakes after our breakfast. The teacher used an interesting method to start the lesson. He played a simple game to give us some information about earthquakes. I like this method of teaching and I feel more interested in geology after attending his lessons. After lunch, we attended the personal statement class. We learnt to enhance our sentences by using adjectives to describe the nouns in descriptive writing. I like this lesson since I was not good in writing description. Before dinner, we did some exercise to warm up our body. I don’t think it is fun since I have no interest in doing that kind of exercise. I am looking forward to the activities tomorrow.
Stephanie Chow:
We had a whole day of lessons today. We first had a geology lesson in the morning, which was a continuation of the lesson last time. We studied tectonics plated and earthquakes. In the afternoon, we took our personal statement lesson with Dr. Conrad. He led us to learn to write descriptive passage through a living way. Our third lesson did not involve academic stuff; it was a fitness lesson instead. We stretched and relaxed our tensed muscle. It calmed me down and we all had a wonderful day.
Theodora Yu:
Tiffany Tsah:
We had geology lesson and personal statement class today. In geology, we learnt about plate boundaries, which can be classified as convergent, divergent and transform. We had also learnt four types of seismic waves in which P waves moves faster than S waves. As for the personal statement lesson, we learnt that the personal essay can be written in narrative and descriptive form. Lastly, we can also appeal to readers’ five senses, including sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell in our essays.
Valerie Tang:
Vicky Cheung:
Today was great, we learnt lots of things. In the geology lesson, we studied the map and learnt about tectonic plates. It was very fun coloring our own map in groups. I was in charge of observing the map which showed the age of the rocks near the sea, and it was categorized by different colors. In the personal statement lesson, we learnt about narratives and descriptions.
Victoria Chan:
Victoria Kwok:
Today is the eighth day of our trip, we were all very familiar to the campus already therefore we walked very fast to the place where we are going to have our lessons. In the morning, we attended the geology lesson. Professor Ian taught us about different ages and the placement of rocks. He also taught us about different levels of earthquakes. I think the topic is quite familiar to me and so I have great interest in attending this class. In the afternoon, we attended the lesson working on our personal statement. This lesson, we all handed in our homework on time and the professor continued talking about different writing skills. I enjoyed this lesson very much because I did not have a specific lesson on writing before. I really wanted to improve my English skills on writing.
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