First day.
Today is the second day of September and I've already
started going to school.
Is that easy? Absolutely not... Everyone speaks very loud and fast (because it's their first language...), so it's difficult for me and other exchange students to understand everything...something...anything!!! There are hundreds of people on corridors and everyone is looking for their class. The building is really huge, so it's easy to get lost.
Today I was in school for only three hours and it was a little bit... strange, but maybe I should first present differences between the Polish school system and the Belgian one.
In the French-speaking part of Belgium Kindergarten is the first stage of education. The next one is primary school and it last for six years. Belgian students start primary school when they are six years old, so it's different than in my case (I started when I was seven).
The next level is secondary school, which lasts six years, so again, it's different from our school's systems. In Poland we have junior-high-school (three years) and high school (also three years). Furthermore, in my country, we have the so called "profiled classes" in high school which means that there is a focus on some subjects and these have more hours. For example, I'm in a class with the German language, biology and chemistry, so I've got a lot of hours in these subjects and also some basic subjects (Maths, Polish, History, Physical Education ect.). All people in my group have the same lessons, apart from the foreign language.
Here, in Begium there are just regular classes. People, who are in the same class, have basic subjects together (namely: Geography, French, Religion, Physical Education and History). Apart from that they can choose the Dutch language, English, or Spanish. They also decide if they want four, six or eight hours of Maths and three or six hours of science. Science is another difference. In Poland Biology, Chemistry and Physics are separate subjects. In Belgium students get a set (three hours of science mean one hour of Biology, one hour of Chemistry and one of Physics).
In my homeland we attend school five days per week. From Monday to Friday. We start and finish school everyday at different hours, it depends. In Belgium lessons are also five days per week, but they strart everyday at the same time (8.25 AM) and finish around 4 PM, exept on Wednesday. On Wendesday school finishes at noon. Why? Nobody knows...
During my exchange, I will be be in the fifth class, because it will be easier for me to understand. That is why my schoolmates are two years younger than me.
I think I've presented all the most important things :)
If you have any quastions, just ask!
Today I was in school for only three hours and it was a little bit... strange, but maybe I should first present differences between the Polish school system and the Belgian one.
In the French-speaking part of Belgium Kindergarten is the first stage of education. The next one is primary school and it last for six years. Belgian students start primary school when they are six years old, so it's different than in my case (I started when I was seven). The next level is secondary school, which lasts six years, so again, it's different from our school's systems. In Poland we have junior-high-school (three years) and high school (also three years). Furthermore, in my country, we have the so called "profiled classes" in high school which means that there is a focus on some subjects and these have more hours. For example, I'm in a class with the German language, biology and chemistry, so I've got a lot of hours in these subjects and also some basic subjects (Maths, Polish, History, Physical Education ect.). All people in my group have the same lessons, apart from the foreign language. Here, in Begium there are just regular classes. People, who are in the same class, have basic subjects together (namely: Geography, French, Religion, Physical Education and History). Apart from that they can choose the Dutch language, English, or Spanish. They also decide if they want four, six or eight hours of Maths and three or six hours of science. Science is another difference. In Poland Biology, Chemistry and Physics are separate subjects. In Belgium students get a set (three hours of science mean one hour of Biology, one hour of Chemistry and one of Physics).
In my homeland we attend school five days per week. From Monday to Friday. We start and finish school everyday at different hours, it depends. In Belgium lessons are also five days per week, but they strart everyday at the same time (8.25 AM) and finish around 4 PM, exept on Wednesday. On Wendesday school finishes at noon. Why? Nobody knows...
During my exchange, I will be be in the fifth class, because it will be easier for me to understand. That is why my schoolmates are two years younger than me.
I think I've presented all the most important things :) If you have any quastions, just ask!
See you later.
Pierwszy dzień.
Is that easy? Absolutely not... Everyone speaks very loud and fast (because it's their first language...), so it's difficult for me and other exchange students to understand everything...something...anything!!! There are hundreds of people on corridors and everyone is looking for their class. The building is really huge, so it's easy to get lost.
Today I was in school for only three hours and it was a little bit... strange, but maybe I should first present differences between the Polish school system and the Belgian one.
In the French-speaking part of Belgium Kindergarten is the first stage of education. The next one is primary school and it last for six years. Belgian students start primary school when they are six years old, so it's different than in my case (I started when I was seven).
The next level is secondary school, which lasts six years, so again, it's different from our school's systems. In Poland we have junior-high-school (three years) and high school (also three years). Furthermore, in my country, we have the so called "profiled classes" in high school which means that there is a focus on some subjects and these have more hours. For example, I'm in a class with the German language, biology and chemistry, so I've got a lot of hours in these subjects and also some basic subjects (Maths, Polish, History, Physical Education ect.). All people in my group have the same lessons, apart from the foreign language.
Here, in Begium there are just regular classes. People, who are in the same class, have basic subjects together (namely: Geography, French, Religion, Physical Education and History). Apart from that they can choose the Dutch language, English, or Spanish. They also decide if they want four, six or eight hours of Maths and three or six hours of science. Science is another difference. In Poland Biology, Chemistry and Physics are separate subjects. In Belgium students get a set (three hours of science mean one hour of Biology, one hour of Chemistry and one of Physics).
In my homeland we attend school five days per week. From Monday to Friday. We start and finish school everyday at different hours, it depends. In Belgium lessons are also five days per week, but they strart everyday at the same time (8.25 AM) and finish around 4 PM, exept on Wednesday. On Wendesday school finishes at noon. Why? Nobody knows...
During my exchange, I will be be in the fifth class, because it will be easier for me to understand. That is why my schoolmates are two years younger than me.
I think I've presented all the most important things :)
If you have any quastions, just ask!
Today I was in school for only three hours and it was a little bit... strange, but maybe I should first present differences between the Polish school system and the Belgian one.
In the French-speaking part of Belgium Kindergarten is the first stage of education. The next one is primary school and it last for six years. Belgian students start primary school when they are six years old, so it's different than in my case (I started when I was seven). The next level is secondary school, which lasts six years, so again, it's different from our school's systems. In Poland we have junior-high-school (three years) and high school (also three years). Furthermore, in my country, we have the so called "profiled classes" in high school which means that there is a focus on some subjects and these have more hours. For example, I'm in a class with the German language, biology and chemistry, so I've got a lot of hours in these subjects and also some basic subjects (Maths, Polish, History, Physical Education ect.). All people in my group have the same lessons, apart from the foreign language. Here, in Begium there are just regular classes. People, who are in the same class, have basic subjects together (namely: Geography, French, Religion, Physical Education and History). Apart from that they can choose the Dutch language, English, or Spanish. They also decide if they want four, six or eight hours of Maths and three or six hours of science. Science is another difference. In Poland Biology, Chemistry and Physics are separate subjects. In Belgium students get a set (three hours of science mean one hour of Biology, one hour of Chemistry and one of Physics).
In my homeland we attend school five days per week. From Monday to Friday. We start and finish school everyday at different hours, it depends. In Belgium lessons are also five days per week, but they strart everyday at the same time (8.25 AM) and finish around 4 PM, exept on Wednesday. On Wendesday school finishes at noon. Why? Nobody knows...
During my exchange, I will be be in the fifth class, because it will be easier for me to understand. That is why my schoolmates are two years younger than me.
I think I've presented all the most important things :) If you have any quastions, just ask!
See you later.
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| My school in Belgium |
Pierwszy dzień.
Dziś jest drugiego września, właśnie rozpoczął się rok szkolny, a więc również moje zajęcia. Czy tutaj w szkole jest łatwo? Ani trochę. Wszyscy rozmawiają bardzo szybko (w końcu to przecież ich ojczysty język...) i trudno mi jest cokolwiek zrozumieć. Na korytarzach są setki ludzi, każdy szuka swojej sali, a budynek szkoły jest naprawdę ogromny i łatwo się zgubić.
Dzisiaj w szkole spędziłam tylko 3 godziny, ale pomimo tak krótkiego czasu i tak czułam się strasznie...dziwnie, ale może najpierw powinnam przedstawić różnice w polskim i belgijskim systemie szkolnictwa.
W Walonii pierwszym etapem edukacji jest przedszkole, potem szkoła podstawowa, która trwa 6 lat, z tą małą różnicą, że w Polsce (zazwyczaj), dzieci zaczynają chodzić do szkoły w wieku 7 lat, a w Belgii w wieku 6.
Kolejny etap, to szkoła, która jest swojego rodzaju połączeniem polskiego gimnazjum i liceum i trwa ona kolejne 6 lat. Tu podstawową różnicą jest to, że w Polsce mamy klasy profilowane, natomiast w Belgii do klasy zostaje się przydzielonym, niezależnie od rozszerzenia, które się wybierze. Przedmioty podstawowe, takie jak francuski, czy historia cała klasa ma razem, a resztę w grupach, w których są uczniowie z różnych klas, zależnie od tego ile godzin danego przedmiotu wybrali.
W Polsce chodzimy do szkoły 5 dni w tygodniu, w Walonii także, jednak w każdą środę lekcje kończą się w południe. Dlaczego? Tego nie wie nikt.
W czasie mojej wymiany będę chodzić do piątej klasy, by było mi łatwiej rozumieć materiał z lekcji, również dlatego będę w klasie z uczniami 2 lata młodszymi ode mnie.
Jak na razie, to chyba wszystko, co najważniejsze.
Jeśli macie jakieś pytania, to śmiało je zadawajcie!
Do usłyszenia wkrótce.
Your new school looks like train station in one of those pretend-to-be-true-city villages :D
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