At USA
school starts at 8.20 am and finishes at 3.15 pm. The lunch time is from
11.00am to 12.00am, students can eat at the cafeteria or bring a bag lunch from
their houses.
There are
some compulsory subjects like English, Math, History or Science, but students
can also choose some electives, for example Choir, P.E, Art, Technology, Music…
In USA,
each teacher has his/her own classroom and students have to move from class to
class (7-8 times a day). So that’s the reason why a lot of teachers personalize
their classes.
Homeschooling
It is more
common than in Spain, but it isn’t very usual. When children are taught at
home, they get the 6th grade and then they go to school to continue
studying.
Differences between Spain
and USA
Spain USA
Children’s age is taken from Jan. to Dec Children’s age is taken
from Sept. to Aug.
Children start primary school at the age of 6 Children start school when on 1st
Sept they are 5
Students can stop studying when they are 16 Students usually stop studying
when they are 18
Students call teachers by their first name Students call teachers Mr.
or Mrs.
Students are graded from 0 to 8 Students are graded by letters
(A,B,C,D,F)
They need a 5 to pass They
need a C to pass and an A or a B to have a job
You can go to school until you are 20 You can go to school
until you are 18
3-6 “infantil” 3-5
pre-school (you have to pay for it)
6-12 primary school 5-11
Elementary School (5 grades)
12-16 “ESO” 11-14
Middle School (3 grades)
16-18 “bachillerato” 14-18 High School
& College/University
Eden Prairie High School
There are 3500 students (from 9th grade to 12th grade)
About 850 students graduate each year
It has 2 PAC, 5 gyms and 2 lunch rooms
There are 3 school dances each year 
