Schools in the USA
Westermann
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0:00 schools in the USA [Music] there are 50 states in the USA and schools can be a little bit different in
0:11 each state but the most common system is called K-12 kindergarten through 12th grade [Music]
0:22 kindergarten is the first year of school for most American children most kids are five years old when they start kindergarten
0:31 after kindergarten American children enter first grade each new school year they move up to the next grade there are different types of schools for
0:42 different grades elementary school is from first grade to fifth grade in Most states Middle School is from 6th grade to 8th grade
0:54 finally High School is usually from 9th grade to 12th grade the different types of school can feel very different
1:05 in kindergarten children can play and learn basic things like numbers and the alphabet [Music]
1:15 at elementary school children usually have one teacher for each grade they stay with this teacher for the whole year and this teacher will teach them
1:25 subjects like math English and science [Music] at middle school students usually have a different teacher for each subject this
1:37 is when American kids have to start moving all around the school between periods [Music]
1:46 students at high school are almost adults and are starting to think about life after school they might start preparing for a job or to go to college
1:56 but high school can be a lot of fun too you've probably already heard of proms in the summer but there's also a big event in the fall
2:07 every October high school students celebrate homecoming week with a homecoming parade a homecoming dance and even a homecoming king and queen
2:18 homecoming week can be a lot like prom but it's less formal and there's a lot less stress of course there are other types of
2:30 school in America most students will go to public schools like the ones we've just talked about any child can go to a public school for free
2:41 about 10 percent of American students go to a private school private schools might have a uniform they might be religious or they might
2:50 have different teaching methods but almost all private schools are pretty expensive parents have to pay to send their children to a private school
3:01 some Americans don't go to a school at all about three percent of students are homeschooled this means they stay at home and are taught by their parents
3:12 they might still have to go to school at the end of the year for exams though and that's a brief overview of the American school system but remember
3:23 schools in each state will be a little bit different [Music] thank you
3:33 foreign [Music]