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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153284603321

Autore

Oertig Margaret

Titolo

Going local : your guide to Swiss schooling / / Margaret Oertig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Zurich, Switzerland : , : Bergli Books, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

3-905252-50-3

3-905252-46-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (490 p.)

Disciplina

370.9494

Soggetti

Education - Switzerland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Section One Getting started; Chapter 1 Crash course in the Swiss school system; Chapter 2 Making the move to a local school; Chapter 3 Which school will your child go to?; Chapter 4 Learning the school language; Chapter 5 Language learning for parents; Section Two Kindergarten and primary school; Chapter 6 The kindergarten curriculum; Chapter 7 Examples of kindergarten in practice; Chapter 8 The primary school curriculum; Chapter 9 Examples of primary school in practice; Chapter 10 Individualisation and comparisons with others

Chapter 11 Training in responsibilitySection Three Lower-secondary school; Chapter 12 The lower-secondary curriculum and school models; Chapter 13 Pathways to the future; Chapter 14 Selection criteria; Section Four Upper-secondary school; Chapter 15 Gymnasium; Chapter 16 Apprenticeships - Vocational Education and Training (VET); Chapter 17 Specialised upper-secondary schools; Section Five Tertiary education; Chapter 18 Three types of tertiary education; Chapter 19 University and UASA entrance requirements; Chapter 20 Applying to universities abroad

Section Six Working together with the schoolChapter 21 The role of parents and teachers; Chapter 22 Communicating about your child; Chapter 23 Dealing with bullying; Chapter 24 Special needs; Chapter 25 Gifted children; Chapter 26 Appealing school decisions; Section Seven Cantonal variations; Chapter 27 Cantonal tables; Chapter 28 Structural



changes in various cantons; Section Eight Appendices; Appendix 1 Contact details of the 26 Cantonal Departments of Education; Appendix 2 Standard school terminology in four languages; Appendix 3 Useful school terms in Swiss German

Appendix 4 Acronyms used in this bookEndnotes; List of tables; Index; Acknowledgements; About the Author; About Bergli Books; Reader questionnaire

Sommario/riassunto

Going Local is an authoritative guide for parents who wish to gain better understanding of the Swiss school system. It maps out all the stages of schooling from Kindergarten to university in all 26 cantons, providing key facts and useful terminology in German, French and Italian.Going Local unravels how children advance through the school system and lists the different selection criteria around the country for the academic path. It also clearly explains the range of options and alternative paths that lead to tertiary education. It highlights issues parents need to address in order to help thei