SCHOOL SISTEM
AMERICAN SCHOOL SISTEM
British : Primary School ( age 5-11) , Secondary school( age 11-18) and college / University
American: Elementary school (age 6-11) , middle school, Junior High (age 12-13) , High sch0ol (14-18) and Higher education / college / University .
Homecoming / Sprit Week
A week in the begining of the school year to celebrate the start of school and football season. Each day has a different there ( Crazy Hair Day, School Colors Day…) . Sprit week ends with a pep pally and a formal homecoming dance.
High School Mascots
Each high school has teams for different sport, usually basketball, football, baseball, and soccer. Some schools may also have hockey, lacrosse, softball , tennis and rugby.
SPANISH SCHOOL SISTEM
The education before 6 years is termed as pre-primary education or kindergarten education and is divided into two groups. First is up to 3 years and the second is from 3 to 6 years of age. From 6 to 16 years of age, the education in Spain is divided into two groups. 1) The first group, called primary education, is for students between the ages of 6 and 12. 2) 12 to 16 years ( called secondary education) The primary education is divided into three cycles 1) 6 to 8 years (first cycle) 2) 8 to 10 years (second cycle) 3) 10 to 12 years (third cycle)
The secondary education is divided into two cycles 1) 12 to 14 years (first cycle) 2) 14 to 16 years (second cycle)
The next stage of education is called as medium-grade training cycles. This stage has two options. 1) Bachelor degree and lasts for 2 years.
The next stage of education also has two choices. 1) Post secondary occupational training, an extension of the occupational training allows students to further enhance their training to a higher level and lasts either one or two years 2) University education and admission into it is determined by a university entrance exam which is held in each June.