Secondary Secondary Education in Education in

the USAthe USA

By Olga AlemovskayaBy Olga Alemovskaya

HIGHER EDUCATION

SECONDARY EDUCATION

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

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Postgraduate

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Doctor’s Degree(e.g. Ph.D)Master’s Degree(e.g. M.A., M.S.)Bachelor’s Degree(e.g. B.A., B.S.)

Graduatestudies

Technical Institute

Private CareerSchool

JuniorCollege

Undergraduatestudies

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4 – YEAR HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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KINDERGARTEN

(Grade=School Year)NURSERY SCHOOL

There are:There are:

State public schools

Private schools

Private schools Private schools are fee-payingare fee-paying

Seward School

A small minority of private schools are prestigious non-A small minority of private schools are prestigious non-religious institutions, but the vast majority of them are religious institutions, but the vast majority of them are operated by religious organizations.operated by religious organizations.

State public schools are freeState public schools are free

Each state has its own system of public schools.Each state has its own system of public schools.

Primary education/elementary school(to 6th grade)

Middle school (junior high school/intermediate school)(from 5th up to 9th grade )

High schoolHigh school(from (from 99thth up to up to 1212thth grades grades ))

General public school General public school educationeducation

Elementary educationElementary education

BBegins at the age of six or seven, when a child egins at the age of six or seven, when a child goes to the first grade (form). goes to the first grade (form).

The programme includesThe programme includes: : EnglishEnglish

Arithmetic Arithmetic

Geography Geography

History of the USAHistory of the USA

Natural sciences Natural sciences

Physical TrainingPhysical Training

Singing Singing

DrawingDrawing

wood or metal workwood or metal work

etc. etc.

Sometimes they learn a foreign language and general Sometimes they learn a foreign language and general history. history.

Middle schoolMiddle school

• students begin to enroll in class schedules where they take classes from several teachers in a given day;

• typically offer only elective courses for physical education, organized group sports, and for music education

High schoolHigh school

• usually runs either from grades 9-12 or from grades 10-12

• students obtain much more control of their education, and may choose even their core classes (electives)

Basic curricular structureBasic curricular structure

RequiredRequired subjects subjects in the United States: in the United States:

• Science (normally biology, chemistry and physics)Science (normally biology, chemistry and physics);;

• Mathematics (normally including algebra, geometry, Mathematics (normally including algebra, geometry, algebra IIalgebra II););

• English (including literature, humanities, etc)English (including literature, humanities, etc);; • Social Science (including various history, economics Social Science (including various history, economics courses)courses);; • Physical educationPhysical education

Many states require a "health" course Many states require a "health" course ( (anatomy, anatomy, nutrition, first aid, sexuality, and birth control nutrition, first aid, sexuality, and birth control ) and a) and anti-nti-drug use programsdrug use programs..

Many high schools offer a wide variety of Elective Many high schools offer a wide variety of Elective courses courses

Electives Electives Common types of electives include:Common types of electives include:

Visual artsVisual arts (drawing, sculpture, painting, (drawing, sculpture, painting, photography) photography)

Performing arts (choir, orchestra, dance, film Performing arts (choir, orchestra, dance, film acting) acting)

Vocational education (woodworking,Vocational education (woodworking, automobile automobile repair) repair)

Computer science/business educationComputer science/business education

Journalism/publishing (school newspaper, yearbook) Journalism/publishing (school newspaper, yearbook)

Foreign languagesForeign languages

Family and consumer science/health ("homeFamily and consumer science/health ("home economics“economics“))

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Some American high schools offer drivers' educationSome American high schools offer drivers' education..

By the end of Grade 10, students decid whether they By the end of Grade 10, students decid whether they will followwill follow::

• a primarily academic program leading to further a primarily academic program leading to further education at the college level, education at the college level,

• a vocational training program leading to employment a vocational training program leading to employment or specialized post-secondary training, or or specialized post-secondary training, or

• a general program combining elements of both the a general program combining elements of both the academic and the vocational program. academic and the vocational program. 

SourcesSources

www.langues.ruwww.en.wikipedia.comwww.wes.orgwww.znanie.ru

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