The next club is the school choir. We have it once a week. During the year we have some concerts and performances. We’ ve been to some countries with the choir. In the last 5 years we‘ ve been to Germany, Mexico, Spain. When we were in Spain, at an international festival( it was like a company), we got some awards. We also had a possibility to visit the beautiful city of Barcelona or we swam in the sea. So I think it’ s a good experience and fun to be a member of our choir.
Every Tuesday some students do touch typing. It’ s writing on a keyboard with all your ten fingers without watching the keyboard. It seems quite easy but I think it’ s really difficult.
The Kiosk Of Our School And The Dining Hall
( Z. N.)
It is very common for Czech schools to have their very own kiosk – some students make their own snacks, but not everybody may be satisfied with his own creation. That is one of the reasons why Czech students use school kiosks. Another reason may be that they are way too lazy to make their own snack. The food you can buy in a school kiosk usually tastes very good, even though it is often unhealthy and sometimes even very expensive. Just to make you sure – 1 euro( EUR) is roughly about 27 Czech crowns( CZK). Probably the cheapest food you can afford there is usually about 10 CZK – often some sweets or some small bread rolls. The highest prices are up to 50 CZK, which is twice the price of average lunch that you can get in the dining hall. Although it seems too much, there are people that will buy this because these snacks are mostly large – some kinds of baguettes.
Our school has roughly about 400 students and only one kiosk – this results in large queues( often made by the same people, which is really interesting to watch). Standing at the very back of the queue can take up to 15 minutes(!)- which is ¾ of the snack break, which lasts for 20 minutes( regular pauses last for 10 minutes, the later ones last 5 minutes) from 10:30 to 10:50 – the right time to have a snack. Besides baguettes and food overall, you can get some drink there too, but not so much. For this, our school is equipped with coffee and drink automats that usually provide us with small drinks( usually about 0,5l) – therefore it is better to bring your own drink because you don ' t have to make one yourself, you can simply buy a drink in a supermarket and it can last for days, until you open it.
To sum this up, it has its pros and cons: You get your food prepared and fast( depends on when you decide to buy it), packed and untouched, it tastes good( depends on your preferences) but on the other hand, it is usually unhealthy and expensive. If you have no time preparing your own snack and have some money, go for it. If you are lazy as I am, go for it. If you don ' t want to waste your money or if you ' re able to make something yourself, don ' t waste your money.
The second important thing in some students’ lives( talking about food) is the dining hall. Some students do visit a dining hall near their school, some eat at home or have a special lunch. One of the most important things to mention is surely the fact that by lunch in the Czech Republic we mean the biggest meal of our whole day – unlike in Britain and similar countries. Most of the schools in our land have their very own dining hall. But in the case of our school, it is not true.
The place where our school stands is called“ The Comenius Square”( Comenius is one of the most known Czech personalities – he was a pedagogue and philosopher during the 17 th century). 3 schools are located in this square – the European Business Academy, Komenský basic school( Komenský = Comenius in