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Do you go to the same school every day? Some children don’t. They go to lots of different schools, and some days they don’t go school at all!

These children live their families on boats called barges. The barges are always on the move. They travel up and down rivers and canals in the Netherlands, France, and Belgium, carrying goods from one town to another.

In the Netherlands, barge children go to special schools in the towns where the barges stop. While the barges are tied up, the children attend classes. They are also given lessons to work on as they travel.

When the barge gets to the next stop, the children go to another school. They hand in their homework, go to classes, and get more homework to do. In this way, they can keep up with their schoolwork.

When these barge children finish their elementary schooling, they may go to a boarding school for high school.

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Do you go to school in a classroom with lots of desks and chairs at your kitchen table? In a temple or in a one-room schoolhouse? Do you go to school indoors or outdoors?

A school may be any kind of building, or it may not be a building at all! A school is simply a place where students come to learn with help from a teacher. All around the world, children go to schools of all kinds and all sizes to learn things they need to know.

Teachers play a key role in any student’s life. They are like the children’s second parents, adults who are there to supervise when they are not at home. They are knowledgeable on a lot of things, and they should be able to impart a wide array of information and wisdom on specific subject matters, as well as life in general.

School provides an environment where we can learn a lot of basic skills. Children as young as three years old are taught how to read and write at their preschools. They start to learn the alphabet, numbers, and even do some simple arithmetic problems. They also get the chance to practice their drawing, building, problem solving, and cognitive skills.

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Grown-ups – your parents, teachers, neighbours – teach you many things you need to know in life. They learned these things from the grown-ups they grew with. People who are even older than your parents, such as your grandparents, older neighbours, great-aunts, and great-uncles, have plenty to teach you, too!

Older grown-ups have a lifetime of experience to share. They have seen the world in many different ways. After all, they started out as children and have been every age between them and now. They were once your age, and they remember how it feels to get a new bike, have a baby brother or sister, or go to school. They may have helpful answers to your problems and funny stories to tell.

All older grown-ups have special skills. Their jobs and their skills are things they can teach you. Maybe your grandfather known all about fishing. Maybe an older neighbor knows a lot about gardening. Maybe they speak another language or once lived in another country. You can learn a lot from them.

The older grown-ups in your life were once exactly your age. Where did they live? What chores did they do? What games did they play? What books did they read? Ask them! Find out how their childhood was like your own, and how it was different.

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Little children learn while they play. Some play in groups at nursery school. Others visit the homes of their friends or play at home with brothers, sisters, and cousins.

As they play, children teach each other. They learn how to share and how to listen. They find out what their bodies can do. They learn about the world around them. And they learn how to have fun together.

Four-year-old Carlos lives in Spain. He plays with his friends, jumping and climbing in the village. Sometimes they play at one another’s homes.

Rohini, a 4-year-old in India, goes to nursery school with her friends. They play with toys, make things, and listen to stories together.

In the U.S.A., a 4-year-old Sarah lives on a farm in Iowa. She loves to run and explore in the fields and barn with her older brother.

All children enjoy playing with their friends. And while they play, they are learning from everyone and everything around them.

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The world is filled with interesting places to go and fascinating things to know and to do. So where should you go to start learning?

You’re already there – wherever you are. You learn at school, at home, at play. You learn from your family and friends and from your teachers. Books and newspapers, television, radio, telephones, and computers offer information from around the world to you.

We are all learning every day. We learn when we listen, we learn when we look, and we learn when we try new things. We’re learning when we ask questions and when we try to answer them.

Ketwago, a young boy in Botswana, a small country in Africa, was learning to hunt. Pulling his bowstring tighter, he moved slowly forward. “Stoop as low as you can,” said his father from behind him. “When we stoop over, the antelopes think we are animals and they don’t run from us. Then you can get close enough to shoot you arrow”.

Ketwago doesn’t go to school. He is taught by his father and the other grown-ups of his tribe. Children around the world learn different things in different ways.

Children learn from parents, friends, teachers, librarians, sports instructors, and brothers and sisters. Everywhere, families teach their children what they think will help them most in their lives.

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