Gimnazija Vič in a headmistress, two deputies, a secretary for school leaving exams (Matura), a school psychologist, a computer support specialist, a secretary, two accountants, chemistry, biology and physics teaching assistants, cooks, two school caretakers, cleaning ladies... Math, Slovene, English, History, P.E. and the second foreign language (French, Italian, German, Spanish) – throughout the 4 years Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Geography – during the first 3 years Information technology – in the first 2 years (not for students who choose a third foreign language) Art, Music, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy – only for 1 year (Music and Art – in the 1 st grade, Sociology – in the 2 nd grade; Psychology – in the 3 rd grade; Philosophy – in the 4 th grade) In our second year we can choose between Information technology and a third foreign language. In the third year we have to choose 3 optional subjects (a sort of preparation for the school leaving exams in the fourth year – we can choose from all the subject we have studied or are studying, except for P.E., and Music). In the fourth year we choose 2 subjects for Matura (our school leaving exam) – besides 7 obligatory subjects. We have books, student books and we also receive many handouts. We have e-classrooms, where some of the teachers upload some teaching/learning materials. In some classes we have to use computers but not very often. We only use computers in Information technology class and we use them to program robots. Most teachers use computers (they have PPT presentations). We have 2 terms; the first one starts on the 1 st September and ends on the 20 th January, and the second one starts on the 21 st January and ends on the 24 th June. It changes once a year – between terms. We have 1 week long holidays every 2 months (at the end of October; at Christmas; at the end of February and at the beginning of May) and we have a long summer break from the end of June until the end of August. We also stay at home on national holidays, such as Independence day, Statehood day, etc. We start at 8 am with the first lesson. After each lesson we have a 5 minute break except after the third one when we have a 30 min break for snack and we finish school between 12:30 and 3 pm. Each lesson is 45 minutes long. Sometimes we also have a double period (90 minutes), especially at P.E. and Slovene. We also have double periods in the 3 rd and 4 th year (optional subjects for Matura). We have a class that includes 32 students and at some subjects it stays like that for 4 years. But at English and German/French we sometimes have split groups (in the 2 nd and 3 rd year) when a half of the class has a lesson with our language teacher and the other half with a native speaker (in our school we have native speakers of English, French and German). At P.E. we are divided into group according to gender – boys have a male teacher and girls a female one. In the 3 rd year we mix classes when it comes to optional subjects – we stay in a classroom with students from other classes and the groups are of different size (from 15 to 30 students). It’s similar in the 4 th year with optional subjects for Matura. And in the 4 th year we also have extra lessons for higher level English and Math where we are, again, divided into groups of students from different classes. In most classrooms we have 34 desks with chairs; a whiteboard (in some classrooms a blackboard), a computer and a projector. In some classrooms we have separate desks for each student, so there are 68 desks with chairs – we normally write tests in a classroom like this. We also have an auditorium for 100 people, where we normally have lectures by experts (university teachers, etc.) who come to visit us on a monthly basis. We address them with Mr./Mrs. and their last name or professor (and sometimes their last name). We never call them by their first name. We have Wi-Fi available for our phones and computers and we also have computers available in Information technology classroom. We use computers for various reasons – usually at Information technology lessons, but sometimes also at other subjects. Teachers have an online gradebook, so they use computers at the beginning of every lesson to see who’s absent and for grading. There is something different on the menu every day. Normally we have soup and then either pasta, potatoes and meat, rice, salad... We can also choose a vegetarian menu which, for example, includes grilled cheese instead of meat or something similar. During the short breaks between lessons (5 min) we change classrooms (we almost never stay in the same classroom) and then get ready for the next lesson. We also chat a lot but in case of having an exam that day we study in the hall. During the long break (30 min) we eat our snack and sometimes (if the weather is nice) go outside where we have a yard with benches and trees.