People from different generations and countries describe the school years and experiences.
I went to school in Mannheim, Germany from 1997 to 2010. Generally, we had classes from 8 am to 1 pm, Monday to Friday, depending on the year and the class. Most lessons were 45 minutes in duration, but we also had 90-minute lessons for compulsory subjects such as Maths and German. Class sizes tended…
“I went to the protestant school in Seebach. In winter, three pupils were responsible for heating the classroom with wood,” said Bernard.Monique, “I went to the mixed (protestant/catholic) school in Wingen. The teacher was responsible for the heating. We only had wood burners, no electric heating or oil heating.” We went to school in the…
I went to a school in the suburbs of Lisbon from 1997 to 2010. We usually had classes Monday to Friday, from 8.30 am to 5 pm with 2 afternoons free. Always Wednesday, the other one changed every term. There were about 30 of us in a class. In the beginning, when we were between…
I went to school from 1980 to 1997. I spent eight years in the primary school in Roppenheim, then I went to “collège” (Middle School) for four years in Soufflenheim and then to the Lycée (High School) in Haguenau, about 25km away from home. Our school days were from 8 am – 11.30 am and…
I went to school in Markgröningen and then to a commercial secondary school in Ludwigsburg from 1966 to 1977. Lessons usually began at 7.40 am and finished at around 1 pm and in Ludwigsburg, we started at 8 am and went home around 4.30 pm. Each lesson lasted 45 minutes. In primary school, our class…