According to Grandma Anna when she lived in Cuba (many years ago) schools started at 3 years of age in the "primary school." This was like kindergarten to them, at age 4 they would move into "preschool." After this 1st through 6th grade was to follow. Secondary schools were grades 7 & 8. At this time if you were going for a bachelors program you may take a placement test to skip grades. If you placed high enough you were put in a bachelors program. If you did not place well or did not want to go into a bachelors program then you completed 7th - 12th grade. Which they called "superior school."
Cuba's education today is 100% subsidized by the government. All children form the age of 6-16 must attend school and wear the uniform assigned for their grade level.
Cuba's educational system is broken up into different parts.
"Primary Education"
- 6 years old
- Teach 3 r's reading, riting, and rhymetic
"Middle Education"
-3 years
-Provides grounding in traditional school subjects, technology, and social science
-Here they can go onto a vocatioanl school (practical career) or a secondary school (bachelors program)
"Secondary Education"
-Final three years and it is an extension of middle school
-Academics are tighter here and you are giving back to the community during this time.
-Those who complete this type of education get a Bachillerato certificate
"Vocational Education"
-Follows middle school and you can go into two different streams
1. Skilled workers coures- middle level technicians
2. Graduate- further training
Nelson said "In Cuba school was important and when he got here and lived in Texas when he was eight years old it was hard to adjust. Learning English was easy because associating with kids was an everyday thing so it was very easy to pick it up."
"I agree with the education system in my country. Mostly because it's free education and because of the vocational education there is."
http://www.classbase.com/Countries/Cuba/Education-System
Cuba's education today is 100% subsidized by the government. All children form the age of 6-16 must attend school and wear the uniform assigned for their grade level.
Cuba's educational system is broken up into different parts.
"Primary Education"
- 6 years old
- Teach 3 r's reading, riting, and rhymetic
"Middle Education"
-3 years
-Provides grounding in traditional school subjects, technology, and social science
-Here they can go onto a vocatioanl school (practical career) or a secondary school (bachelors program)
"Secondary Education"
-Final three years and it is an extension of middle school
-Academics are tighter here and you are giving back to the community during this time.
-Those who complete this type of education get a Bachillerato certificate
"Vocational Education"
-Follows middle school and you can go into two different streams
1. Skilled workers coures- middle level technicians
2. Graduate- further training
Nelson said "In Cuba school was important and when he got here and lived in Texas when he was eight years old it was hard to adjust. Learning English was easy because associating with kids was an everyday thing so it was very easy to pick it up."
"I agree with the education system in my country. Mostly because it's free education and because of the vocational education there is."
http://www.classbase.com/Countries/Cuba/Education-System