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JAPAN

When does school start?

Japanese children start their first grade of elementary school when they are 6 years old. Lessons begin in April. There are around 30 to 40 students in a typical elementary school class. They study Japanese, Maths, Science, Social Studies, Music, crafts, Physical Education, and English, too !
Information technology is very important and schools have access to the Internet.




School uniform




School life


In Japanese elementary schools, classes are divided into small teams for many activities. For example, as part of their education, every day the students clean the classrooms, halls, and yards of their school in these teams. In many elementary schools, the students eat lunch together in their classrooms.



Breaks






There are two breaks lasting about 20 minutes each.
Origami is a traditional Japanese craft.Starting with a single sheet of square colored paper, you can learn to fold all kinds of animals, birds, flowers, boxes, and toys. Origami is a popular pastime, because all it takes is a piece of paper.








GERMANY

German children typically begin school when they are six years old.

The school day starts at about 8:00 a.m., with lessons until a short recess period around 10:00 a.m. The school day ends at 2:00 p.m. Students go home for a hot meal.

They get a lot of homework. In some states in Germany, kids also have school on Saturdays!

Holidays

German children have short vacations (just six weeks )
But they get a two-week break in December and January, another two-week vacation at Easter and one week off in Autumn.
Children do not go to school on religious and national holidays.
It is common for families to travel during vacation, especially to other European countries.













St Martin's Day in Germany (after Halloween)

Link to the activities designed for the texts above (Practice for English Lessons)