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=**ZŠ 1.MÁJE, HRANICE**= We are a public school located in the centre of Hranice, a town which is about 30 km from Olomouc, the county town. Hranice has the population of about 20 000 and it is surrounded by many small villages. We are one of the three schools with about 730 pupils aged 6 - 15. All pupils learn English language from the age of 6 which is in accordance with our educational programme and they may choose the second language when they are 11. They mostly select either the German or Russian language. The background of our students is different. There are those who come from complete families but nowadays many pupils are brought up in single parent families. We also have pupils who come from Vietnam as this community is increasing quite fast in our region. We also have some pupils with learning difficulties and they follow individual plans. Many of them are working hard and with the help of our teachers they are managing very well. The pupils from the age of 6 to 8 have the opportunity to join the afternoon clubs where the range of activities is wide. They do drama, play games, make pottery products, get to know computers and their almost unlimited possibilities, visit places such as a hospital, library, fire station, police station etc. and what is more spend their free time in a sensible way. There are 2 gyms for our pupils available for PE lessons and for some clubs in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we do not have a proper sport field because there is not enough money for such a big project at our council. We have 8 interactive boards so all teachers are able to liven up their lessons. We are not in any big projects although we have the status “Parents welcomed”. We also recycle electric devices so we got the certificate for “Recyklo hraní” and collect old paper. We are well-known for this activity so even strangers come and support us. Every school year we organise a project in which pupils cooperate among the classes. We try to combine the classes so there is quite a big age difference so pupils have the chance of seeing either the youngest or, the other way round, the oldest in action. Last year the theme was “Water” and the year before it was “Hranice”. Although, our pupils do not wear uniforms they are pretty much disciplined and the environment is very friendly. Teachers know pupils by their first names and there are not any anonymous pupils. [|www.maje.hranet.cz] There are 3 buildings - 1. in this building there are the kids from the age of 10 to 15 2. this is our school canteen and there are our 1st graders 3. this is the building for the kids from the age of 7 to 10