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Come
aboard
a
classroom
on
a
boat
in
Bangladesh.
M
eet 8-year-old Abdul Momin.
His classroom is on a boat.
Abdul lives in Bangladesh, a country
in South Asia. Read on to learn
more about his cool school.
Why I go to a floating school...
"My village is located on the Gumani River. During the
rainy season, many rivers overflow and flood the surrounding
villages. Without roads, it is impossible to walk to school. In
2002, an aid organization in Bangladesh built boat schools to
bring school to us! Now we can get to class all year round."
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Abdul's
Floating
School
OUR CLASSROOM
"The inside of the boat
looks like a regular
classroom. It has tables
and a blackboard. There's
also a computer and we
can go on the Internet.
We get electricity from
solar panels on the roof.
"
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