EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM

IN POLAND

Bartek Konieczny kl. IIIb

Kindergartens :

Children attend kindergarten from age 3 to 6 years of age. Today, "AcaDemon"for children 6 year old is no longer mandatory. "Preschools" are held in pre-school but also have the right to establish such a branch.

Elementary schools :

A six-year school is divided into two three-year stages. The first stage comprises classes I to III, an essential part of a block of courses called "integrated education" - classes are conducted by one teacher acting also as educators.

In classes IV-VI, different teachers teach subjects, with one (teacher) is responsible for her class. Taught:

* Polish language

* a modern foreign language

* Mathematics

* Nature

* history and society

* music

* art

* Techniques

* IT

* Physical Education

Middle schools :

Students attending the school are young people aged 13-16 years. Teaching at this stage is general in nature and teach the following subjects:

* Polish language * History * knowledge of the society * art * music * a modern foreign language * a second modern foreign language * Mathematics * physics and astronomy

* Chemistry * Biology * geography * IT * Techniques * Physical Education * artistic activities * a technical * education, safety

Learning in school gymnasium ends with an

examination, written by the students of classes III

in April.

Secondary schools :

There are some types of secondary schools:

1. Three secondary schools

2. Four-year engineering

3. Three special schools

4. ETC.

In Poland there are also art schools.

Scale of assessment:

* excellent - 6

* very good - 5

* Good - 4

* sufficient - 3

* permitting - 2

* inadequate - 1

Classification of behavior:

* exemplary* very good* good* correct* inadequate* reprehensible