Extract from an interview on Phare fm radio station, June 24, 2021 :<\/p>\n
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“My name is Yona, I am 19 years old and I am a Law School freshman. I am playing basket-ball too, on a professional level.<\/p>\n
During my studies, I went to a private contract school with big classes and then to a non-contract private school with a maximum of 20 pupils per class. With small numbers in non-contract schools, you feel supported by the teachers and have more time to progress at your own pace.<\/p>\n
What amazed me the most about my schooling in the non-contract school, is that the teachers cared about our well-being, rather than just getting good grades. It helped us to feel good about ourselves and always doing our best.<\/p>\n
In my\u00a0 basketball team, lots of players wanted to go out at night. I’ve never had the urge to go drinking (alcohol). I think it is a foundation I picked up at school. On several occasions, my coaches told me : \u201cThanks for who you are Yona\u201d, because I was a role model in my work and also in my attitude, always with encouraging words, not criticism. I think it’s a foundation I picked up at school.<\/p>\n
These christian foundations at school helped me to behave well. It allowed me to be patient. I didn\u2019t feel like I was in a bubble because I was blessed to have teachers who emphasised critical thinking and interrogating the world around us. I was also blessed with parents who got me involved in sport, which opened up my horizons.<\/p>\n
The aim of a Christian school is to combine academic skills with inner well-being. God told us to be lights in the world. I really see the Christian school as a way of drawing on that energy and then using that light, using the gifts we’ve developed, using who we are to bless those around us.”<\/p>\n
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