Arabian Nights and Japanese Dreams

Led by Mrs. Braren, the Bolles Japanese classes provide some of the most inclusive communities in the language department. Each class is relatively small, with the most being at five people for a class. Students who learn Japanese are initially interested in learning things such as anime or Japanese video games, but they stay for "the grammar, conversations, and culture." “Yeah, many students...

Arabic club, started by co-presidents Mohamad Salameh (‘22) and Aman Shaik (‘22) is sponsored by French and former Arabic teacher Mrs. Bourass. It was made last year, but due to Covid-19, it was postponed to this year. “We were sort of in survival mode at that point.” Mrs. Bourass said, “We had our first virtual meeting and we are going to have more meetings.” But why join? For starters,...