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Schools and Universities in the German-speaking Countries
Kindergarten (literally “children’s garden”) is both a German word and a German invention. The kindergarten pre-school educational philosophy has been widely adopted around the world. It is thus somewhat ironic to discover that kindergarten in Germany is not usually part of the state-supported school system (except in former East Germany), even though about 85 percent of German youngsters between the ages of three and six attend voluntary community and church-supported kindergartens.
The Humboldt University of Berlin was founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. PHOTO © Hyde Flippo
It was the Swiss Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) who first developed many of the basic pedagogical approaches and teacher training principles that today’s educators all over the world take for granted. Zurich-born Pestalozzi’s ideas had spread as far as the United States by the 1860s, and his theories influencedFriedrich Froebel (1782-1852), the German founder of the first kindergarten, as well as many other educators and philosophers.
The German education system
The educational system in the German-speaking countries generally follows the European model of free public education and a variety of secondary schools for academic and vocational education, rather than the American model of a single comprehensive high school for all students. Although there are some differences among them, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland all have a primary school (Grundschule or Volksschule) that begins at age six and lasts four years (five or six in some places), a secondary level that generally starts at age 11 (grade 5) and is divided into a less academic Hauptschule (to grade 10) leading to vocational education, an intermediate Realschule (not in Austria) leading to a technical or business school, and the academically oriented Gymnasium that leads to theAbitur or Matura diploma and a university education. Special education classes or special schools are offered for students with mental or physical disabilities. More on next post...
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The educational system in the German-speaking countries generally follows the European model of free public education and a variety of secondary schools for academic and vocational education, rather than the American model of a single comprehensive high school for all students. Although there are some differences among them, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland all have a primary school (Grundschule or Volksschule) that begins at age six and lasts four years (five or six in some places), a secondary level that generally starts at age 11 (grade 5) and is divided into a less academic Hauptschule (to grade 10) leading to vocational education, an intermediate Realschule (not in Austria) leading to a technical or business school, and the academically oriented Gymnasium that leads to theAbitur or Matura diploma and a university education. Special education classes or special schools are offered for students with mental or physical disabilities. More on next post...
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