For the benefit of anyone curious as to how the British school week compares to the American or homeschool version, here are breakdowns of the girls' subject timetables for this year. Both have a 25 hour week, and each lesson lasts an hour.
Angel (age 13, Year 9 / 8th Grade)
English - 3 hours
Maths - 3 hours
Science - 3 hours
French - 2 hours
Spanish - 2 hours
PE - 2 hours
Personal, Social and Religious Education - 2 hours
History - 1 1/2 hours
Geography - 1 1/2 hours
Performing arts (music and drama) - 1 hour
Art - 1 hour
Technology - 1 hour
Food science (cookery) - 1 hour
Information Technology (computers) - 1 hour
Star (age 10, Year 6 / 5th Grade)
English - 6 hours (daily lesson, plus an additional "Big Writing" class)
Maths - 5 hours
Science - 3 hours
Humanities (history / geography) - 2 hours
PE - 2 hours
Art - 1 hour
Music - 1 hour
Information technology - 1 hour
Design and technology - 1 hour
French - 1 hour
Religious Education - 1 hour
Personal, Social and Health Education - 1 hour
Thursday, September 04, 2008
The School Week
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3 comments:
What busy girls! What is covered in personal,social, health/religion class? And is religion taught at government managed schools? How is this working for your girls?
Angel gets to take both French and Spanish? Hope that doesn't get confusing! :-) Great schedules!!
BTW, does a 25 hour week mean they only have school 5 hours a day? That would be nice!!
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