TED ÇORUM COLLEGE / 10-A
Impressions from my school in the UK
Yunus GERGERLİOĞLU
Have you ever dreamt of studying abroad ? I had an opportunity to study in the United Kingdom thanks to my father ’ s project . I studied as a ninth-grader at the Church of England School . This school was quite surprising for many reasons .
Firstly , we had only notebooks rather than coursebooks . The teachers were lecturing while we were taking notes . Secondly , the school had strict rules . For instance , we had to wear black leather shoes and a tie . Even our socks had to be black . Another example is that the pencil cases were regularly checked by the tutors every day to see whether we brought all the materials for the classes . Additionally , when students needed to ask the teachers about a topic , they needed to ask it by using the word “ please ” at the end . I can clearly remember that once I arrived at the school only a minute late , the school management punished me with break detention .
Secondly , we used to start the school day with a novel . The tutor was reading aloud while we were trying to catch her words by using a ruler . Another thing that surprised me was that some students could get a royal stamped greeting letter once they reached the threshold of the assignment completions . Luckily , I was one of them to take this special letter . My favourite subject was sports studies because I learned a lot of information about some sport branches . These consisted of handball , tennis , ping pong , badminton , and fitness .
Furthermore , there were elective lessons which included catering , photography , crafting , drama , and more . In history lessons students were investigating their history , and also were discussing about the mistakes in Britain ’ s history . Consequently , it was an experience that made me surprised and my dream came true .