The American Education System

By Robert G. Moore

PreschoolAges 3-5

KindergartenAge 5

Primary SchoolGrades 1-5Ages 6-10

How do students get to school?

Students that live more than a mile a way from school can take the bus. Student rides bike

to school on a sunny fall day.

Students 16 years and older can drive to school, but these Alabama students chose to walk to protest high

gas prices.

Middle School is typically grades 6-8Ages 11-13

• These middle school students are racing at a track meet.

It’s very common for middle school students to take a field trip to our nations capital. It isn’t so common to meet our first African American President, Barack Obama.

Time Schedule

• Monday – Friday • Class Hours 7:45am - 2:30pm• 7 Periods including a 1hour lunch/break• Extra Curricular Activities and Athletics• 2:30pm – 6:00pm

School Lunch

• Elementary School Lunch - $2.25Middle School Lunch - $2.50Sixth Grade School Lunch - $2.50High School Lunches - $2.50

High School

Ages 14-17

• Freshman Advanced Placement Courses• Sophomore• Junior• Senior

• SAT:The current SAT Reasoning Test, introduced in 2005, takes three hours and forty-five minutes to finish, and costs $49 ($75 International), excluding late fees.2 Possible scores range from 600 to 2400, combining test results from three 800-point sections (Mathematics, Critical Reading, and Writing).

Senior Prom/Graduation

• Senior prom and graduation are the two most celebrated events of the year. It’s a time to reflect, celebrate and say goodbye to friends and teachers.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeb2BNmcLJM

Young MC Principal´s office

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7fs2979Y4&ob=av2e