On the photo - daughter Aksinya.
We wanted to show the child the big open world and a touch of British education. We wanted to foster a love of the English language. And in the end, we got something we never dreamed of.
We ended up at Hogwarts! No, we didn't go to a fictional world. We went to Oswestry prep school. It's cooler than Hogwarts. There are no anti-heroes and no confrontations. Here they love children and it can be felt in everything.
In Russian schools, the headmaster is a ‘man on the throne’ who is feared and to whom bullies and their parents are taken in order to intimidate them. The principal in a British school greets the children in the morning with a smile at the door, finds a kind word for everyone, is not afraid to joke and have fun! It's really great! It's a great example for the children, to lead not by intimidation but by motivation.
On the first day of school, the Headmistress of the Junior School took her daughter Axinia round all the classrooms and told the children about her. This predetermined the initially kind attitude towards her not only from her classmates but also from children from other classes.
We were delighted by the teaching staff of the school: young and mature people with smiles on their faces! Teachers of both genders! It is so cool to see not only women, but also men! And not strict, but friendly! It turns out that children can be loved, not just taught! In our country, teachers are more like strict mentors, mentors. I have never wanted to call teachers in Russian schools that I know of mums, it would not be sincere. But Aksinia's teacher at the English school did!
We really liked the way communication was organised at all levels: teachers - parents; principal - parents; assistant principal - parents.
A special delight - sports: gymnastics, swimming, dancing, running, football, and what a delight to be in a forest school, to learn how to start a fire and then cook an apple on it on a skewer!
We were also impressed by the opportunity to choose our own food for the week ahead. This is such respect for the children's personalities! It's not adults deciding what to feed their children, but giving them a choice. This is very important!
I liked how children are trusted - no one writes down what book a child has taken for independent reading. Such trust fosters responsibility in children!
Holidays in the school pleasantly surprise with the high level of organisation. Clear timing, solemnity, deep meanings. And the attitude of caring for the younger ones and others, which the school instils in the children, collecting donations for the weaker and needy, creates a healthy community of good people!
In conclusion, we can only say one thing: Oswestry prep school will always be in our hearts, we will learn the language with Axinia and aspire to return to our favourite school again!
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