美國(guó)中學(xué)課程是怎么設(shè)置的

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    赴美國(guó)留學(xué),須知美國(guó)中學(xué)課程設(shè)置與評(píng)分體系:
    1、Basic curricular structure必修課
    Science 自然科學(xué)(usually three years minimum, including biology, chemistry, physics)
    Mathematics 數(shù)學(xué)(usually three years minimum, including algebra, geometry, algebra II, and/or precalculus/trigonometry)
    English語(yǔ)言 (usually four years minimum, including literature, humanities, etc)
    Social Science社會(huì)科學(xué) (various history, government, and economics courses, always including American history)
    Physical education 體育(at least one year)
    2、Electives(選修課)
    Common types of electives include:
    Visual arts (drawing, sculpture, painting, photography, film)
    Performing arts (drama, band, chorus, orchestra, dance)
    Technology education ("Shop"; woodworking, metalworking, automobile repair, robotics)
    Computers (word processing, programming, graphic design)
    Athletics (cross country, football, baseball, basketball, track and field, swimming, tennis, gymnastics, water polo, soccer, wrestling, cheerleading)
    Publishing (journalism/student newspaper, yearbook/annual, literary magazine)
    Foreign languages (Spanish, French are common; Chinese, Latin, Greek, German,and Japanese are less common)
    3、高中GPA 舉例
    GPA,就是grade point average,學(xué)業(yè)平均成績(jī)。A=4,B=3,C=2,D=1,F(xiàn)=0,每門(mén)課的各個(gè)任課老師給出學(xué)年ABCD后,學(xué)校把整個(gè)高中的所有科目的成績(jī)都平均起來(lái),得到一個(gè)值,叫做unweight GPA。
    因?yàn)閷W(xué)校有不同等級(jí)的課,AP補(bǔ)助2分,Honor補(bǔ)助一分,regular沒(méi)有補(bǔ)助,最后,再把這些所有補(bǔ)助的分?jǐn)?shù)加起來(lái),除以15,得數(shù)加到unweight GPA上,得到一個(gè)值稱為weight GPA。每個(gè)學(xué)校不同,我們學(xué)校就是用weight GPA排名(class ranking),所以導(dǎo)致了選課的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
    4、學(xué)期、假期、考試
    其他要點(diǎn):
    一年三個(gè)學(xué)期:9月初-12月中旬;1月初-3月初;3月下旬-6月初
    4個(gè)假期:X’mas, Thanksgiving, Spring break, Summer vacation
    SLEP:針對(duì)母語(yǔ)非英語(yǔ)的學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言測(cè)試
    SSAT:美國(guó)中學(xué)入學(xué)測(cè)試
    PSAT:SAT預(yù)考,10年級(jí)、11年級(jí)學(xué)生均可參加;美國(guó)學(xué)生參加可獲得“國(guó)家獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金”
    5、美國(guó)私立中學(xué)一天的日常安排
    Day schedule:
    7:00-7:25 a.m.: breakfast 早餐
    After breakfast, students are expected to return to their dorms, clean up their rooms, and finish their dorm jobs. Morning assembly, which is a time when students and faculty members have a chance to make announcements, begins at 8:00 a.m.
    8:10 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m.: academic classes 上課
    3:00-6:00pm: afternoon activity: athletics, music, or art
    6:00pm:day students go home and boarders have a family style dinner;
    After dinner-7:30pm: free time
    7:30-9:30pm: upper school students study at study hall;7:30-9:00pm for middle school students;
    When study hall ends, students have some free time on campus, but must return to their dorms before 10:00 p.m.
    Lights out for middle school students is 10:00 p.m.; for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, it is 10:30 p.m.; and for seniors and postgraduates, lights out is 11:00 p.m.
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    美國(guó)高中留學(xué)選校三個(gè)準(zhǔn)則
    第一、可考慮美國(guó)教會(huì)學(xué)校
    留學(xué)專家指出,美國(guó)的教會(huì)學(xué)校是由美國(guó)文化乃至西方文化的。
    特點(diǎn)所決定的。眾所周知的是,美國(guó)的民眾信仰以及大部分的典故都是來(lái)源自《圣經(jīng)》,而留學(xué)主要也是為了能夠融入美國(guó)當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕?,所以選擇美國(guó)的教會(huì)中學(xué)是與美國(guó)社會(huì)溝通的一個(gè)最佳的橋梁。
    第二、可衡量該校的學(xué)生比例及師生比例
    在這里的學(xué)生比例主要是指種族之間的一個(gè)比例,留學(xué)專家表示,美國(guó)是一個(gè)移民國(guó)家,各個(gè)種族在學(xué)校里面都可以找到,這樣也就是說(shuō)在學(xué)生選擇美國(guó)的高中時(shí)中國(guó)學(xué)生不可太多,這樣對(duì)于學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言環(huán)境及性格的塑造是非常不利的。
    第三、可根據(jù)高中所在的區(qū)域做為擇校標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
    在選擇美國(guó)的高中時(shí)地域也可以做為擇校的一個(gè)參考,據(jù)留學(xué)專家介紹,在美國(guó)的東岸文化底蘊(yùn)較好,而且優(yōu)質(zhì)的學(xué)校也較多。而且留學(xué)專家還要提醒的一點(diǎn)是,學(xué)校所處的地域也是直接影響到留學(xué)的費(fèi)用問(wèn)題,一般較為偏遠(yuǎn)的地區(qū)學(xué)費(fèi)較低生活費(fèi)用也很少,所以建議資金的基礎(chǔ)并非十分雄厚的學(xué)生申請(qǐng)偏遠(yuǎn)但是教育質(zhì)量不錯(cuò)的高中就讀。