School Differences
By observing over the past few weeks that I have attended my high school in Holland I have noticed that there are many differences between it and my high school in America. I love the change and difference. In some ways I think it is better than what I am used to in the states.
One major difference with my school here in Holland and my one in the U.S. is the amount of students attending. There are about 1500 students attending De Nieuwe Veste. This is small compared to the 2500 students studying at my high school in the states. One would also notice the difference in the layouts of the schools. My school in Holland is partly built over a canal. It consists of three floors with two stair-cases. It does not have a cafeteria that serves tons of different kinds of food. It does have a canteen though. This is where the students eat and socialize. I have noticed that the hallways are much smaller and numerous than those of my school in the states. There are no sports facilities either. Apparently it is not popular to play sports for a school in Holland. I can also say that the actual classroom itself is different. My classrooms in Holland are much more “old school”. Most of them only have chalk-boards with no computers in the room at all. This so different to my classrooms in the states, where there are smart boards and laptops always on hand. The library here in Holland is also much smaller than the library of my school in the states. For the most part, everything is smaller and more simple.
The hours I attend school here are also very different then what I am used to in the states. Sometimes I will not have to go to school until 9:45, which is so nice. In the U.S. I always had to be to school by 8:15 every day. I also was not allowed to leave earlier than 3:30 (when school ended). I can say that I love the time schedule for my school in Holland.:)
