The US and the Spanish Education Systems

AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM VS. SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM.

Group composed by:-David-Eduardo-Emiliano -Rosa

SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

- Pre-School

- Primary School

- Secondary School

- Bachillerato Vocational training

- University studies

- Postgraduate

SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

- Pre-school (0-6 years of age)

- First Cicle: (0-3 years)- Second Cicle: (3-6 years) Non- compulsory and free

- Primary school (6-12 years of age)

- First Cicle: (6-9 years)- Second Cicle: (9-12 years) Compulsory and free

- Secondary education (12-16 years of age)- Compulsory and free

- (Bachiller)(16-18 years of age)- Arts- Nature and Health Sciences- Sciences & Engineering- Social Sciences- Humanities- Non-compulsory and free

- Vocational Training- Middle Grade Training Cycles

Secondary diploma as a requirement

- Superior-level Training Cycles

School leaver as the principal requirement

CATEGORIES OF SPANISH SCHOOLS

- Private schools- State schools- Private run schools funded by the State

AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

- Elementary School- Middle School

- High School

- College

- Postgraduated education

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

From 4 until 11 years old

- Preschool: 4-5 years old- Kindergarten: 5-6 years old Spanish pre-

school- Grades:

- 1st: 6-7 years old- 2nd: 7-8 years old- 3rd: 8-9 years old Compulsory and free- 4th: 9-10 years old- 5th: 10-11 years old

MIDDLE SCHOOL

From 11 until 14

- 6th Grade: 11-12 years old- 7th Grade: 12-13 years old

Compulsory and free

- 8th Grade: 13-14 years old

HIGH SCHOOL

From 14 until 18 years old

- 9th: Freshman: 14-15 years old Compulsory

- 10th: Sophomore: 15-16 years old and free

- 11th: Junior: 16-17 years old- 12th: Senior: 17-18 years old

DIPLOMA

MAIN DIFFERENCES

SpanishAmerican- School years: Courses School years:

Grades- Diploma: Diploma:After Secondary Education. After Senior High School

(16 years old) (18 years old)- Teachers: Students:switch classes switch classes- Bachiller: Junior/Senior High School:Focused on what you You study a little bit of want to specialized in. Everything.

- Marks: Numbers Marks: Letters

FUNDING (PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

- Spanish AmericanRegional governments Regional governments & property taxes in the community.

ADMINISTRATION

In the United States public schools are divided into districts.

Every district has a Superintedent who is chosen by local elections and is the director of school districts.The Principal has more power than here in Spain. He is the person in charge of recruiting teachers and managing the schools.On the other hand,

HOMESCHOOLING

- Definition

- Another option

- Why started?

- Why is chosen?

- Opposition

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