One day
in an English school.
It is
nearly 9 o’clock on Monday morning, and the children are going to school again,
after Saturday and Sunday free. They are wearing their school uniform and
carrying their satchels full of books, which they need to do their homework at
the weekend.
It is 11
o’clock – time for the mid-morning break. The boys and girls go out into the
playground to collect their milk: every boy and girl at school in England is
given milk every day. When they drink milk, they can play until it is time to
go back inside for lessons. Then the bell goes, it is time for lessons: they
all hurry inside.
After break,
there are more lessons. Then it is 1 o’clock. Time for lunch. The break for
lunch lasts about an hour. After lunch, there is still time to go out and play.
At 2
o’clock lessons start again. The children don’t only do lessons like History,
Geography and Maths: the girls learn to type and cook, and the boys do
metalwork and woodwork.
At 3
o’clock it is time for games. Lessons finish at 4. Then they will go home and
the school will be empty until tomorrow!
