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Posted by: anton Post Date: 15.02.2017

Learning in Spain: from birth to infinity

Following a quality education opens up broad prospects for the practice, the subsequent employment.

The system of education in Spain, without exaggeration is called one of the most thoughtful and effective in the European Union. And the question, of course, need to explore more carefully, if you decide to settle in the country and buy a home in Spain. After all, following the quality education opens up broad prospects for the practice, the subsequent employment. This, of course, important for modern parents who understand the need for personal and professional growth for your child.

Before school

Voluntary pre-school education for children from birth to six years. This cycle of education contributes to the development of physical, psychological, social, and emotional state of the child, instilled the ability to self-sufficiency, possession speech. Usually, children under three years engaged in nursery, learn to control your body, to communicate, to know the world around us. And children who have reached the age of three, sent to study in preparatory groups at colleges. Here they learn the basics of logical thinking, the basics of arithmetic, natural history. According to the Ministry of Education of Spain, the children who have passed the pre-school stage of education is much more productive to learn new material later have better academic performance. Under this level provides a bilingual education program (in Spanish and English). It is worth noting that children, the last phase of pre-school education, have privileges at the transition to primary school.

It is noteworthy that the rules and income standards in preschool education institutions are regulated for each autonomous community of Spain alone.

In primary school

Compulsory primary education consists of six courses and is available to children aged six to twelve years. The curriculum includes a variety of basic disciplines: language development, reading, writing, mathematics, physical education, foreign languages, history of religion and literature, artistic sensibility. The selection of students takes place on a competitive basis, for both Spanish citizens and children from other countries. It is important to emphasize that due to personal and moral reasons, a foreign student can not attend classes aimed at the study of religion. To do this, the parent or guardian of the student must notify the management in the official form. Learning may also be removed if there is reason to (living in another country in the presence of Spanish nationality, inability to attend classes due to specialized sports, music and other disciplines that are professional in nature). The bilingual system of instruction in Spanish or English there and here. After each stage of learning student is interviewed, and then proceeds to the next stage. At the end of six stages, the student entering the first year of the institution, based on the provision of compulsory secondary education.

In middle school

Compulsory Secondary Education is focused on children aged 12 to 16 years, consists of three courses (it is also possible to learn remotely, bilingual program is available here.). The training program is based not only on the study of core subjects, but also includes understanding the principles of civil liability, family relationships, social relationships. Special attention is paid to science and technology, art crafts crafts. If desired, the student can be trained not to 16, but 18, opt for depth, practical training on the chosen specialty (humanitarian or technical). This practice is called undergraduate, it is not mandatory. Every school offers its own set of disciplines: music, design, information technology, social sciences, arts and so on. To continue training Bakalavritata system, you must have the status of graduates, authorizing compulsory secondary education.

In the University

Higher education, university education is voluntary. Admission to the University selected on the basis of testing. In this case, you need to show their knowledge of the Castilian language and literature to prove the level of language skills in speaking and writing (German, English, French, Portuguese – the language is determined by the choice of entering), pass the history or philosophy – also to choose to go interview for a particular specialty. the curriculum is assigned on the results of testing. It is noteworthy that foreign students from this type of test are exempted. In this case, a special interview, the applicant submits resume training, proving their knowledge of the chosen foreign language. This takes into account that the education system, in which he studied the foreign student program operates internationalization of universities to provide the most comfort

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