Education in Belarus by Диана Ковалько https://padlet.com/diana_kovalko/2xzc4khzx1tn en-us 2017-05-10 14:41:02 UTC 2023-05-09 12:06:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Education in Belarus consists of some levels. diana_kovalko https://padlet.com/diana_kovalko/2xzc4khzx1tn/wish/171025944
  •  The first level is known as kindergarten. Children at the age of 3 to 6 attend it. The second level is primary school and 6-10-year-olds go there. 
  • The following level is secondary school and if you are 10-15-year-olds you study at 5-9 forms. 
  • After secondary school you may enter high school or lyceum and college and study there for 2 years (15-17-year-olds).
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  • At the end of the 9th year of education they sit 3 exams: Maths, the Russian and Belarusian languages .
  •  They may go to lyceum or college or continue their education at high school. 
  • All the subjects at secondary school are compulsory. Leaving high school pupils sit 4 exams: Maths, one of the languages Russian or Belarusian, English and History.
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  •         The school year in Belarus lasts from the 1st of September to late May. 
  •   It is divided into 4 terms.
  •  There are 4 standard holidays: autumn-a week; winter- 2 weeks; spring-a week; summer-3 months. Students study 5 days a week. 
  • Generally school day starts at 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. and finishes at 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. students usually have 6 or 7 lessons a day. 
  • They study such subjects as Mathematics, Literatures – Russian and Belarusian, History, a foreign language, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, PE, Art, Music, Drama and others.
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  • Graduating from high schools pupils usually enter universities and institutes. To enter these ones it is necessary to pass 3 centralized tests.
  • The main principles of the educational system in Belarus are the priority of human values, national culture as the basis of education, humanism, sense of ecological purpose, scientific basis, democracy, support of gifted children and others.
  • There have been changes in the organization of education itself. New types of educational establishments have appeared: gymnasia, lyceum, experimental school, college. There appeared non-state-owned schools of various kinds, private kindergartens, schools at home and commercial institutes.
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