School traditions in English. English topic "School traditions"

When we hear the phrases “indoor English school” or “classical English education,” we immediately imagine ancient auditoriums, stone-paved courtyards, libraries with tall bookshelves and the coats of arms of university houses.

English principles are the benchmark for classical European education. England is historically famous for the development of science, popularized a uniform school uniform and carefully preserves traditions. At the same time, many features of British educational institutions look attractive only because they are romanticized in literature and cinema.

Let's remember what exactly makes up the historical appearance of English schools, universities and colleges, turning for examples to famous writers who knew first-hand what it was like to study in old England.

Internal traditions

If you study at a university where students walked the halls a thousand years ago, the desire to respect traditions is understandable. However, in addition to official customs, in all English educational institutions there are “folk” ones that come from below. Local games, entertainment, legends, superstitions and small rituals look strange to the unaccustomed eye and allow you to feel like part of a closed, close-knit community.

Harrow School is still famous for its songs, which are performed on all occasions. At Charterhouse, students in each House wear a different color of tie and use a complex system of badges to show who has achieved what. At Westminster School on the eve of Lent, the cook flips a pancake and the students engage in a battle to see who gets the biggest piece. Many schools and universities have their own names for the terms of the academic year. For example, at Eton the terms are called Michaelmas, Lent and Summer.

The protagonist of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, who has just entered Oxford, is advised by his cousin to go first to Carlton and then to the Grid. University clubs served as a kind of preparation for joining an “adult” club. Every self-respecting London gentleman had to have membership in some club. However, the British are characterized not only by adherence to traditions, but also by self-irony. For example, the Drones Club, which P. G. Wodehouse satirically describes in the stories of Jeeves and Wooster, is a gathering of young aristocrats, many of whom studied together and carried the customs and customs of their student years into adult (but not very respectable) life : Most often they spend time playing pranks on each other, making ridiculous bets and playing billiards.

In London, you know, there are quite a few people who - some out of timidity, and some out of misanthropy - avoid the company of their own kind. But at the same time, they do not mind sitting in a quiet armchair and looking through the latest magazines and newspapers. For their convenience, the Diogenes club was created at one time. Club members are not allowed to pay any attention to each other. Except in the room for outside visitors, no talking is allowed in the club under any circumstances, and after three violations of this rule, if reported to the club committee, the talker is subject to expulsion.

Arthur Conan Doyle "Sherlock Holmes and the Khentzos Case"

Eccentric teachers

The English know how to be so prim at the same time that it seems as if they consist only of rules of behavior, and very eccentric. Unusual behavior, quirks, harshness are characteristic features of the most memorable teachers. It often turns out that they attract attention and motivate to engage in a subject much better than those who are distinguished by softer and “correct” behavior.

Nobody knows a lot about eccentricities better than the British.

And unusual manners make it possible to tell students the truth instead of nonsense.

The eccentric Professor Donald Trefusis, who owns the quote below, was remembered by the character in Stephen Fry's novel as a man with a sharp mind and a specific but interesting sense of humor, and the grumpy Professor Snape from Harry Potter became everyone's favorite despite the complete lack of warmth in his interactions with his students. A teacher who immediately announces that in his lesson there will be no “stupid waves of a magic wand and stupid spells” does not always arouse the sympathy and affection of the students, but he has an excellent command of the audience’s attention.

University education should be broad and varied. But these students are not given an education, they are trained. They stuff it with stuffing like a Strasbourg goose. They push a liquid pulp down their throats, from which only one part of their brains can be heard. As a whole, the mind of such a student is ignored in favor of developing that part of it that has market value.

Stephen Fry "Liar"

Executions

An obligatory, albeit very unsightly, part of traditional English education is corporal punishment. In Great Britain, a system of punishments of this kind was the most developed and entered into regular practice. Founded in 1440, Eton College has gone down in history as an educational institution with the most brutal system of executions. For this purpose, each college house had a special scaffold - on this torture device, students were beaten with rods. Their publicity added additional cruelty to the punishments. In different schools, depending on the rules and severity of the offense, students were flogged by teachers, prefects, high school student athletes and the director.

Such disciplinary orders remained a mandatory part of classical educational systems for a very long time and were not completely eliminated even in the twentieth century. The British Parliament officially banned corporal punishment in schools in 1986.

Oddly enough, many modern Britons miss executions.

In 2012, a poll conducted by the Times Educational Supplement found that of 2,000 parents surveyed, 49% wanted to bring back public corporal punishment, seeing no other way to establish discipline in schools.

Caning in the Eton fashion was a major part of the curriculum. But I am sure that no Eton boy, much less a Harrow boy, was subjected to such severe spankings as this headmaster was prepared to inflict on the little boys entrusted to his care and authority. They exceeded in cruelty even what was allowed in correctional educational institutions... Two or three times a month the entire school was driven into the library. Two class prefects dragged one or more offenders into the next room and there they flogged them with rods until they bled, while the rest sat, trembling and listening to their screams. How I hated this school and in what anxiety I lived there for more than two years! I didn't do well in class and I wasn't good at sports.

Winston Churchill

Sports competitions

In Wodehouse's novel, Bertie Wooster is put on trial for stealing a policeman's helmet. No longer a student, Worcester stole a lawman's helmet the evening after a university rowing tournament. To understand why it was so difficult for him to cope with criminal tendencies during this period, one needs to imagine the academic traditions that were forever imprinted on the lifestyle of a representative of the “golden youth” of the early twentieth century. Rowing has existed since the 17th century; the rowing duel-regatta on the Thames began with a competition between students from Cambridge and Oxford. The evening after the races was traditionally marked by riots involving riotous students: some celebrating victory, others mourning defeat.

Wodehouse described this situation with his characteristic irony, and from it one can draw a conclusion about how much the traditions of the college influenced the habits of young people, however, of course, it did not come down to loafing and outrages. Sports are another way of academic bonding and maintaining university pride.

The British are passionate fans who have popularized sports around the world.

Even today, every college always has its own sports teams, and interuniversity competitions make the hearts of young Englishmen clench with excitement. The college team, its symbols and colors are practically sacred, and defending the honor of your educational institution on the field is an honorable task.

Although I usually have little desire for alcohol, there is one day in the year when, putting everything aside, I allow myself to relax a little and shake off the old days, like in the old days. I mean the day of the annual rowing competition between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, or rather the night after it.

P.G.Wodehouse "Without the right of replacement"

Uniform

We owe the origin of the uniform school uniform to England. The uniform was first introduced into law in the 16th century, and consisted of long military-cut cloaks, the modest blue color of the fabric was designed to instill humility in youth. At the end of the 19th century, universal primary education was introduced, and from that time on, all children began to dress the same during school hours. Until adolescence, boys wore blazers with shorts, which at the age of 14-15 were solemnly changed to “adult” long pants. Girls wore dresses with aprons, and from the mid-20th century, sundresses, which were worn over a blouse with a collar.

The university robe harkens back to clerical dress, reminiscent of a time when monks were the primary bearers of learning. In memory of this, students of one of the British schools still wear “cassocks”. Each university has its own robe design: faculty may wear them on a regular basis, and graduates may wear them during their diploma or degree ceremony. The dress code at the university has historically been “secular”, but regulated by the rules of good manners. By the way, at Oxford University it was only in 2012 that the strict official dress code was abolished.

-...Are you in history? Quite a solid faculty. The most difficult exam is English literature, followed by modern philology. You must pass with the highest score or the lowest. Everything in between is not worth the trouble. Time spent on getting a well-deserved D is wasted. You need to go to the best lectures, for example, Arkwright’s course on Demosthenes, regardless of which department they are given in... Now the dress. Dress like you would in a country house. Never wear a tweed jacket with flannel trousers, only suits. And get a necklace from a London tailor - the cut is better and the credit is longer-term...

Evelyn Waugh "Brideshead Revisited"

Fights, bullying, pranks

Students at all times and in all countries are not distinguished by ideal discipline, and students of medieval universities were a threat to respectable citizens: they were rowdy, stole from markets and harassed women. The British, throughout their academic history, were particularly good at making a fuss. They fought both among themselves (usually grouped into “nations” depending on what region of Europe they came from) and with city residents.

In 1355, Oxfordians and townspeople engaged in a massive battle that claimed the lives of hundreds of people: the student instigators claimed that the innkeeper had diluted their beer.

In modern times, the practice of mass bloody massacres has become a thing of the past, but hooliganism has not gone away. Now English students, of course, are not so dangerous to others, but school gangs from disadvantaged areas are reminiscent of the times of medieval student freedom.

It was not easy for those who became victims of traditional bullying within the educational institution - as in all isolated groups, it was for those who were somehow different from others. This also includes the initiation rituals for newcomers (sometimes quite cruel and humiliating) and the hierarchical system within the college - the younger ones served the older ones, and the elders had exclusive rights. School bullying has not gone away today, although it is no longer an unshakable custom. Researcher David Lane, in his work on bullying, points out that, according to British estimates, 22% of schoolchildren were victims of bullying “from time to time,” and 10% “once a week or more.”

More or less friendly practical jokes have also always been an important part of the internal traditions of English educational institutions. They joked about teachers, comrades, and staff. The victims of school pranks found themselves glued to chairs, covered in spoiled inkwells and feathers, and exposed to ridicule in an unsightly manner. Teachers, naturally, were punished for such offenses, but they were still a popular practice. In addition, it would be a great illusion to think that the above was characteristic only of young men: as Bertie Wooster assures his valet, girls are more inventive in such matters.

It turns out that the girls’ school where Miss Wickham studied had its own “evil seditious people,” and well-meaning forces in society at times had to call them to account. (...) They took a long stick, and to it - listen carefully, Jeeves! - tied a darning needle. Then, in the dead of night, they sneaked into the other party's bedroom - and pierced the heating pad with a needle, right through the blanket! Girls are much more skilled than boys in such things. In our good old school, it also happened that a jug of water was poured on someone, but such a subtle and original option never occurred to anyone!

P.G.Wodehouse "Jeeves and the Christmas Spirit"

Anyone who has studied at a prestigious college will never forget about it - not even because of the education received (not everyone knows how to manage it, as Bertie Wooster’s company, which is prone to lobsterism, reminds), but because of the feeling of belonging to a special student fraternity. On the other hand, a characteristic feature of traditional educational institutions in England has historically been a high degree of secrecy, which makes it possible to consider many things a purely internal matter - and opacity inevitably leads to abuse.

What do you think can be borrowed from English practice, and what is better left only on the pages of novels about past eras?

Kudryavtsev Ilya Valerievich

Project Manager:

Dubs Tatyana Gennadievna

Institution:

MBOU secondary school in the village of De-Kastri, Ulchsky district, Khabarovsk Territory

In this research work in English on the topic "School traditions in Russian and Scottish schools" the most popular traditional events held for Scottish schoolchildren and students in Russian schools are analyzed (using the example of the De-Kastri school).

In the proposed English language research project on the topic “School traditions in Russian and Scottish schools,” the student identifies similarities and differences in activities conducted for schoolchildren in Russian and Scottish schools.

Introduction
1.
1.1. Day of Knowledge.
1.2. Halloween.
1.3. Birthday of Robert Burns.
1.4. St. Patrick's Day.
1.5. Sports life.
2. Traditions at the school in De-Kastri.
2.1. Day of Knowledge.
2.2. Fair.
2.3. Tourist rally.
2.4. Teacher's Day is a day of self-government.
2.5. New Year's holiday.
2.6. Watching the song and structure.
2.7. Memory watch.
2.8. Last call holiday.
Conclusion. Conclusions
References.

Introduction

Tradition is that part of our past
which we help move into the future.

Victor Krotov

School traditions are the link that unites teachers, students, graduates and parents, because a school is a state, that small world in which students live for 11 whole years.

Purpose of the work: identify similarities and differences in traditional events held in Scottish and Russian schools.

Job objectives:

1. Analyze the most popular traditional events held for Scottish schoolchildren.
2. Analyze traditional events held for students in Russian schools (using the example of the De-Kastri school).
3. Draw a conclusion about the identified similarities and differences in the events held for schoolchildren in Russian and Scottish schools.
4. Make a proposal for a new event for our school.

Work plan:

1. Determine a list of traditional events held for students in Scottish schools.

2. Collection of information about traditional events held in Russian schools (using the example of a school in the village of De-Kastri).

In September 2016, a plan was adopted for holding school-wide events that are traditionally held at our school. Following the plan, the following activities were highlighted:

1. Day of Knowledge
2. Fair " Gifts of Autumn»
3. Tourist rally
4. Teacher's Day
5. New Year's Eve
6. Festive events dedicated to " Victory Day»

3. Identify similarities and differences in traditional events held in Scottish and Russian schools.

Our school traditions

SCHOOL is a state, it is a world in which our students live for eleven whole years. School traditions are the link that unites teachers, students, graduates and parents. The presence of established traditions is a sign of a mature team.
We feel the influence of traditions both on holidays and in everyday school life. The established traditions give the school that special, unique quality that distinguishes our school from others, and thereby unites the school community, enriching its life.
The extracurricular activities of our school are very multifaceted; over the 15 years of its existence, it has developed its own annual integral events: holiday concerts, New Year trees for kids, themed discos for high school students, social events.

The Day of Knowledge is the first calls and excitement, a sea of ​​flowers and white bows. Every year on the first of September, a ceremonial assembly is held in the schoolyard to mark the beginning of the school year. Greetings from the director, the best vocal and dance performances, a ceremonial performance by first-graders, warm words to the children from guests and graduates. And, according to tradition, the holiday ends with the first school bell of this school year. The first graders have smiles on their faces and are excited to go to class. It is worth noting that traditionally the line reflects the main theme of the main events of the year (the anniversary of the War of 1812, the Winter Olympics, etc.)

School anniversary

Life at school covers eleven whole years, solemnly beginning with the first bell and ending with the nostalgic last bell and graduation party. During this time, the school becomes a second home, a second family for each student. Like any family, our school has its own memorable dates. Every five years, we celebrate the SCHOOL'S ANNIVERSARY. A ceremonial assembly with a bright concert program and festive fireworks is held in the schoolyard. Veterans of teaching work, graduates of previous years, and representatives of the Moscow Region are invited to the anniversary. A festive radio lineup, a humorous photo exhibition “SCHOOL PHOTO MIG -20..”, and delicious treats for all residents of the school country (pies, ice cream, etc.) have become traditional. Our school’s next anniversary will take place in 2017.

Teacher, before your name...

Teacher's Day is a national holiday. It concerns every person; it is a common holiday for teachers, children and parents, a holiday for all generations. Memories of school, of the image of a respected teacher accompany each of us throughout our lives. All of us - current or former - are someone's students. Sometimes, only when we become adults do we realize how much effort the responsible and difficult job of teaching required from our mentors. On this day, Self-Government Day takes place, organized by the Presidential Council of the school. In the morning, music sounds in the school corridors, a ceremonial radio line-up takes place,
For the festive concert, the children prepare performances and invite teachers, then in the school cafe all the teachers drink tea and pies.

Volunteer actions

“If good feelings are not cultivated in childhood, you will never cultivate them”

V.A. Sukhomlinsky.

They say that if a person has kindness, humanity, sensitivity, benevolence, it means that he has succeeded as a person.

The following events are held annually:
. “Help Paw” - collecting food for homeless animals
. “Paper Boom” is a school-wide collection of waste paper, the proceeds from which go to the needs of the school.
. “Kind Heart” - collection of things, books, toys that are sent as gifts to the “Child Protection” fund.
. “Memory Watch” is a block of events dedicated to the Day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade, Victory Day.
. “Gift for a Veteran” - making souvenirs and gifts for veterans, organizing festive events by volunteers.
. “Charity Action” - collecting clothes, shoes, toys, stationery for street children who find themselves in difficult life situations.
Volunteer events that take place throughout the year give everyone the right to do a good deed! Many good deeds lie ahead, but first we need to grow up to be real people, kind, brave, sympathetic, and polite.

Congratulations to our mothers!

Of all the public holidays, we always celebrate International Women's Day with special warmth, which, in essence, is celebrated in every family as Mother's Day. But a new date has appeared in the country's holiday calendar - Mother's Day. And from this day on, we have a new tradition - to celebrate and congratulate our mothers and grandmothers on this day. Traditionally, the school hosts a festive concert, high school students write philosophical essays on the topic “Is it easy to be a mother,” class hours are held with the participation of mothers of many children, creative tasks are performed in elementary schools and matinees are held with the invitation of mothers. On this day we say words of gratitude to all Mothers who give their children love, kindness, tenderness and affection.

New Year holidays

The last week of the outgoing year is full of fun and interesting events. On the eve of the holiday, our school hosts “Father Frost’s Workshops” for making New Year’s gifts and decorations. New Year's interactive performances for younger schoolchildren are organized and performed by high school students. For middle and senior students, the Presidential Council organizes thematically creative disco programs.
According to school tradition, the Presidential Council organizes the New Year's procession of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden through the school, and the Father Frost Post Office operates.

Subject weeks

Subject weeks are held throughout the academic year in all disciplines, and at the same time there is a school of pedagogical excellence for teachers, where each department shares its experience.

Valentine's Day is a day of love, a day of searching for your destiny. The school hosts competition evenings, entertaining games, we write congratulations to classmates and teachers, there is a school valentine post office, and there is a competition for the best and most touching valentine.

Farewell to the ABC book

In the first week of March, a very important day comes in the lives of our kids, “Farewell to the ABC book.” According to established tradition, the hosts and main artists of this interactive holiday are high school students. Fabulous adventures, fun competitions, riddles, puzzles, parting words and instructions are heard from parents, class teachers and the librarian. First-graders are given memorial books. The holiday is especially dear to parents and 1st grade students.

"For real men!"

“Come on, guys!” - students in grades 8-11 compete in running, tug of war, assembling and disassembling a machine gun, putting on a gas mask, doing pull-ups and push-ups, and taking part in a team relay race.
For younger schoolchildren, “Come on, boys” takes place in the gym! with the participation of dads. For 5th-6th grades there is a review of formations and songs. Carrying out such events purposefully forms patriotism, loyalty to one’s Fatherland, readiness to defend one’s Motherland, and motivation for a healthy lifestyle. This contributes to the revival of the traditions of military sports games; fosters discipline, organization, mutual respect and mutual assistance.

Lessons in Courage

Our school always remembers and honors the Defenders of the Motherland. Anyone who is not indifferent to the fate of our Fatherland can remember the past and pay tribute to the defenders of the Motherland. In all classes there are lessons and class hours dedicated to the Day of Lifting the Siege, Victory Day. The day the siege of Leningrad began.
In elementary school, such lessons are prepared and taught by students in grades 10-11. On Victory Day, a district festival is held at the school stadium with the participation of our most talented children.
For the Day of Lifting the Siege, a concert is being prepared at the school and the “Gift to a Veteran” event is being held. Cool groups are invited to participate in the event, performing songs and poems on military-patriotic themes to the jury and guests of the review.

"Come on, girls!"

Throughout Russia, Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated on February 23, and International Women's Day is celebrated two weeks later on March 8. It is not surprising that our school does not remain aloof from these joyful events. Girls congratulate boys, and boys congratulate girls - and, of course, their favorite teachers. At the same time, everywhere there are traditions. Girls take part in the competition “Come on, girls”, “I’m the best”.
The concert dedicated to the holiday of March 8 has become traditional. Each class has its own creative task: some sing songs and dance, others learn congratulation poems. The presenters, of course, are high school students.

NPK "Scientific and Practical Conference"

In order to develop the research and intellectual activity of schoolchildren, identify and support gifted children, a school scientific and practical conference is held annually. The conference provides an opportunity for every student to express themselves in research activities and contributes to the development of such an important quality as the desire for success. Participants present their works, which are devoted to research in a wide variety of fields of knowledge. A scientific and practical conference on the defense of design works of elementary school students is becoming traditional.

Festival of children's creativity "Blue Bird"

The traditional annual school-wide creativity festival “Blue Bird” is the main event of school life. Everyone at school is waiting for it, preparing for it. The competition is open and accessible to every child. The main objectives of the competition: providing opportunities for the realization and improvement of creative abilities, providing meaningful leisure time, raising the moral and spiritual level of development of the younger generation, promoting a healthy lifestyle. Traditionally, the competition is dedicated to the theme of the current Year (Year of Culture, Year of Cosmonautics, etc.)

Memory watch

Every year, students and teachers take an active part in the celebration of the Great Victory Day. Meetings are held with veterans. Participants of the Great Patriotic War share their memories at Lessons of Courage. The students are preparing a concert and dedicating it to all the veterans of the Kolomyaga Municipal District. On May 9, children and teachers take part in a solemn procession, visit museums and take part in laying flowers at memorials.

Military sports game "Mobilization"

Forming a positive attitude towards the best traditions of previous generations, patriotic education of worthy citizens of Russia - this is the main goal of the Spartakiads in military applied sports. This is a kind of exam for physical and psychological readiness to survive in extreme conditions and army discipline. The mobilization program is held annually for high school students.

Last call

This is a special day for school. On May 25, the student body says goodbye to this year's graduates. School newspapers from different years, school decorations and the “Last Bell” holiday, to which all teachers, 11th grade students, and parents of graduates are invited, help create an atmosphere of farewell to childhood and school life. The graduates solemnly enter to the general applause. They are greeted by the school principal, parents, and class teachers. A surprisingly touching moment is the performance of the first-graders and, finally, the graduates are given the floor.

Graduation party

The graduation ceremony begins with a greeting from the school principal. Then it’s time to present certificates. Before a graduate or graduate receives a certificate, a few kind words about their school achievements are sure to be said. Traditionally, the floor is given to teachers, class teachers and parents.

school No. 2, the city of Nevelsk: In 1977, our school had: Teachers 68 people Students 1214 people Classes 37 First director Lyubchinova G.G., 1977 3 schools joined the new school at once: school No. 2, school No. 4 and elementary School No. 6. The best classrooms in the school were: the biology classroom (head of the classroom Tatyana Nikolaevna Shlyupkina), the German language classroom (head of the classroom N. F. Kriushin) and the literature classroom. In the 80s of the last century, the pioneer squad of our school bore the name of the Heroes of the Young Guards and was always on the right flank. Senior pioneer leader G. A. Isaeva. The favorite game of high school students of secondary school No. 2 was the game “Eaglet”, school students took an active part in competitions for the prize of “Pionerskaya Pravda”, for the prize of the magazine “Athletics” ", where she took an honorable 3rd place. She was wearing a school uniform, always a decoration! The School never conceded primacy to others, And received banners, And opened parades. During these years, many new school traditions were born, which have been preserved at the school to this day. For example, one of them is to make a gift to the school with your own hands.

1. In Japan and Norway there is a tradition of giving bouquets with
an even number of colors. It is believed that if you give an odd number,
then the flower left without a mate will be lonely.
2. B
In Germany, some families have preserved the tradition that on New Year's Day everyone
family members, regardless of age, climbed onto chairs before
the clock strikes 12. And with the last strike everyone “jumps” into the New Year.
3. In eastern countries, a guest is always served an incomplete cup of tea, but
Then they will add more all the time. But if the guest gets tired of the owners, then he
pour a full cup of tea. When the visitor finishes his tea, he must leave.
4. In Denmark, it is customary to smash porcelain against neighbors’ doors on New Year’s Day. Moreover,
neighbors will never be offended, because dishes, as you know, break
happiness.
5. If you find yourself visiting a Greek, don’t
think about praising his house, because he must give everything that
you liked it.

Describe the two attached pictures in English.

The English themselves use it to encrypt their speech. Your task is to translate
this text into English, and explain why this particular translation
correct.

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Pupils spend at school the most important years in their lives. In this period they grow up, get stronger, find friends, develop their talents and skills and begin to understand life.
Every school has its traditions. Our school is very new; it’s only 4 years old, so we don’t have many traditions. We celebrate Day of Knowledge, Teacher’s Day, New Year, February 23, March 8, Last Call, Victory Day, St. Valentine’s Day, health day in our school.
School usually starts on the 1st of September and this day is special for all: school children, their teachers and parents. There is a meeting outside the school building. Students look really nice in their new school uniforms. There are always a lot of flowers, parents and guests are invited and everyone looks beautiful.
All pupils say that Last Call is their favorite. It’s a happy and sad moment at the same time.
Also we like St. Valentine’s Day with card, sweets and hearts everywhere.
The main tradition in our school is our health day. You want to be healthy you have to do more sports. Special events and numerous competitions are organized at our school. You had better care about your health when you are young.
I have always been fond of taking part in extra-class activities such as concerts, debate clubs, intellectual games, sports competitions, picnics and excursions. These activities are popular with pupils, teachers and parents as they help to create a kind of team spirit.
In my opinion, these traditions help us to be united and learn new things which are important to us. I think I will never forget my school, teachers, classmates and our school traditions.