Kadir Thank you! Woman What’s your name? Kadir

Nathan
Hi.
Interviewer So, Nathan, how old are you and which grade 
are you in?
Nathan
I’m fifteen. In a normal school, that’s tenth 
grade, but at my school we don’t have grades.
Interviewer Can you tell us a bit about the school? How 
big is it?
Nathan
Well, the school has got two parts. One for 
students aged four to eleven and the other for 
students between twelve and eighteen. My 
part of the school has about 60 students.
Interviewer And does each class have a lot of students?
Nathan
No, the classes are very small. Usually about 
three or four students. And they are mixed 
ages, so I sometimes sit next to a student who
is maybe twelve or sometimes I sit next to 
someone who is eighteen.
Interviewer Really? Does that work well?
Nathan
Yes. For example, there’s a boy of thirteen at 
the school who’s good at maths, I mean really
good at maths, much better than me, and 
we’re in the same maths class. And he helps 
me!
Interviewer What other subjects do you study?
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Nathan
We study the usual subjects, maths, English, 
science, geography, music and so on. But we 
don’t have to study anything. We can study 
what we like. We have two meetings every 
day, one in the morning and one after lunch. 
That’s when we decide what classes we want 
to attend.
Interviewer What time does school start and finish?
Nathan
We start at nine o’clock in the morning and 
finish at three in the afternoon. 
Interviewer Does it cost a lot of money to study at the 
school?
Nathan
Yes, it’s $20,000 a year. But not everyone has
to pay. If you come from a poor family, it 
costs less.