Every year FCS students go to their mini-course to jump into a deep dive of a subject that interests them. In this article we have information about how many students were in each course. Insightful Interviews with FCS students.
| Mini-Course | # of Students |
| Analytics in Athletics | 19, |
| Explore Puerto Rico | 15, |
| Hummus to Hamentashen | 17, |
| Immigration | 14, |
| Mosaics & Myths | 14, |
| Photography | 16, |
| Shark Tank | 19, |
| Woman Warriors | 16, |
| Wearable Tech | 13, |
Dan O. ’24
What was your mini course?
- Hummus to Hamentashen.
When you first got your course how did you feel?
- I felt excited to learn about Jewish food and culture.
Were your expectations different from what it was really like?
- No, it was pretty similar to what I thought it would be like and it was really fun.
Overall did you enjoy your mini course?
- I loved it.
Where did you go?
- We went to a place called Mama’s it was a restaurant called Mama’s it had very good Jewish food.
What were some things you did?
- We did a lot of cooking and on the last day while we cooked we watched wrestling because Mr. Fogel was the teacher.
What did you learn, do you think the course is a deep dive into that subject?
- It was because the teachers had personal experiences doing these things and they knew a lot about the subject, I learned that Jewish people had to use it as all that they could and they had limited ingredients.
Savina C. ’24
What was your mini course?
- Mosaics and myths.
When you first got your course how did you feel?
- At first, I was hesitant because I wasn’t really sure what it was but it ended up being a lot of fun.
Were your expectations different from what it was really like?
- Yes, I thought it would be kind of boring because it would be like making mosaics and looking at mosaics all day, but it was a lot of fun to hang out with people I don’t get to spend time with normal and create with them.
Overall did you enjoy your mini course?
- Yes.
Where did you go?
- We went to the mercer castle, which is basically a concrete castle covered in mosaics.
What were some things you did?
- We made mosaics obviously we also made greek cookies and we went to a greek catering company to have lunch.What did you learn, do you think the course is a deep dive into that subject?
- I don’t think it’s a deep dive but I still learned a lot, it scraped the service.
Eli S. ’24
What was your mini course?
- Women Warriors.
When you first got your course how did you feel?
- Excited.
Were your expectations different from what it was really like?
- My expectations were about the same because we learned a lot about women in history and I kind of expected that and we also did a little bit more fun things that I didn’t expect.
Overall did you enjoy your mini course?
- Yes.
Where did you go?
- We went to see Captain Marvel.
What were some things you did?
- We did kickboxing and watched a documentary about RGB.
What did you learn, do you think the course is a deep dive into that subject?
- Yes.
James P. ’24
What was your mini course
- I was in the immigration mini course.
When you first got your mini-course how did you feel
- I felt good because I knew the teacher Mr. Barry and I know that he is a very good teacher.
Were your expectations different from what it was really like?
- No, it was a very good mini course and I expected very good from Mr Barry.
Overall did you enjoy your mini course?
- Yes I loved the mini course so much and I wish I could do it again next year.
Where did you go?
- We went downtown and we went to some immigration spots.
What were some things you did?
- We walked around downtown we saw some cool places like the Irish immigration place there was also a spiraly staircase I don’t know how relevant that was to immigration but that was cool.
What did you learn, do you think the course is a deep dive into that subject?
- I learned that it was very difficult for immigrants to get into the country and it was a difficult process to get into the country and it was a deep dive into the subject.
Zagwe ’23
What was your mini course?
- Analytics in athletics.
When you first got your course how did you feel?
- Excited because i was ready to learn about analytics in athletics.
Were your expectations different from what it was really like?
- Yes I thought it would be a lot of lectures but we only ended up having one lecture.
Overall did you enjoy your mini course?
- Yes.
Where did you go?
- To the Eagles stadium and to the Sixers stadium and talked to the managers of the Sixers.
What were some things you did?
- We talked about how math was used in athletics and went to the stadiums.
What did you learn, do you think the course is a deep dive into that subject?
- Yes.
Clearly, after interviewing FCS students we can see that most people really enjoyed their mini-courses. Almost everyone had fun and thought it was a great way to begin spring break. Everybody learned a lot and feels like it will help their future greatly. Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you next time.
By: Theo Schenck ’24