Elbakhit - 14 years old
"From school, nothing (in regards to sports resources). We bring our own balls. In gym, we just have basketball baskets, but no balls."
Armanbek - 14 years old
"At sports class, we play with what we have. Sometimes basketball (if a student brings their own), or we make a ball (referring to bottles or cotton)."
"I like football. I will be at School #5 for 4 years. The most, I want football (soccer) goals. Real Madrid is my favorite football team."
Akiyk - 15 years old
"If we have sports resources, sports class will be more active. Sometimes we don't have class. Resources will make more sport classes."
"Sports class is just gymnastics for girls ('gymnastics' - in the English they have been taught simply refers to stretching exercises). I want tennis the most ('tennis' refers to ping-pong)."
This is just a small a sampling, but they represent the entire student body at school. Students yearn to participate and to finally have real sport classes, however, the basic resources simply aren't provided. Let's make that a reality.
