Menlo-Atherton High School

For 3 days we have been shadowing our hosts and following their classes in the Menlo-Atherton High School. The High School has over 2000 students and is built with only 1 floor. It is very big in comparison to the Danish schools and High Schools and it has a lot more of opened outdoor spaces than we have got in Denmark.

Just like our families the American students were accommodating and kind to us; however it seemed as if the teachers were not really informed of the fact that we were visiting. Therefore we hardly took part in the classes and sometimes we even did something on ourselves like reading a self-brought book or chatting with our fellow Danish travelers.   

Unlike in the classes in Viby Gymnasium the students in Menlo-Atherton High School used pen and paper instead of computers contemporary with they sat alone on small tables. Additionally their education were not that different from what we experience in Denmark and the students seemed just as interested in the education as we normally are at Viby Gymnasium.

Written by Jakob and Daniel