2012-06 Comparing schools

 

COMPARING SCHOOLS

 

Country / Name of school/ Time table/ Holidays/  Subjects/ Homework/Sanctions

Sweden

Funäsdalens Skola         

Monday – Friday

08.10 – 15.30 Or 08.10-14.00      

 18 weeks          

Swedish, English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Technology, Civics, Geography, Religion, Music, Sports, Needle and Wood Craft, Home Economics, Spanish, French, Samish, German 

- Short exercises

- Vocabulary, phrases                

- Reprimand

- Discussion with student

- Discussion with parents and student

- Detention

  Country / Name of school/ Time table/ Holidays/ Subjects/ Homework/Sanctions

Italy

IC Diotti  Casalmaggiore              

 Monday to Saturday     7.50- 13.00

Wednesday- Friday        14.00- 15.30      

17  weeks          

Italian- history-geography- maths- science- English- French-

RE- PE- technology- music-art    

Written exercises for Italian, foreign languages, maths, art

Oral study for geography- history science          

Reprimand

Note to parents

Confiscation of  banned objects (mobile)

Fixed period of exclusion from school (3 days max) or from canteen

Country / Name of school/ Time table/ Holidays/ Subjects/ Homework/Sanctions  

Netherlands

Mencia de Mendoza Lyceum Breda      

Monday to Friday           8 :30 – 16 :00

depending on individual timetable you can have first or last hour off   

 12 weeks          

 Dutch, English, German, French, Greek/Latin (optional), Maths, Biology, geography, Physics, Chemistry, PE, Technical education, Religious Studies, Art&Design, Economics, Music,     

Do exercises at home, which are checked in class. Learn vocabulary, prepare for test, train type of problem solving.  

 -Reprimand

-send out of class

-do extra exercises

- detention

- chores

 

Country / Name of school/ Time table/ Holidays/ Subjects/ Homework/Sanctions

  

Great Britain

Castle Donington Community College  

Monday – Friday             08 :45-15 :25     

13 weeks

French, English, Spanish, Maths, biology, physics and chemistry, design technology.

History, geography, citizenship Music, art, PE. 

Short written tasks, essays, work on the VLE. Posters, revision. research          

Reprimand

-Confiscation of inappropriate object.

-Lines

-Letter or note to parents

-Interview with parents

-Detention (lunch time or after school)

-Internal exclusion

-Fixed period exclusion

-Permanent exclusion.

Country / Name of school/ Time table/ Holidays/ Subjects/ Homework/Sanctions

FRANCE

Collège Boris vian

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday :    8.00 a.m to 12 .00 a.m   1.30 p.m to 5.30 p.m

Wednesday:      8.00 a.m to 12 .00 a.m

(depending on individual timetable you can have first or last hour off)

16 weeks           

French, English, Spanish, German, Latin, Maths, biology, physics and chemistry, technology.

History, geography, citizenship Music, art, PE. 

-Short exercises

-Series of marked exercises.

-Essay writing

-Lessons             

-Reprimand

-Confiscation of inappropriate object.

-Lines or extra exercises

-Letter or note to parents

-Interview with parents

-Detention

-Fixed period exclusion

-Permanent exclusion.

 

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