Education in the Czech Republic

1
Education in the Czech Republic

• Check out the Czech Republic!
• Education 553- Fall 2006, Dr. Stoloff
• Kelly Watrous

2
Czech Republic

• The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe
  that borders Poland to the North, Germany to the
  northwest and west, Austria to the south, and
  Slovakia to the East

3
The Czech Republics Education System

• Children in the Czech republic are required to
  attend school from the age of 6 until the age of
  16.
  
• The school year begins on September 1st and ends
  on June 31st.
  
• Classes usually take 45 minutes and are followed
  by a 5 or 10 minute break.

4
School Structure

• Schools in the Czech Republic are divided in the
  following way (may, 2002)
  
• Creeches for children up to the age of 3
• Kindergarten for children from 3 to 6 years
  old
  
• Elementary School for children from 6 to 10
  years old
  
• Junior High for children from 10 to 14 years
  old
  
• High School for children from 14- 18 years
  old
  
• Universities No age limit

5
Getting to School

• Students in the Czech Republic walk to school in
  a procession.
  
• All students must wear their uniform.

6
Government and Finance of Education

• The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports has
  control over the educational school system.
  
• Schools are funded by the state budget from the
  Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports.
  
• Funding is based on total school enrollment.
  (May, 2002)

7
Curriculum Early Years

• The curriculum in the Czech Republic consists of
  nine major subjects Czech Language and
  literature, introduction to acquiring knowledge,
  the fundamentals of geography and geology,
  fundamentals of natural sciences, mathematics,
  physical education, musical education, work
  education, and drawing, painting, and sculpture.
  (MEYS, p 23)

8
Curriculum Later Years

• In the later years, the curriculum consists of
  more subjects, such as foreign language, civic
  education, history, biology, physics, and
  Chemistry. (MEYS, p 62)

9
Standards of Performance

• Students in the Czech Republic are promoted from
  year to year depending upon their performance on
  oral and written examinations that are developed
  by individual teachers.
• Graduation from school also is dependent upon a
  final examination.
  
• Admission into secondary schools are dependent
  upon written exam scores, as well as past
  academic history. (May, 2002)
  

10
Standards of Performance Cont.

• In the younger years, students must take notes
  from each lecture.
  
• Little written homework and few projects are
  assigned however, students must study notes each
  night in preparation for an oral examination.
  

11
Higher Education

• Students can enroll in three-year courses to
  obtain a Bachelors Degree at a University.
  
• Students can enroll in four or five-year courses
  to obtain a Masters Degree at a University.
  
• Students can enroll in six-year courses to obtain
  a Medical Degree at a University.
  
• A diploma is awarded after a state exam and
  written thesis are both passed.
  

12
References

• (2002, May). Education Around the World The
  Czech Republic. Retrieved November 5, 2006 from
  Web site http//www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/PES/int_c
  zech_republic.html
• (2006, November). Czech Education. Retrieved
  November 5, 2006 from Web site
  http//uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Czech
  
• Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the
  Czech Republic. (1994). National report on the
  development of education 1992-1994. Prague
  Author.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech
  Republic. Retrieved November 5, 2006 from Web
  site http//www.czech.cz/en/work-study/education
  -and-studying/educational-system/
• Photos provided by the official guide to the
  Czech Republic. Retrieved November 5, 2006 from
  Web Site http//www.czech.cz/