Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

Education in the USA

American Educational System

Education in the United States is the responsibility of the individual states, not the Federal Government – so requirements vary from state to state.

American public schools have four basic characteristics in

common: they are locally controlled, free from religious

influence, coeducational, and publicly supported by taxes

Kindergarten 5 0

Elementary school 6 - 11 1 - 6

Junior High or Middle school 12 - 13 7 - 8

(Senior) High school 14 – 17 9 – 12

College 4 years for a B.A or B.S degree

University 2 - 3 years for M.A or M.S 2- 8 years for Ph.D

Type of school age grades

Early childhood educationIn most areas free public school education starts at the age of four - kindergartens.

Before attending kindergartens children aged 3 – 4 can go to nursery schools or day care centers.(tuition is usually charged here)

Day care centers provide care for pre-school children of workingmothers who need a place to leave their children all day.Some day care centers accept pre-schoolers from infancy on.

Kindergartenshalf-day sessions

the child becomes accustomed to being separated from

their mother, playing and sharing with other children, and following the directionsof a teacher

Nursery school Nursery schools accept children from three to five years old half-day sessions ranging from twice a week to five days a week.Nursery schools usually charge tuition.

Grammar / elementary school Grammar / elementary school

In the United States education is devided into 12 levels called grades.The first academic institution which children start attendingat the age of six is called Grammar school or ElementarySchool. In some school systems, elementary school includes grades1 through 8. The next 4 years are called high school.

In other school systems, there are three divisikonsElementary school ( grades 1 – 6)Junior high school (grades 7 – 9)Senior high school (grades10 - 12)

Grammar / elementary school Grammar / elementary school

Subjects: reading, arithmetic, language arts, social studies, music, art and physical education

Students are grouped into classes. The class has the same teacher

for most subjects. Only art, music and physical education are

taught by teachers who specialize in these areas.

Elementary school in California

High school High school

Subjects (more specialized) : English (grammar and literature) social studies (American and European history, government) mathematics ( algebra, geometry, and trigonometry) biology, chemistry, physics foreign language music, art, and physical education

Students meet a different teacher and a different group of students for each subject.

Higher education Higher education

American education on the college level is provided by more than 3,000 institutions. Some of them are supported privately and some by local and/orstate government. Most are coeducational.

DegreesDegrees

After completing four academic years with acceptable grades -Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. One or two academic years of study beyond the bachelor’s degree - master’s degreeA Ph.D. degree usually takes at least three years beyond the master’s.

College Grades College Grades From highest to lowest, run A, B, C, D, F.F is a failing grade. College students must maintain at least a low C average in order to remain in school.Campus lifeCampus lifeA college community is an interesting and lively place. Students become involved in many different activities - extracurricular, religious, social, and athletic.

The Ivy League The Ivy League

Some of the best-known private universities in the United States are located in the Northeast. They are the oldest ones in America as well, known informally as the Ivy League. These include Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, and University of Pennsylvania,with the first three known as “The Big Three”.

Harvard UniversityHarvard University Harvard is located in Cambridge,

Massachusetts, established in 1636. Named after its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown, a young minister who left his library and half his estate to the new institution.

Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University was founded in 1701.

Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is located in the heart

of Princeton, New Jersey.

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem

a rozpočtem České republiky.