American Education System Vs. Spanish Education System.

Spanish Education System Pre-School Primary School Secondary School Bachillerato Vocational training University studies Postgraduate

Spanish Education system Pre-school (0-6 years of age) - First Cycle: (0-3 years) - Second Cycle: (3-6 years) Non- compulsory and free Primary school (6-12 years of age) - First Cycle: (6-9 years) - Second Cycle: (9-12 years) Compulsory and free

Secondary education (12-16 years of age) - Compulsory and free (Bachillerato)(16-18 years of age) Arts Nature and Health Sciences Sciences & Engineering Social Sciences Humanities Non-compulsory and free

School level as the principle requirement Vocational Training - Middle Grade Training Cycles Secondary diploma as a requirement - Superior-level Training Cycles School level as the principle requirement

Categories of Spanish schools Private schools State schools Private run schools funded by the State

American Education System Elementary School Middle School High School College Postgraduated education

Elementary School From 4 until 11 years old Preschool: 4-5 years old Kindergarten: 5-6 years old Spanish pre-school Grades: 1st: 6-7 years old 2nd: 7-8 years old 3rd: 8-9 years old Compulsory and free 4th: 9-10 years old 5th: 10-11 years old

Middle School From 11 until 14 6th Grade: 11-12 years old 7th Grade: 12-13 years old Compulsory and free 8th Grade: 13-14 years old

High School From 14 until 18 years old 9th: Freshman: 14-15 years old Compulsory 10th: Sophomore: 15-16 years old and free 11th: Junior: 16-17 years old Non-compulsory 12th: Senior: 17-18 years old but generally expected and still free DIPLOMA

Main differences Spanish American School years: Courses School years: Grades Diploma: Diploma: After Secondary Education. After Senior High School (16 years old) (18 years old) Teachers: Students: switch classes switch classes Bachiller: Junior/Senior High School: Focused on what you You study a little bit of want to specialized in. Everything.

Spanish American Marks: Numbers Marks: Letters

Funding (Public Schools) Spanish American Regional governments Regional governments & property taxes in the community.

Administration In the United States public schools are divided into districts. Every district has a Superintendent who is chosen by local elections and is the director of school districts. The Principal has more power here than in Spain. He is the person in charge of recruiting teachers and managing the schools.