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The educational system in Greece and France
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by Hélène Karacontopoulos
Comenius assistant 2013-2014
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The educational system in Greece
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The Greek educational system
It is mainly divided in 2 levels :
● Primary education● Secondary education
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All children
between the age
of 6 and 15
have to attend school.
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Pre-school education
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Pre-school education
● Sometimes children start their school life when they are only 2,5 years old.
● They are sent to :
- nursery classes
- kindergartens
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Primary education
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Primary education
Elementary school : Dimotiko
6 years(Years 1,2,3,4,5,6 in Slovakia)
from ages 6 to 12
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Primary classes
Year 1 (Πρώτη δημοτικού) : age 6 to 7
Year 2 (Δευτέρα δημοτικού) : age 7 to 8
Year 3 (Τρίτη δημοτικού) : age 8 to 9
Year 4 (Τετάρτη δημοτικού) : age 9 to 10
Year 5 (Πέμπτη δημοτικού) : age 10 to 11
Year 6 (Έκτη δημοτικού) : age 11 to 12
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Number or students
There are between 25-30 students per class.
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School week
School week can be from 25 to 30 hours.
It depends on the grade
and if a foreign language or music is taught.
Classes are held 5 days a week,
from Monday to Friday.
● There are no classes ● in the weekend!
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Morning prayer
● Every school day starts with prayer.
● A different student volunteer is picked every time to say the “Our father” prayer in front of the school assembly.
● Then the principal continues with the good mornings and announcements.
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School day
Pupils have 5 to 6 hours daily.
School day usually lasts from 08:30 to 13:15,
it depends on the class and the school.
The classes usually last 45 minutes.
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Breaks/Snacks
● Students have 4 breaks of 10 to 20 minutes.● They can play in the schoolyard and have a
snack.● They bring their snacks from home, or buy
something at the school canteen. ● They have regular lunch when they get back
home at around 14:00.
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School year
School year starts
in the second week of September.
It ends
in the second week of June.
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Blessing : Agiasmos
● Schools always start with a priest blessing the students and teachers to have a good school year.
● He sprinkles everybody with Holy water and gives a short speech.
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Holidays
Students have :● summer holidays (3 months),
● Christmas holidays (2 weeks),● Easter holidays (2 weeks),● national holidays (4 days).
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National holidays
● 28th of October : Anniversary of the “No” Greeks said “No” to Italians and fascism during World War II
● 25th of March : Independence day the beginning of the Greek revolution against the Ottoman Empire
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Students parade.
The best student gets to hold the Greek flag.
They put on traditional costumes,
dance traditional dances, sing songs, recite poems...
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Students parade.
The best student gets to hold the Greek flag.
They put on traditional costumes,
dance traditional dances, sing songs, recite poems...
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Subjects
Modern Greek Language Modern Greek Literature
Mathematics Environmental Studies Physical Education
Music Art Theatrical Studies Flexible Zone English
Physics Geography History Culture Civics Religion
Social & Political Studies Second Foreign Language
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Subjects
History
Year 4 : mythology and history of ancient Greece
Year 5 : Byzantine history
Year 6 : modern Greek history
Geography
Year 4 : Greece
Year 5 : Europe
Year 6 : world geography
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Books
● Students have one or more books and testbooks for every lesson.
● They get them for free and they are theirs to keep.
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Grading system : marks
Years 1 and 2 :
no grades
Years 3 and 4 :
Α, Β, Γ, Δ, Ε A being the best mark
Years 5 and 6 :
10 to 110 being the best mark
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Promotion to the next grade
At the end of the school yearpupils move on to the next grade if their teacher
believes they have acquired the necessary knowledge.
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Certificate
● In Years 1 to 5 they are given a certificate.
It says that they can move on to the next grade.● Pupils in Year 6 get a primary school leaving certificate.
They can move on to secondary school.
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Secondary education
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Secondary education
Junior high : Gymnasio
3 years(Years 7,8,9 in Slovakia)
from ages 12 to 15
Year 7 (Πρώτη Γυμνασίου) : age 12 to 13
Year 8 (Δευτέρα Γυμνασίου) : age 13 to 14
Year 9 (Τρίτη Γυμνασίου) : age 14 to 15
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Gymnasio
● There are around 25 to 30 students in each class.
● Students have classes 5 days a week.● They have 7 hours of lessons a day. ● Classes start at 8.10 and end from 13.45 to
14.15 according to the type of school. ● Classes last 45 minutes and there are breaks of
15 minutes between each lesson.
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Differences between dimotiko and gymnasio
● Students have different teachers for each subject.
● The best student of the class is designated apousiologos : he holds a book where he writes who is absent.
● If students are absent more than 64 days without any excuse, they have to repeat the year.
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● Students have exams at the end of each term.● School year generally starts in mid-September
and ends in mid-May.● That way students can study for their exams
between May and June.
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Subjects
Modern Greek Language Modern Greek Literature
Ancient Greek Language Ancient Greek Literature
Mathematics Physics Chemistry Biology Religion
Social and Political Studies Physical Education Art
Music History Computer Studies Technology English
2nd foreign language School Vocational Guidance
Home Economics Geography
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Subjects
Ancient Greek Literature Year 1 : Homer Odyssey
Year 2 : Homer Iliad
Year 3 : Euripides
Second foreign languageGerman, French, Italian and Spanish,
or rarely Russian and Turkish
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Private lessons
● Students start private lessons in frontistiria.
They are lessons in groups.
They take place in the afternoon or the evening.● There are frontistiria :
for foreign languages
to help weak students
to prepare students for the exams.● Parents spend a lot of money for these lessons!
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Students assessment
● Teachers give students marks based on daily oral work, written tests, assignments, and projects.
● There are also written examinations at the end of each term.
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Excursions
Schools take their students for a spontaneous walk
once in a while, when the weather is good.
They also take them for educational excursions
to monuments, museums, theatres...
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Certificate
A leaving certificate allows students
to continue their studies in high school, lykeio.
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Secondary education
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Secondary Education
High school : Lykeio
3 years – Not compulsory!(Years 1,2,3 in Slovakia)
from ages 15 to 18
Year 1 (Πρώτη Λυκείου) : age 15 to 16
Year 2 (Δευτέρα Λυκείου) : age 16 to 17
Year 3 (Τρίτη Λυκείου) : age 17 to 18
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School trips
In the end of the year, schools organise 3 school trips :
- one for all students (1 day)
- one for Year 2 students (3 days)
- one for Year 3 students (5 days).
They usually go to Greek islands or European cities.
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Exams
● In the end of May, Year 3 students sit the final exams : the Panhellenic national examinations.
● They've prepared for it all year long!
● There is a lot of competition, stress and pressure.
● Marks are important for entering at the university of their choice.
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French educational system
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The French educational system
It is mainly divided in 2 levels :
● Primary education ● Secondary education
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Public instruction is :
● mandatory● free of charge ● secular
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● Mandatory :
All children, boys and girls, between the ages of 6 and 12, have to attend school.
● Secular :
It has no connection with religion :
- all religious symbols are forbidden
- there is no religious education.
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Pre-school education
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Nursery school
Many parents start sending their children to nursery school, at the age of 3.
Petite section : 3-4
Moyenne section : 4-5
Grande section : 5-6pupils are introduced to reading
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Primary education
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Primary education
Elementary school : Ecole primaire
5 years(Years 1,2,3,4,5 in Slovakia)
from ages 6 to 11
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Primary classes
Year 1 (CP:cours préparatoire) : 6-7
Year 2 (CE1:cours élémentaire) : 7-8
Year 3 (CE2:cours élémentaire 2) : 8-9
Year 4 (CM1:cours moyen) : 9-10
Year 5 (CM2:cours moyen 2) : 10-11
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Number of students
There are between 20-30 students per class.
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School year
The school year starts
in the beginning of September
and ends
in the beginning of July.
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School week
Classes are usually held 4 days a week :
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
There are no classes
on Wednesday and on the weekend!
In areas where Wednesday is still a school day,
it is usually a half day with games in the afternoon.
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School day
● School starts at 8:00 and finishes at 16:00.● Students have a 30 minutes break that they
spend playing in the schoolyard.● They have a 90 minutes or 2 hours lunch break.
They can go home or eat at the school canteen
(which they usually don't like much!).● School starts again at 13:30.
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Holidays
All Saints
2 weeks around the end of October
Winter or Christmas holidays
2 weeks around Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Winter holidays
2 weeks starting in mid February
Spring or Easter holiday
2 weeks
Summer holidays
2 months starting in early July
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Teacher
● There is usually only one teacher.● He/She teaches all the subjects :
French, maths, science, history...● Teachers are called maître or maîtresse.
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Secondary education
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Secondary education
Junior high : Collège
4 years(Years 6,7,8,9 in Slovakia)
from ages 11 to 15
Year 6 (6ème) : 11-12
Year 7 (5ème) : 12-13
Year 8 (4ème) : 13-14
Year 9 (3ème) : 14-15
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Exam : le Brevet des collèges
● In Year 9, students have to sit an exam.
This exam is called le Brevet. ● They are tested in 3 subjects :
French, Maths, History/Geography/Citizenship.● They get their first official diploma.
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Secondary education
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Secondary education
High school : Lycée
3 years(Years 1,2,3)
from age 15 to 18
Year 1 (Seconde) : 15-16
Year 2 (Première) : 16-17
Year 3 (Terminale) : 17-18
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Baccalauréat
Year 2 students have to choose which Bac they will take :
● S (science and math)● ES (economics and social sciences)● L (literature and language)● Technologique (based on technical skills)
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Exam
In Years 2 and 3, they sit the exam
called Baccalauréat or Bac.
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A Baccalauréat guarantees
entrance to a state university.
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What is the educational system
in Slovakia like?
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Pictures/Sources
www.infokids.gr - www.thegreekhousewife.blogspot.com www.imra.gr - www.5dim-polichn.thess.sch.gr - www.ethnos.gr www.dim-simantri.chal.sch.gr - www.pasaenas.blogspot.com www.imerisia.gr - www.blogs.sch.gr - www.marignier.fr www.elementary.delassale.gr - www.i-live.gr - www.gimel.ch www.ouest-france.fr - www.dangerecole.blogspot.com www.amazon.fr - www.kartmania.com - www.iconarchive.com www.greece.mrdonn.org - www.tcho.fr www.pictures88.com www.en.wikipedia.org - www.droidsoft.fr - www.dynot.net www.depositphotos.com - www.eleutherifoni.blogspot.com www.pedia.gr/edu/1/dim.html