Connor Soukup

8th grade English

Tuesday, September 10

The Power of Community 

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassion of its members”-Unknown

     Community can be one of the most important someone’s life. It can effect that person for the rest of their life’s. Memories are most often made within communities. And those memories can last forever within that person. Community can be like a home away from home. It shapes and forms you which lasts the rest of your life.

    One of the most inclusive communities I’ve been a part of was The Fenn School. It’s filled with people who trust and like each other. Fenn was so important for me because I just came from struggling at my local public school. I came to Fenn and almost instantly felt like a part of their community. Fenn’s community however more inclusive than other schools, I haven’t seemed to form as deep friendships as at public. I went to Lincoln Public School for many years and have seen and noticed the differences between that and Fenn. 

    The public school I went to was less friendly and caring for each other. It was more a fight for survival. When you made friends in public school you kept them. They where some of the only things keeping you happy throughout the hard work and dull halls of the school. And as to Fenn, you’re more excepted and don’t have to change your personality to fit in.  This causes less connections between peers which is however more more important. 

    Most students at my old school didn’t even own a single item of school spirit clothing. Which shows that fenn’s community cares a lot more about each other. This is very important because it makes the members of Fenn feel a lot more welcomed and included.

    Fenn is definitely more involved with stewardship and kindness. Members of Fenn care more about its community and school spirit. Fenn’s community is so small that it allows people to form more friendships with your peers. A small community like Fenn often can have the greatest on a students experience especially if they are not too adapt at making friends. 

    Fenn’s students are regularly offered positions of leadership and stewardship. This gives the students the ability to feel good about themselves or have feel like they are being useful. Fenn’s welcoming community makes it easy for students to fit in and thrive. 

    The value of stewardship is important for everyone and gives you a sense of belonging and usefulness we need to be happy. Knowing that you have a purpose for others and the world is one of the most important feelings people need to be happy. Being a member of the Fenn community gives you belonging and a sense of stewardship. So it is very important that Fenn has a sense of stewardship and belonging within its community.