CZECH REPUBLIC

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Základní škola, Trutnov, V Domcích 488

The name of our school is V Domcích school. It is situated on the hill so there is a nice view of the town. It was set up in 1983.  It is a kind of modern building. Its current philosophy  is summed up in 5 following words: I will manage something, I will discover something, I am able to think, I am doing…so it means our school is: „The key of the knowledge gate“. School offers two main specialization: languages and sports.

The atmosphere in which our school is located is very pleasant. It is surrounded by an athletics stadium where our PE lessons take place on one side and  greenery spread around.  The school has two long rows of big buildings.  There are about  15 class rooms in the Primary school and about  15 classrooms in the Secondary school.

Other ten rooms in the  building are used for different purposes such as the Head Master's Office, the Clerk's Office, the Science Laboratory, ICT classroom, the Teachers' Common-room, etc. There are also 4 big rooms for after school club for primary school pupils.

There are about twenty-five  teachers in our school. All the teachers are qualified and experienced. The Head Master is a learned woman. She teaches PE and Chemistry.  She likes travelling to different countries.

The total number of students of our school is about five hundred. The school functions from 6:30  A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Lessons start at 8 o´clock and finish at at about 1 or 2 P.M.  There are some afternoon lessons too.  During the recess hour we go for lunch to our school canteen and then we can go to the school club where we can do many different things, get ready for our next lesson or just relax.

In conclusion  many students from our school have occupied glorious position in various competitions.  We also have very good sports team (football players…..) Finally we can say that our school attract many children and their parents from even distant parts of our region . This school provides a quality learning environment which challenges all students to achieve their personal best and develop a positive vision for their future. Our school prepares the active participation in various projects, including exchanges with other European schools and programs.