Motawara prep school –Damiettta – Egypt
Sherief Dessouky (a teacher of English)
Students of grade eight
Second semester 2005
What is meant by dream school ?
*it's the school which satisfies every learner' needs either educational, psychological or social needs in the sense that the learner doesn't have to resort to any other institution to have his /her needs satisfied or his /her problems solved.
How can a dream school be realized ?
*-the dream school can be realized in to a great extent if efforts collaborated on the side of the government as well as the community .
What are the most common characteristics of dream school ?
#the most common characteristics of dream school are :
*it provides a kind of education which mostly qualified and up to date copping up with the latest technology.
*it satisfies the social and the psychological needs of the learner besides the in structural needs.
*it acts as the refuge to which the student resorts at the time of need.
*it plays a great role in forming or influencing the student's personality
*it prepares and equips the students to be the future reliable generation.
How is it possible to have a dream school?
To have such a dream school , there should be a considerable collaboration between the governmental agencies on the one hand and the community on the other hand to establish and equip such schools properly.
Does establishing such schools need over exaggerated efforts ?
In fact, setting up such schools needs over exaggerated potentialities to attain the standard we seek, as providing these schools with the latest techniques not only in the field of teaching but in all the other fields as well ,will be no doubt costly .
But if there is a considerable cooperation among the government and the other ngos , the matter will be no doubt attainable and can be achieved in to some extent .
Is it possible for the dream school with such potentialities to attain a higher standard of education?
Of course after all these potentialities the dream school can easily attain a higher standard of education .
If the school is equipped with all means of modern technology and means of comfort as well, student no doubt can achieve a better standard of education as their motivation will be increased greatly. As long as the students feel satisfied in all sides either psychologically , socially or mentally , they will produce and do their best .
Can my school be a dream school?
It may be possible of my school to be ideal and a dream school if it receives a highly redoubled financial support.
My school has the ability to achieve a quite satisfactory standard of education with its modest potentialities that are represented in some means of modern technology such as computers and satellites and modern science laboratories . But it really lacks the individual facilities such as school buses , swimming pools and well prepared playgrounds . I think if all that we mentioned became available , my school will be a real dream school .
*examples of dream schools :
in our country Egypt , only the private sector schools that can be a little bit ideal and can be considered dream schools in to some extent.
But we really wish to make our school one of these dream schools even with the very few potentialities we have .cooperation and team work can achieve this easily .
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Now we are displaying the responses of our partners of learning circle (virtues) concerning our project ( DreamSchool ) :
(1)Project response by Noreen's students
1-what do you think is the proper definition of the Dream school?
The school which can come up the expectations of all(including -students, teachers ,parents community).
2-Can the dream school be realized or it is just a dream?
Yes, it can really be realized but it needs the devotion, sincerity ,hard work and 100% pure effort on the part of all (students teachers ,parents).
3-what are the common characteristics of the dreamschool?
Our dream school has these qualities: *be very big.*have a grand building.*be situated in the outskirts of the city.*be free of pollution and noise.*have scenic views*have no traffic area.*with big playgrounds.*always have something new and different.*sports facilities for every game.*conceptual knowledge should be imparted.*having hygienic food and very cheap too etc.
4-what are the requirements to have such a dream school?
The above mentioned facts are also its requirements as well as having highly professional and devoted teachers. Teachers must be given very high pays The management should be kind enough to solve the problems of all the parties etc.
5-Does this kind of schools need over exaggeratedpotentialities to be set up?
No, but I really think that the potentialities must be to an extent.
6-Can this dream school attain a better learning standardsthan the ordinary schools?
Yes, I am absolutely sure that DreamSchool can attain better achievements and a rapid development
.7-Is it possible for your schools to be dream schools?Please tell me how if it's possible.
It is definitely possible that my school can become a DreamSchool but it would take a lot of time and tough hard work.
8-Give us examples of the dream schools if you have everseen one of them.
No I have not seen any because every one lags behind one thing or the other.
Learning circle of PeshawarModelSchool
Boys 3.Peshawar,PakistanReplies
(2)Project response by Josie:
Class 3-105 from Nutley, New Jersey had many points ofview about Dream Schools.
* Most of them felt that a "DreamSchool" should bring out the best in them. Students felt that a dream school should have better facilities for music, gymnastics, art and technology. They spoke alot about using computers for more schoolwork. Since our neighborhood has a lot of people who work in construction, they felt that a "DreamSchool" should recognize pupils who are strong and excel in this area.
In other words, a "Dream School" is not a building for students who just excel in literature, mathematics, history, sciences but also a place for students to figure out and develop their "gift; whatever that may be." Like one of the students in the third grade class, they may love classical music and play the violin beautifully or they may have great ideas for solving problems that require inventing. Do we give students an opportunity to explore these areas in our schools today? Or do just grade them in certain subjects that adults feel are the most important. Our third graders felt that whatever definition we gave "DreamSchool" that the way students felt in that school was the important part. They all wanted to feel important and loved. And yes, most felt they their school can be seen as a dream school because this is the way they feel now. They are happy in their school. Their teachers make work fun for them. They care about them. They help them to find their gifts. So, at the end of the discussion, most third graders felt that the "Dream School" was not a school building at all but rather a
wonderful feeling you got because you are a student, among other students with adults who make you feel GREAT!. From Class 3-105 and Teachers, Mr. Adubato and Josie Suarez
(3) Project response by Abdullah :
*Here are some of the characteristics for the dream school:
1. Stress free environment
2. Many trips during the year
3. Has always something new for all the pupils at the beginning of the school day
4. Matches the pupils’ interests
5. Motivates the pupils
6. Provides all the resources to do projects
(4) Response from Gehan Naeem from Egypt :
1- My dream school is a lot of activities , choice the materiality I want to study , searching for I want , study what I like
2- It can be realized but at our country it requires a lot of money, people can understand what is the education , people can understand we must change on education , people can help for development the education .
3- There are no common characteristics of the dream school because it is a dream we don’t apply , so it is an attempt .
4- We must have advanced technology ( each school has a good line internet , many computers because now not enough , a lot of labs for biology , chemistry , physics , computer )
5- Yes, yes we need for that kind of school exaggerated potentialities to be set up.
6- Yes , this dream school attains better standard of education .
7- Yes, if the ministry of education help us or the business men .and no we can not make from our self because the rules of my ministry of education
8- Example of dream school on my country Zahran school , el kawmaya school , San Jan Antid but there are private schools .
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Now it's the end of our publication . we hope it would be satisfactory and adequate
Designed by/
The students of grade eight – Motawara prep school
Domyat – Egypt
Supervised by /
Sherief Dessouky ( a teacher of English )
Academic year 2005