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School Days Around the Globe
Fanny From Germany
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Fanny is 9 and rides a bus to school, which lasts from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. She gets about an hour of homework each day, which she does right after lunch so that she can play the rest of the afternoon. She loves to play soccer with her brother, Felix, who is 7.
Fanny's school is modern, with solar panels on the roof that heat the classrooms.
Parekaawa From New Zealand
Parekaawa is a member of her country's native Maori community. She was named after a princess. At school she learns about native carvings called poupou, and the children perform traditional dances. (The boys do the haka war dance.)
Parekaawa, 10, is a Brownie and enjoys playing on a water mat similar to a Slip 'n Slide.
Deepak From India
Wild animals live in the hills near Deepak's home. His mother once saw a leopard in a nearby tree. (It's probably a good thing that she walks Deepak, 8, and his older brother to school.)
Deepak speaks Hindi and Nepali at home and English at school. If students there misbehave, they must stand on a bench and hold up their hands.
Hassa From Mongolia
Hassa, 10, goes to two schools. One is a monastery where he is training to be a Buddhist monk. At his regular school, girls outnumber boys because some boys are home helping their fathers tend animals. Hassa lives with his older sister in a tent called a ger. Most of their family are herders who move around a lot.
Hassa's favorite movie is "Shrek." He also has a Shrek toy.
