School holidays in Britain. 4. Charity organizations. 2. Raft race. 5. Our donation to charities. 3. What is a progressive school like? 6. An exciting sightseeng. A. In July my family and I were near Snowdon. We were wallking up the mountain from morning till lunch. It was not easy? But it was exciting! Last week we went sightseeing to York. We went to an old castle. They say there are ghosts in the castle, but we didn't see any. B. The highlight of the day a raft race between grades. In honour of Mark Twain's story of a boy who was rafting down the Mississippi river, they named the competition the Huck Finn Raft Race. All the children built their grade's raft, but only two went on the raft and floated down the river. C. Holiday can be at different times in different regions. Schools usually have ten days at Christmas, ten days at Easter and six weeks in summer from the end of July to the beginning of September. Besides holidays, all schools in Britain have half-term holidays. They are often for a few days or a week in the middle of each term. There are three school terms in Britain: autumn, spring and summer terms. D. A.S. Neill opened his school in 1921. There are only eighty pupils, aged from five to eighteen. The children have classes usually according to their age, sometimes according to their interests. Every week the pupils and the teachers have a meeting where they make and change their rules. There is a timetable – but for the teachers. The pupils can go to the lessons or play, or spend their time in the art room. Children from other countries can study at Summerhill. E. At my school we do a lot of projects for charity. Every class chooses a charity organization, and then during the year the pupils collect money for the charity. We raise money for different charity organizations: Children in Need, Save the Children, Help the Aged. We organize charity fairs and competitions, charity runs, sweet and cake sales, talent shows.
