In January 2006 our school has moved into a brand new building, which combines the ELC, the primary and the secondary school in one building. Therefore it is quite a large school with many class rooms and some extras. The cafeteria in our school is used by both primary and secondary students and therefore only available at the beginning of lunch time for primary students. It is a large sunny room, from which one can see the outside cafeteria and the inside school garden (no entry until the grass has grown properly). There is a catering service that offers three different menus, including salad, dessert and drinks. They also offer warm drinks, muffins, donuts etc. and ice cream. Most people like the food, because it is a lot better than the one in the old school, but because there are so many people who like it, there are always long lines. But the most exciting thing about the cafeteria is that you can pay with your scholar card, once you put money on to it, you also need the card to enter the school in the morning.
Right next to the cafeteria is the big gym or sports hall which you also share with the secondary school, therefore your P.E. lessons won’t always be in there, but often. The gym features climbing ropes, basketball hoops, gymnastic equipment and you can build up two goals on each side. When the weather is good, you will often do P.E. outside which is very fun. If the gym is not available for your class and the weather is bad, you will be working in the primary MPR, which is a medium sized room, with an orange rubber floor, where there is enough space, the do simple physical activities such as jumping jacks or climbing on the monkey bars along the wall.
Another exciting place is the library which is divided into a primary and a secondary part, the primary part alone contains over………. Books and is about half the size of the cafeteria. It has a corner where you can read and you have one class period each week, in which your teacher will take you up there to choose new books research things on the internet and read. It is the most quite space in our school.
The most likely loudest place in our school is the large playground, on which you’re allowed to go when it is not raining. In summer, the gate to the big field at the back on which you can go and play soccer, or where you can just sit on the grass and talk to your friends. There is also a smooth concrete surface on which there are two basket ball hoops, so that you can have a proper game. There is also a big model of a dragon, in form of a climbing frame with a bridge and a slide.
At the end of each week you have a full school period of assembly, in which different classes present something they have learned. This assembly takes place in the so called performance room, which are actually two rooms that can be combined to make one, by moving the inner wall away. .This assembly takes place in the so called performance room, which are actually two rooms, which can be combined to make one, by moving the inner wall away. Your parents are welcome to watch the assembly as well. They are usually very interesting performances that are very enjoyable. This is the reason why most students like this room.
Also the class rooms are very pleasant, because they are rather large and the fifth grade is one of the few lucky classes who have a direct view on the Rhein. But also the art classroom is very big and contains a lot of equipment and student work is always on display that is what makes every classroom so unique and interesting.
Another section of our school that you will surely like is the computer lab, because we have Windows and Apple computers, which allows every student to develop their individual preferences and the extremely new and optically appealing Apple computers give our school a touch of high tech atmosphere.