Aliya

Aliya is a senior at Green Meadow Waldorf School in Chestnut Ridge, New York.

Waldork Status: 15+ years

Words of Waldorks: What does the morning verse make you think about? 

Aliya: Trying to avoid the word God when it comes up.

If you applied to college this year, what did you write your personal/ Common App essay about? 

Bravery and fearlessness as it manifests in my life.

Looking back, what advice would you tell your ninth grade self?

Ask your English teachers for book recommendations! You will never read a bad book again!

Fall/harvest/winter fair vs. Spring/May/Medieval fair… which is better?

Fall fair.

Foreign exchange? Where?

Argentina!

When did you feel the most pride during Waldorf High School?

When my report cards come out.

When did you feel the most challenged during Waldorf High School?

I took a 12^th grade honors chemistry elective and it was very challenging.

What is one truth about life that you will hold as an adult that you were given or discovered at Waldorf school?

There is value in every person.