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BESÖK FRÅN EN ANRIK SKOLA I NEW ENGLAND
 SSHL besöktes under två veckor i mars av eleverna Grace Doreen
Deveney och Samuel Dale Malmberg. De var här som en del av
skolans satsning på internationella utbyten och kom från S:t
Paul’s School i New England, USA. Under sin vistelse på SSHL
har de följt klassen IB2:s lektioner och fått en inblick i det
svenska internatlivet. Grace och Sam tillbringade sin vistelse
som riktiga svenska internatskolelever inkvarterade på
elevhemmen Skoga och Ängsbacken. Vi passade på att intervjua
Grace…
Which are the biggest differences between SSHL and St Paul’s,
concerning the schools as boarding schools?
The biggest difference is that you have externs; because of
this our school that has as many students as yours have a much
bigger campus. We have American students but also a lot of
international students, many of them from Asia.
St Paul’s school has 18 boarding houses that are divided into
girl houses and boy houses. Each contain between 20 and 30
students. A big difference is that we change houses every year,
which I think is both good and bad. It’s nice to have it like
you do, because you become so close to the other people in
your house, but it’s also good to get to know new people every
year.
We don’t have house parents in the same sense as you do.
Instead we have teachers living in adjacent apartments in the
houses with their families. They don’t look after us as much
as your house parents do.
Even though we don’t have a school uniform we have a dress
code; we are not allowed to wear jeans or leisure clothes to
class.
Why do people in the US send their children to boarding
schools?
Mostly because they are good schools! Most public schools are
pretty bad and boarding schools are usually better than most
private schools. There is also a tradition in many families to
send their kids away.
The opportunity to do sports in the extent that we are offered
is also very tempting. Most of the boarding schools are
situated in the New England area.
What do you do after school?
After school we usually do an activity like sports for two
hours. Then we have dinner. Another difference between our
schools is that we have all of our meals in the school
cafeteria instead of having some in our boarding houses. Also
we don’t have to eat at a specific time but can eat anytime
between 5.30 and 7.00 pm. After dinner we are recommended to
do homework, but it is not compulsory. At around 10.30 pm we
go to bed.
What is the reason you are here at SSHL?
Our school offers a cultural exchange program. Last year I
went to France for a year to study the language. When I was
given the opportunity to go to Europe once again I immediately
took it.
What will you tell your friends about Sweden when you go home?
I will tell them that it’s a really beautiful country. I will
also tell them that the weather here is similar to the one in
New England, it’s just as cold! The language is really
different and hard to understand. But at least I learnt to say:
Jag heter Grace! Most of all I will tell them I had a really
good time here at SSHL!
Som en annan del av skolans satsning på internationella
projekt åker ett stort antal elever från SSHL utomlands varje
läsår. Särskilt skolans språkinstitution som regelbundet åker
på språkresor till bl.a Rom, Wiener Neustadt och Berlin. Som
man kan läsa i en tidigare upplaga av Suum har skolan nyligen
blivit lovade ett slott i Frankrike till vilket
franskstuderande elever redan nu åker. Andra internationella
projekt involverar bl.a Estland och Lettland. Flera
gymnasister har nyligen kommit hem från en oförglömlig resa
till Indien, missa inte att läsa om deras spännande äventyr i
detta nummer av Suum.
Vill ni veta mer om St Paul’s School, gå in på
http://www.sps.edu/
Maria och Petter
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