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Schools in Other Countries Created by: Mrs. Barisow’s Grade Two Class Lakeridge School 2002.
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Schools in Other Countries Created by: Mrs. Barisow’s Grade Two Class Lakeridge School 2002
In Finland, children start elementary school in grade one and end in grade six. They get textbooks instead of notebooks. They get a hot lunch every day! They also get ice cream cones with their report cards. The library is as big as half of the school! The whole playground is made of wood. Even though most of the schools are huge,the classrooms are tiny. By Emily S.
In the Netherlands, Dutch children start primary school at age four or five. They stay in primary school until they are 12 years old. Children learn Dutch; science, history and they also have art. By Nick V.
In Russia, people go to school for free. They spend a long time in class. The bell rings 6 days a week and ten times in a whole month. The highest grade is grade five. They study reading writing, math, science history and geography. By Taylor O.
In Russia, people go to school for free. They spend a long time in class. The bell rings 6 days a week and ten times in a whole month. The highest grade is grade five. They study reading writing, math, science history and geography. By Taylor O.
In the Czech Republic , they have 45-minute classes. In that country school starts at 8:00 A.M. They have to return their dirty dishes after lunch. By Nathan E.
In Spain, they do interesting things. Spain’s schools have chairs and tables, not desks. They eat different food than we do. Sometimes they have a Ricio Chico Festival. School begins at 9:00 and their lunch break is at 12:30. They begin the afternoon at 3:00 and it goes until 5:00. By Christine M.
In Nigeria, kids play outside. In the morning, school starts at 8 o’clock and ends at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. It’s too hot to work in the afternoon. Classes are outside. Classes are taught in English. Students learn geography, math, science, history and sports. The most popular sport in Nigeria is soccer. Most children walk home from school. By Nick C.
In Japan, the most important food to the Japanese is rice. They grow it everywhere. They even carve hillsides to make a flat field for growing rice. Gohan, the word for meal actually has two meanings-it means rice too. To eat, the Japanese use two wooden sticks called chopsticks. They can be tricky business if you don’t know what you’re doing! By Masiwa M.
In, Japan children go to school five days a week. Twice a month they attend school on Saturday. Working together is very important to Japanese people. Everyday, Japanese children clean their school. By Lisa W.
In Romania, children who are ages 6 to 16 get free education. Most people speak Romanian. In grade 8 students take tests to decide what they will study in high school. By Jeremy F.
In South Korea, lunch comes after fourth period. At lunchtime they train dogs. The students keep the classroom clean. Elementary school has six grades. By Justin H.
In South Korea, it’s against the law to ride a bike in the sidewalk. So they have to ride in the back alley to get to school. By Justin H.
In India, they start school at six years old. Boys and girls don’t share the classroom. It starts at 8:00 and ends at 12:00 noon. They study math history, geography and English. By Brandon E.
In Malaysia, children spend six years in primary school and five years at secondary school. Primary schools are free. They teach the children martial arts. By Darnell K.
In India, sometimes schools hold classes outside. In India, most houses do not have basements. They learn science but they don’t have gym. In India, they have hot lunch every two weeks. Sometimes they learn to tie their shoes and they learn to make grass. By Taylor B
In Germany, children go to elementary school for four years. In some schools, they go to school at 8 A.M. until 4 P.M. They start school at the age of six. The Germans invented kindergarten. By Jordan L.
In Vietnam, parents must pay to educate their children in school. The teacher is at school everyday. There are many children (50), in each class. Children ages six to eleven go to primary school. By Carlee R.
In Sweden, students who cannot speak Swedish get special instruction. There are only 21 students in each class. Everyone has to do math. By Alexa H.
In Japan, the children’s work is really serious business. Once children start kindergarten, their lives quickly change. Students do not always attend school in their neighborhood. Their parents enroll them in school. By Genna L.
In Malaysia, school starts at 730 A.M. Their national anthem is called “ Negara-ku” or “My Homeland “. At school boys and girls are not allowed to sit on the same side of the room. They have their gym class outside. Their lunch break is at 11:00 A.M. Girls bring a drink to drink at lunch. By Carolyn W.
In Japan, they all learn the same subjects. They take photography at school. The children wear the same outfits. The school year always starts on April 1 and ends on March 31. By Kaitlyn S.
In Nepal, the children study social studies. They have blackboards. In Nepal, they learn math. The children ride buses. They have very small schools. They wear uniforms. By Landon R.
In India, the government provides free education for children between six and fourteen years old. There are state-run and private medical schools, universities, collages and medical schools all over the country. Some children drop out of school. Some children don’t go to school at all, but they work instead. India has a widespread, well-developed education system. By Jennifer B.
In Portugal, it is free to go to school. Students are aged six to fourteen when they go to school. By Mitch H.
In the Philippines, after school they play baseball or skip rope with an elastic cord. When it’s Christmas children wear their best clothes. Students come to school at 730 A.M. They go home at 3:50 P.M. By Nalukui M.
In Italy they go to school from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. School is on the other side of town. They have hot lunch every day. By Max S.
