Generally, the daily class time of American high schools (U.S. local time) is arranged as follows: (1) Morning class time 8:30?12:00
(2) Afternoon class Time 13:30?16:30
(3) Evening self-study time 19:00?22:00 (referring to schools with evening self-study)
What extracurricular activities are generally available in American high schools Woolen cloth?
Extracurricular activities in American high schools mainly include the following categories:
(1) Academic extracurricular activities. Such activities (such as participating in Science Olympiads, quizzes, etc.) can inspire students to delve deeper into this academic field.
(2) Extracurricular activities in art and sports. Students can join art extracurricular groups (such as painting classes, bands, choirs) or sports teams (such as volleyball teams, basketball teams, etc.) according to their interests and hobbies.
(3) Social activities. The United States attaches great importance to the cultivation of students' awareness of social contribution, emphasizing that students are members of the community in which they live and must contribute to this community. Therefore, the school will encourage students to participate in some community service activities or public welfare activities, such as cleaning up garbage, publicity, or serving in the Red Cross or charity societies.
(4) Life skills group. Many middle schools in the United States have established interest groups to cultivate students' life skills, such as family life skills groups, food clubs, fashion design clubs, etc.
In addition to existing activity projects, students can also spontaneously establish new activity clubs or groups in the school based on their own interests.
What kind of extracurricular activities do American girls’ schools set up?
American girls’ schools will follow the psychological characteristics, physical characteristics and gender preferences of female middle school students to set up extracurricular activities, such as setting up extracurricular interest groups such as clothing design, family finance, jewelry design, flower arrangement, etc. to improve female literacy. . In addition, there will also be sports interest groups, such as hockey, basketball, volleyball, polo, etc., but fewer girls will participate.
What are the characteristics of extracurricular activities in American boys’ schools?
Extracurricular activities in American boys’ schools are set up based on the general sports preferences of male middle school students. Therefore, boys actively participate in the school’s basketball team, football team, rugby team, ice hockey team, tennis team, and cycling team. .
Moreover, male middle school students generally have a strong spirit of exploration of scientific knowledge, so there are also many boys participating in interest groups such as chemistry, physics, mathematics, and astronomy.
In addition, boys' schools also pay great attention to cultivating male students' leadership and speech skills, so they will create more opportunities for boys to give public welfare speeches or serve in community service organizations.