One of my earliest memories is when my parents dropped me off at SIS Männedorf-Zürich for my first day of kindergarten, where I started my SIS journey of seven years. My time at SIS Männedorf-Zürich is marked by fond memories: of first crushes, exams, the annual summer festival and much more. I especially valued the smaller classes, allowing for a close, tight-knit circle of friends, and the exceptional help I received from my teachers in all subjects and matters. Due to the wide respect, kindness and solidarity that existed amongst the students, I often played with the older kids as well, learning a lot from them. Additionally, the implementation of SIS values from students would be rewarded through the granting of “shining stars”, a practice that motivated the students to really reflect upon those values. As an SIS child, I can safely say that the values I learned in primary stuck with me through the rest of my school years and now follow me into my future.
Multicultural Friendships and Personal Growth
For the second half of my school life, I attended SIS Zürich in Wallisellen, where I met my best friend and grew from a child to a half-fledged adult with an IB Diploma. Despite the usual struggles of teenage hood, SIS made it a time worth remembering. The bilingual system has granted me a great advantage in my studies and future career and has allowed me to make friends from different cultures since kindergarten, a privilege I hold dear to my heart, granting me an openness and tolerance I value greatly. In college, even when I struggled for a while to decide between the IB and Matura, the unwavering support from my teachers and peers helped me find my own path. In the end, I suppose SIS will always remain my second home where I spent more than half of my life and made more than half of my memories. Thanks to my long journey at SIS, I am now fully prepared to embark on a new adventure at the University of St. Gallen and carry all that I have learned from my time at SIS with me into the future.