France - trendsetter not only on the catwalk and in the world of fine fragrances, but also in the field of education. If you have never heard of the Sorbonne, then you're probably not from this planet.
France's education system is filled with a consciousness of their exclusivity: there are a lot of national characteristics, such as a 2-hour break for lunch, their own picture of the world and has its own, very special love for children. Last - is largely decided, looks like the education system of the country that gave the world of Rousseau, Voltaire, Camus, and Werber Beigbeder.
Love in French
The French love their children not so passionately and enthusiastically, as the Italians, and not so austere and cold, like the English. Frantsuzy love their children in French - a little sentimental, and at the same time efficiently.
But in recent years it family values and care of offspring prevail against the French in the minds of almost all vital interests - personal, social and career. Hope for a brighter future in the minds of the French are directly related with the formation of the offspring, and not with the political struggle and the trade union movement.
Education - in real life
The French are very proud of their educational system, with its centuries-old traditions. Throughout France working as a well-honed system of hours of training, ranging from kindergartens to universities.
Not only that, it employs the latest techniques, the young Frenchmen the most approximate to the practical life - their lead to the plants, to the parliaments and the mayor's office, the Cabinet of Ministers, in barns and in scientific laboratories, workshops artists. Of course, French children get serious "vaccinated" culture and art - children are taken to concerts, exhibitions and libraries. And everywhere inquisitive youths accepted as the most important people, listen carefully, and patiently explain intelligibly show. They really try to quickly and better to learn everything that people can do. They soon admitted to the real life and try to make its participants!
100 years of wisdom
The education system in France there are more than 100 years: it features free of charge (Even for foreigners) and lack of religious orientationand. there is,slit one feature - almost the same level of training both in the capital and in the provinces.
The French system has a distinct, not similar to other, national specifics. It has its own system of diplomas and degrees, especially the division into cycles. And what is important, their attitude to the diploma of state schools: they traded much higher than private certificates.
"Parent School"
♦Small French have 2-3 years attending kindergartens or "mother school" (ecolles maternelles), where they are prepared for school. In maternelle for children is not easy to get accustomed and trained in a special program that adapts to the learning process that they did not have psychological difficulties. Children attend kindergarten for four days a week (Wednesday - closed) and Saturday morning, from 9 to 17 hours.
♦ This is followed by so-called middle group or the second. Here kids years and they are learning to sing songs, perform on stage, learning poems and add numbers.
♦ Last - the third - a group of kindergarten is part of the primary school. There is already deeply involved in the preparation for school.
Primary School
This period lasts from 6 to 11 years and is divided into several courses: 7 years 8 years - a base; from 9 years to 10 years - the average rate. School uniforms as such in the elementary school does not exist. Taught a standard set of objects:
- maths;
- grammar;
- reading;
- knowledge of the world;
- live together (the analog of our subject "Basics of Health").
- aesthetic education.
In primary school all subjects are conducted by one teacher - so students are more likely to focus on objects. By the way, sometimes it happens that a student can "jump" through the same class.
Hello, college!
From 11 to 15 years old French children attend college (college): they go there without any exams - the results of the latest annual estimates in elementary school. Selecting a college is not accidental - is to respect the territorial principle, you need to go to school "in the district." Classes in college are considered in reverse order: the student enters 6th grade, and finishes third in four years.
Education in colleges is divided into three stages:
1 - adaptation cycle during the year: the child gets used to the new forms of learning and new subjects (mathematics, French, history);
2 - center loop (5 and 4 classes) are added to the studied subjects physics, chemistry, Latin, and a second foreign language;
3 - cycle orientationIt involves selection specialization for which the scholar has student status will continue their education at the Lyceum and the University.
Lyceum time
With 15-16 children enter high school - is the stage of upper secondary education. three years studying at the Lyceum: second, first and final. Here the young Mademoiselle and monsieur receive specialized education:
- natural sciences (chemistry, physics, mathematics);
- arts and culture;
- economics and finance;
- Social sciencies;
- VET.
On completion of training at school the students are unified state exam (BAC), which checks all the knowledge acquired during the training. The maximum possible number of points you can get on this exam - 20 points.
- Hothers like 8 points - it is that the LHC is failed.
- 8-9 - result for the "re-examination" the day after the exam. Students are given an additional question, which affects their ability to get a certificate of completion of secondary education.
- 10 points (And the majority) - can enroll in any university without examinations.
- 12-14 points - admission without examinations, plus a variety of creditable letters.
- 16 points and above - the way an elite special school Grande Ecole.
Highest level
Higher education in France is divided into two types:
- universities;
- high schools and specialized high schools.
In universities, teaching is divided into three stages (bachelor, master and doctor) and do here are boys and girls who successfully complete the full course of secondary education.
Also the formation of the university may short and complete:
on the short end of cycle (2 years) the student receives a diploma of completion of general university education (bachelor's degree) and, in principle, to go to work. Next, the student is trained for another two years (our diploma);
full- at the end of a student can complete their higher education short cycle. The next two years of the third cycle - Master's and doctoral (then adds another year of study.
The advantage of French higher education is that it is fairly expensive - from 600 euros per year. Foreign students (they make up 60%), France) and the residence permit, all students get a lot of various discounts and free capacity (free hostel or partial payment of rental housing, medical insurance).
