This is Khawla Daki. She is a 16 year old student in Azilal. You can read her student spotlight here. This is what a typical schoolday is like for Khawla:
I wake up at 6:00 every morning. I love to listen to the radio in the morning because there is a mix of music, news, sports, and everything! I listen to the radio while I get ready for school and I take some time to revise my lessons for the day. For breakfast my mom makes delicious Moroccan msemn, which is a fried bread. I like to eat my msemn with cream cheese and olive oil, and I always have a glass of mint tea. I don't like breakfast too much, but my mom leaves out the msemn for me so I can eat before school.
Around 7:00 I go to my friend's house to pick her up so we can walk to school together. We live close to school so it is only a 10 minute walk. When we get there I talk with my friends Ikram, Khadija and Ayoub about their lives and our classes. School doesn't start until 8:00 so we have time to chat.
Everyday my school schedule is different. In Morocco we even go to school on Saturdays. But here is an example of a schoolday for me.
At 8:00 I begin my day with English class. I love English class! We have English for an hour and then we have a break. On the break we are allowed to leave school so I go with my friends to a little shop and buy candy and drinks and chat about the morning. It is only for 5 minutes. After that I go back to school for my Islamic Education class. I really like my Islamic Studies teacher. He is really good at explaining and we have lots of time for discussion. This class is given in Standard Arabic.
On some days my classes don't begin until 10:00. On those days, instead of having breakfast at home, I meet my friends at a little cafe and we have juice and raib, a Moroccan yogurt. I still wake up early so I can see my friends.
At 10:00 my Arabic class begins. It is not my favorite class because the teacher is very serious. Arabic is a different language than our everyday darija (one of our local languages) so we study it just like English and French. No one speaks Standard Arabic at home but it is important for school and jobs.
At noon I get to go home to have lunch with my family. My mother makes us a yummy tajine or, if it is Friday, couscous! I do not have time to help my mother with cooking because I am studying all the time. I am very serious about my studies. I have one older sister who is an engineer in Rabat, and another older sister who works as a nurse in a nearby city called Beni Mellal. I use my lunch time to eat with my family and prepare my things for my afternoon studies.
At 2:00 I have math class. My math teacher is serious but very kind. Our math class is given in two languages, both Arabic and French. For example, on Fridays this class is in French.
After math I have science. This class is also given in Arabic and French. Lately we have been studying biology and it is so interesting!
At 5:00 the schoolday is over for me. I sometimes go to Ikram's house to hang out, sometimes I stay at school to play football or to study in the library.
6:00 is cascoute time. Cascroute is like a snack and my mother makes bread. My favorite is a special moroccan bread called harcha. I love to eat harcha with nutella! I also have a drink of chocolate milk or coffee.
We have a light dinner much later, like potatoes and salad for example. In the evening between cascroute and dinner I take time to do my homework and watch TV with my family. My favorite show is called The Rachid Show. It is a famous talk show in Morocco. I like to watch it with my family before I go to bed.
Sometimes my family isn't home, and when I have the house to myself I love to dance! I always dance when I am alone at home.
I wake up at 6:00 every morning. I love to listen to the radio in the morning because there is a mix of music, news, sports, and everything! I listen to the radio while I get ready for school and I take some time to revise my lessons for the day. For breakfast my mom makes delicious Moroccan msemn, which is a fried bread. I like to eat my msemn with cream cheese and olive oil, and I always have a glass of mint tea. I don't like breakfast too much, but my mom leaves out the msemn for me so I can eat before school.
Around 7:00 I go to my friend's house to pick her up so we can walk to school together. We live close to school so it is only a 10 minute walk. When we get there I talk with my friends Ikram, Khadija and Ayoub about their lives and our classes. School doesn't start until 8:00 so we have time to chat.
Everyday my school schedule is different. In Morocco we even go to school on Saturdays. But here is an example of a schoolday for me.
At 8:00 I begin my day with English class. I love English class! We have English for an hour and then we have a break. On the break we are allowed to leave school so I go with my friends to a little shop and buy candy and drinks and chat about the morning. It is only for 5 minutes. After that I go back to school for my Islamic Education class. I really like my Islamic Studies teacher. He is really good at explaining and we have lots of time for discussion. This class is given in Standard Arabic.
On some days my classes don't begin until 10:00. On those days, instead of having breakfast at home, I meet my friends at a little cafe and we have juice and raib, a Moroccan yogurt. I still wake up early so I can see my friends.
At 10:00 my Arabic class begins. It is not my favorite class because the teacher is very serious. Arabic is a different language than our everyday darija (one of our local languages) so we study it just like English and French. No one speaks Standard Arabic at home but it is important for school and jobs.
At noon I get to go home to have lunch with my family. My mother makes us a yummy tajine or, if it is Friday, couscous! I do not have time to help my mother with cooking because I am studying all the time. I am very serious about my studies. I have one older sister who is an engineer in Rabat, and another older sister who works as a nurse in a nearby city called Beni Mellal. I use my lunch time to eat with my family and prepare my things for my afternoon studies.
At 2:00 I have math class. My math teacher is serious but very kind. Our math class is given in two languages, both Arabic and French. For example, on Fridays this class is in French.
After math I have science. This class is also given in Arabic and French. Lately we have been studying biology and it is so interesting!
At 5:00 the schoolday is over for me. I sometimes go to Ikram's house to hang out, sometimes I stay at school to play football or to study in the library.
6:00 is cascoute time. Cascroute is like a snack and my mother makes bread. My favorite is a special moroccan bread called harcha. I love to eat harcha with nutella! I also have a drink of chocolate milk or coffee.
We have a light dinner much later, like potatoes and salad for example. In the evening between cascroute and dinner I take time to do my homework and watch TV with my family. My favorite show is called The Rachid Show. It is a famous talk show in Morocco. I like to watch it with my family before I go to bed.
Sometimes my family isn't home, and when I have the house to myself I love to dance! I always dance when I am alone at home.
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