Sunlion- if things haven't changed all that much since I was a kid, our school days are shorter. We only go to school the year we turn 7. The day usually starts between 8 and 9, for smaller kids often ends between noon (on Fridays) and 2 in the afternoon, but for older ones, it's 6 hours of school a day. Oh and classes are always 45 minutes, not one hour. Lunch break is usually between 11 and 12, there are different "shifts", the school cafeteria serves usually one meal, for example chicken in curry sauce and rice, potatoes and meat with gravy and there's always some kind of salad, as well as bread for those who want it, and special meals for those who need them (lactose intolerant etc). Sometimes there are options to choose from, and the food's free.
No one can go home during breaks without special permission from teachers. No saturdays of school here, but our system is different from "continental" Europe. High school (the compulsory schooling) over here is for 9 grades, then you go on and apply to either polytechnics or to 'lukio' which is sort of a continuing school for those who want a higher and more theoretical type of education, and in all of these school days are 8 hours, a lot of the time. Of course there's quite a lot of options, so you can arrange some of your schedule to suit you.
Sorry to be off topic here, just got carried away.
It's always interesting to hear about the differences in countries' cultures and systems, at least for me.
No one can go home during breaks without special permission from teachers. No saturdays of school here, but our system is different from "continental" Europe. High school (the compulsory schooling) over here is for 9 grades, then you go on and apply to either polytechnics or to 'lukio' which is sort of a continuing school for those who want a higher and more theoretical type of education, and in all of these school days are 8 hours, a lot of the time. Of course there's quite a lot of options, so you can arrange some of your schedule to suit you.
Sorry to be off topic here, just got carried away.
