[Culturechat] schools
Lewis & Helen
lenlewis@netcarrier.com
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:18:45 -0500
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First, a thank you to Vance Roy for your answer to my funeral customs =
question. I am always curious about the everyday lives of people no =
matter where I am,.And another thing I have not yet been able to figure =
out is the Swiss educational system. We have talked with Madeline about =
schools in the Hasliberg, and I know that there is a wonderful little =
kindergarten in a cottage off the main street of Hohfluh, and we have =
seen the I guess you would call it an elementary school in Reuti and a =
school in Meiringen , but we still don't know at what age do the =
children begin school. Is it compulsory to begin at that age? How long =
is is compulsory to go to school? What type of schooling is given to =
those who plan to go on to college, and what age or grade does this =
begin to differ from those who do not go on to college. We have heard =
that there is training for no matter what job you plan to do - =
carpentry, salesperson,etc. Where does this training take place and for =
how many years? Do the schools in Switzerland have extra curricular =
activities such as band, chorus, sports,etc? Is it possible that each =
canton has their individual requirements? Too many questions ! ! ! I =
have been curious about all of this ever since we began going to =
Switzerland 17 years ago. =20
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been able=20
to figure out is the Swiss educational system. We have talked with =
Madeline about schools in the Hasliberg, and I know that there is a =
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little kindergarten in a cottage off the main street of Hohfluh, and we =
have=20
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school in=20
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compulsory to go to school? What type of schooling is given to =
those who=20
plan to go on to college, and what age or grade does this begin to =
differ from=20
those who do not go on to college. We have heard that there is =
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salesperson,etc. Where=20
does this training take place and for how many years? Do the =
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sports,etc? Is it possible that each canton has their =
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