1. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
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Name: Slovenská republika, Slovensko, Slovak Republic, Slovakia, Slovaquie , Slowakei , Slovacchia, Eslovaquia Location: Central Europe
Population: inhabitants
Area: km2
Capital: Bratislava
Currency: SKK (Slovak koruna) (1€~39 SKK)
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2. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Short Historical Overview
In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia
Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe
Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free
The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993
Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
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3. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Pre-school education
nursery schools
for kids from 3 to 6 years of
age
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4. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Primary education
10 years of compulsory school attendance
2 stages of primary school: 1st stage from 1 to 4 grade, 2nd stage from 5 to 9 grade
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5. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Secondary education
School types:
gymnasium
bussines college
construction college
vocation sch.
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6. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Higher education
state universities
private institutions
1st level: Bachelor’s study
2nd level: Magister’s, Engineer’s, Doctor’s study
3rd level: Ph.D. study
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7. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Compulsory education
takes 10 years
starts at the age of 6 years
postpones, if the child is not physically or mentally developed
zero grade for children from socially disadvantaged surroundings
integration of children with special needs to normal classes
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8. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Administration
by the year 1990 the school administration had been executed at the central level
new acts of law gives primary and secondary schools more autonomy
a way for pluralistic system has been established
these acts solved the position of self-governing bodies in education
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9. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Vision
an independent, reach, successful, full of joy school
a regural transnational collaboration within EU countries
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10. SLOVAK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
What we are doing now?
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