Experiencing in a New School

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What would you feel when entering a new school? At first you would probably be scared, but also excited for entering to a new school, especially because new challenges will appear and you will experience new things. Alexa Navas and Zion Lesesne are an example, and both of them were able to adapt to a new environment. Alexa was living in Nicaragua, but when she entered the NDS, she felt anxious and was nervous just the way Zion felt. Zion came from the United States and his main challenge was learning a new language, Spanish, which with time he has been improving successfully. Zion and Alexa have adapted to a new school, kept their excellence and have received awards from various contests.
Alexa entered the school in 4th grade (2009) and felt that her main challenge was to adapt into a new environment. Zion also entered the Notre Dame School in 2nd grade (2007), which was two years before Alexa entered and a year of many changes for him. Both of them found a warm and familiar environment, and importantly they felt welcomed by their classmates. As they began adapting to a new environm...

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