SCHOOLS IN THE USA
By Maria Komarova
Educational
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Comprehensive – for everybody, independent in
money, nationality and etc;
Selective – based on children’s abilities;
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Types of school education
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Pre-school
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Elementary
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Secondary
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Pre-school education
Nursery school (aged
2-5)
“pastoral care”
education in form of a
game
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Typical features of elementary/grade
school
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Kindergarten (aged 5)
For children 5-11;
Grades 1-6 or 1-4;
Each year of study is a grade (first grade, second
grade and etc);
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English,
Math,
Social studies,
Science,
Physical education, hygiene,
Music ,
Work (for boys) and economics (for girls).
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Secondary school (aged 11-18)
Junior high school
(grades 7-9)
or
Middle school
(grades 5,6-8)
Children still have
one teacher for most
Senior high school
(grades 10-12 or
9-12)
Children are called
“students”;
They’ll get a high
school diploma
after the
graduate/final
exam
subjects
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Main (compulsory) subjects of
secondary school
Junior high school
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English;
Basic math;
History;
Science,
Physical education.
Senior high school
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English;
Mathematics
Science;
Social studies;
Physical education.
Electives – optional courses;
School counselors – people who help students to
choose their electives.
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Types of schools:
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Public schools – schools that are paid for by the
government (state schools (BrE));
Private/independent schools (parents must pay
for);
Special schools – for children with impairments:
handicapped, mentally
retarded;
Schools specializing in smth/which specialized in
smth (mathematics).
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The periods into which the year is
divided at school in the USA
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Semester – one of the two periods at most
Americans schools;
Quarter – one of the four main periods at some
Americans schools.
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Famous schools in the USA
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Deerfield Academy – 1797, Massachusetts, 9-12
grades;
Pennington school – 1838, New-Jersey 6-8, 9-12
grades;
Webb schools - school complex consists of a school
for boys (Webb), for girls (Vivian Webb) and
Museum-School of paleontology. Raymond MA
Alpha - 1922, California, 9-12 grades.
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Resources:
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Kochetova L.A., “English for students of linguistics
universities”, M.2003;
http://en.wikipedia.com;
http://www.yastudent.ru/articles/2/11/2508.html;