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After the trip to Spain, our ninth graders took some time to reflect on their experiences.
The 9th Grade Program
Ninth grade is the capstone year of the Foote experience. It affords students a series of exceptional opportunities for academic and personal growth.
High school-level courses include lab-based biology, Comparative Cultures, and a roundtable English class that focuses on literature analysis, personal essays, creative compositions, and poetry. Students form close bonds as they support each other through a challenging and exciting year, from a retreat on Cape Cod, to the ninth-grade play, to the two-week Spain trip, to Poetry Cabaret. Ninth graders assume leadership roles in every aspect of school life, allowing them to enter high school with greater confidence and academic readiness.
Spain Trip 2023
We travel to find the differences and the similarities between our own cultures and the cultures of others. We travel to make memories that can last a lifetime.
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We have thoroughly enjoyed our time here and while we are sad to leave everyone is excited to return back home!
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We got on the bus and headed to Montserrat where unfortunately the funicular was not open for the season yet so instead our able bodied guide Raquel took us on a hike through the mountains to see the amazing views!
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We started our day with a bus tour through Barcelona as we made our way to Parc Güell. During the bus tour we were able to see how the city is uniquely situated between mountains to its west and the Mediterranean Sea to its east.
For more than 25 years, Foote ninth graders have studied the health of New Haven’s West River, analyzing water samples and aquatic life and reporting findings to officials at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.