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General Facts:
Capital city: Montevideo
Area: 68,039 square miles
Currency: Peso uruguayo
Population:
3,360.105
Largest city: Montevideo (1/2 of the population)
Smallest City: Trinidad (Flores)
Official Language: Spanish.
Religion: No Official one
Uruguayan Population
• Uruguayan culture: Spanish. • European ancestry,
especially Spanish and Italian.
• 10% are “mestizos and mulatos”
• High literacy rate – 97,3 %
• Public Education (free of charge)
• Private Education (parents pay a monthly fee for
children education)
• Only one public University in the country. There are privateUniversities.
The Uruguayan SystemThe Uruguayan System• Pre-school
3-5 years 1 primary school teacher and 1 assistant
• Kindergarten 5 years- 1 primary school teacher
• Elementary School 6 – 12 years– 1 primary school teacher
• Ciclo Basico - Junior High or Middle School
- 12-15 – 14 to 16 teachers one per subject
• Bachillerato - High School - 14 – 18 9 -8 teachers
Children go to school on horses in rural areas with low population
Los niños van a la escuela en caballos en zonas rurales con poca población
Los padres y abuelos participan de las actividades de la escuela
Parents and grandparents participate in school activities
Maris [email protected]