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CHILEAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. Programa Inglés Abre Puertas Unidad de Currículum y Evaluación Ministerio de Educación. C H I L E. “ Education is a means to defeat poverty and inequity ” It is a real and lasting possibility to reach a better and fairer society.
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CHILEAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Programa Inglés Abre Puertas Unidad de Currículum y Evaluación Ministerio de Educación
“Education is a means to defeat poverty and inequity” It is a real and lasting possibility to reach a better and fairer society. Enrollment in Primary education reaches 97,7% of children and in Secondary education is 87,7% of teenagers.
Enseñar siempre en el patio y en la calle como en la sala de clases. Enseñar con la actitud, el gesto y la palabra”. Gabriela Mistral, marzo 1923
According to United Nations, some results of the last reform are: • study opportunities for children and young children belonging to poor sectors have substantially increased. • Schools are better equipped to support the learning needs of students: • Increase in the teachers’ salaries, • greater availability of learning resources within schools (textbooks, didactic resources, computer and Internet access, libraries, among others); • more demanding official curriculum.
Schoolsystem Pre-school forchildren up to 5 yearsold (Itisnotcompulsory as the 12 years of primary and secondaryeducation). Primaryeducation forchildrenfrom6 to14 yearsold, divided in 8 grades Secondaryeducation forteenagersfrom15 to 18 yearsold, divided in 4 grades
Secondary school is also divided into: (11 grade -3°año medio -and 12 grade -4° año medio) Scientific-humanities approach: The students can choose in either science or humanities, which means they will get more lessons in the area of their choice. Technical-professional education: Students can receive “extra” education in the so called technical areas, such as electricity, mechanics, tourism, etc.
Administrativeorganization of theSchoolsystem Municipalsschoolsmanagedbythe 341 municipalitiesalloverthe country. Subsidizedschools, governmentsubsidized, schoolrecieves a voucherforeachstudentattendingclasses. Privateschools, withoutpublicvoucher, parentsortutorspayforthechildren’seducation. Corporations, Technicalinstitutionsmanagedbyprivateentrepreneurswithgovernmentfunding.
Higher education • A system divided in public or state universities and private • ones. • Higher education system is for students from 18 years • old. According to the reform of 1980, the system has three • type of institutions: • Universities • Professional Institutes • Technical Centers • Expansion of Higher education: • 1990: 250.000 students • 2003: 550.000 students • 2009: 626.000 students • 2011:1.050.000 students
School Administration Principal (Director/Directora) a senior teacher who is the leader and manager of the school. Vice-principal (Sub-Director/a) A senior teacher who is responsible of administrative matters. Department chair (Coordinador/a o Jefe/a departamento) A teacher in charge of an specific Curricular area (English, Science, etc.) and who works with the groups of teachers every week.
Jefe/a de UTP (Technical Pedagogical area) a senior teacher who is in charge of currricular areas in the school. Inspector: A teacher or other professional with experience in the school system and in charge of the discipline situations inside the school. Librarian: A professional in charge of the library which is usually divided in different areas according to the ages of the students.
Students have english classes from 5° grade to 4° grade in Secondary Education, (5° to 12° grades). There are 2, 3 or 4 hours of classes a week depending on the levels. Each class lasts 45 minutes. There is a break after two hours of classes. A break lasts between fifteen and thirty minutes. At lunch time (13:00 to 14:00) the students have lunch at the school canteen, cafeteria or in the school’s yard.
LUNES 8:00 8:45 Lenguaje y comunicación 8:45 9:30 Lenguaje y comunicación 9:30 9:45 Recreo 9:45 10:30 Historia 10:30 11:15 Historia 11:30 11:45 Recreo 11:45 12:30 Inglés 12:30 13:15 Consejo de Curso 13:15 14:00 Almuerzo 14:00 14:45 Ciencias naturales 14:45 15:30 Ciencias Naturales 15:30 15:45Recreo 15:45 16:30 Música
Referencias Ministerio de Educación www.mineduc.cl Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile http://bloglegal.bcn.cl Portal Educar Chile http://www.educarchile.cl