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==K-12 education== | ==K-12 education== | ||
In Urcea, K-12 education is divided into two sections, called "sextets" for grade groupings. Structurally, each sextet is responsible for conferring different subjects but also includes {{wp|catechesis|catechetical}} education classes at each grade level. In addition to the core basics of each sextet's areas, various history and Urcean literature courses are included at varied grade intervals. Most grade levels also include a remedial material course, which ensures students remain a level of familiarity with material learned at lower levels, especially materials taught at grade intervals. Remedial material courses are graded on a student's grasp on the sum total of all knowledge acquired so far in their academic career, and is considered the most important class for the purposes of a student's overall yearly grade. | In Urcea, K-12 education is divided into two sections, called "sextets" for grade groupings. Structurally, each sextet is responsible for conferring different subjects but also includes {{wp|catechesis|catechetical}} education classes at each grade level. In addition to the core basics of each sextet's areas, various history and Urcean literature courses are included at varied grade intervals. Most grade levels also include a remedial material course, which ensures students remain a level of familiarity with material learned at lower levels, especially materials taught at grade intervals. Remedial material courses are graded on a student's grasp on the sum total of all knowledge acquired so far in their academic career, and is considered the most important class for the purposes of a student's overall yearly grade. | ||
===Kindergarten=== | |||
Kindergarten is not considered part of either Sextet but is typically grouped in with the First Sextet and Kindergarten classes are taught on the same physical grounds as the First Sextet. Kindergarten is designed to teach or reinforce the basic "mechanical foundations of a sound education", which includes basic math and reading skills in addition to an age appropriate supplementary religious education which is designed with the presumption that most students have already received basic religious education from both the Church and their family. Kindergarten is typically for students beginning at ages 4 and 5 and is designed to provide context and basic tools through which the First Sextet can be understood. History classes are included in all thirteen grade levels, though only become major areas of study beginning in the Second Sextet. Physical school buildings and campuses are divided by Sextets and are functionally considered separate "schools". | |||
===First Sextet=== | ===First Sextet=== | ||
The "First Sextet", a period of education which can be roughly equated with "primary education" in other countries, is the first six grade levels | The "First Sextet", a period of education which can be roughly equated with "primary education" in other countries, is the first six grade levels, focused primarily on teaching the {{wp|trivium}} - {{wp|Classical_education_movement#Grammar|grammar}}, {{wp|Classical_education_movement#Logic|logic}}, and {{wp|Classical_education_movement#Rhetoric|rhetoric}}. The First Sextet includes the years 1-6. Basic math courses are also included for the students to have a base level understanding of mathematical concepts before a full arithmetic-based education occurs in the Second Sextet. The First Sextet begins usually at age six and ends around age twelve. | ||
===Second Sextet=== | ===Second Sextet=== | ||
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==Higher education== | ==Higher education== | ||
===Liberal arts schools=== | ===Liberal arts schools=== | ||
Liberal arts colleges are a broad term for every four year college and university in Urcea regardless of the major fields of study it focuses on, ranging from engineering to music theory. In liberal arts colleges, theology and philosophy courses are comparable to "general education" courses in other world education systems and comprise about a quarter of the total credits needed to graduate, with the student's majors, minors, or electives constituting the remaining three quarters. Liberal arts colleges are by far the most common in Urcea and are sponsored by provinces, municipalities, or private not-for-profits. The most prestigious university system in Urcea is the [[Collegium Scientificum]] in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] and elsewhere, which also serves as the nation's primary education regulatory body. | |||
===Trade schools=== | ===Trade schools=== | ||
Urcea has a well developed system of {{wp|trade schools}} maintained by each [[Guilds (Urcea)|guild]], with most guilds having either a standalone trade school per province or an embedded program within provincial public universities. Trade schools are typically a three year degree program that includes salaried apprenticeship roles beginning in the second year of an education. While a trade school degree does not require an individual to join the particular guild industry of their choice on graduation, the education is highly specialized to each guild and sets an individual on the track of life within that industry. As guilds are divided into both labor and capital, the education provided at trade schools includes both technical, hands-on labor education as well as practical management and financial balancing courses necessary for an individual to one day own their own firm. Trade schools also offer intangible benefits to its graduates, namely networking opportunities and personal engagement with local [[Guilds_(Urcea)#Vested_membership|vested guild members]], often offering apprenticeships under vested owners and workers alike. Due to the social and economic influence of guilds within Urcea, the percentage of young people attending trade schools as opposed to traditional liberal arts-oriented institutions of higher education is higher than any other [[Occidental]] country. | Urcea has a well developed system of {{wp|trade schools}} maintained by each [[Guilds (Urcea)|guild]], with most guilds having either a standalone trade school per province or an embedded program within provincial public universities. Trade schools are typically a three year degree program that includes salaried apprenticeship roles beginning in the second year of an education. While a trade school degree does not require an individual to join the particular guild industry of their choice on graduation, the education is highly specialized to each guild and sets an individual on the track of life within that industry. As guilds are divided into both labor and capital, the education provided at trade schools includes both technical, hands-on labor education as well as practical management and financial balancing courses necessary for an individual to one day own their own firm. Trade schools also offer intangible benefits to its graduates, namely networking opportunities and personal engagement with local [[Guilds_(Urcea)#Vested_membership|vested guild members]], often offering apprenticeships under vested owners and workers alike. Due to the social and economic influence of guilds within Urcea, the percentage of young people attending trade schools as opposed to traditional liberal arts-oriented institutions of higher education is higher than any other [[Occidental]] country. | ||
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===Seminaries and formation schools=== | ===Seminaries and formation schools=== | ||
The third largest type of higher education institution in [[Urcea]] is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] seminaries and formation schools. Seminaries work for the training of priests and most date to the {{wp|counter reformation}}; formation schools are lesser institutions dedicated to the education and training of other religious. Many of these are privately operated by the Church with various degrees of [[Ministry_for_the_Church_in_Urcea#Agency_for_Ecclesiastical_Development|state support]], and most seminaries operated independently by religious orders receive no state funding at all. Some seminaries, however, are embedded within public liberal arts schools or have associated programs where seminarians receive educational credit. A small number of seminaries are operated directly by the state within a public school. The most prominent institution is [[Collegium_Scientificum#St._Andrew's_Seminary|St. Andrew's Seminary]], part of the Collegium Scientificum in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]; this institution is a campus within the larger Collegium Scientificum system, although the vast majority of programs and all seminarian dorms are on-site at the seminary. | The third largest type of higher education institution in [[Urcea]] is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] seminaries and formation schools. Seminaries work for the training of priests and most date to the {{wp|counter reformation}}; formation schools are lesser institutions dedicated to the education and training of other religious. Many of these are privately operated by the Church with various degrees of [[Ministry_for_the_Church_in_Urcea#Agency_for_Ecclesiastical_Development|state support]], and most seminaries operated independently by religious orders receive no state funding at all. Some seminaries, however, are embedded within public liberal arts schools or have associated programs where seminarians receive educational credit. A small number of seminaries are operated directly by the state within a public school. The most prominent institution is [[Collegium_Scientificum#St._Andrew's_Seminary|St. Andrew's Seminary]], part of the Collegium Scientificum in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]; this institution is a campus within the larger Collegium Scientificum system, although the vast majority of programs and all seminarian dorms are on-site at the seminary. | ||
===Community colleges=== | |||
Community colleges are two year higher education institutions administered by some municipalities and provinces which are tuition free and include a mix of liberal arts education and trade education; they are, consequently, considered a cross between the two primary four year college options. | |||
===Normal schools=== | |||
Normal schools are public colleges sponsored by provinces which are for the purpose of training public school teachers. | |||
===Cost=== | |||
==Governance and funding== | |||
===Governance=== | |||
Provinces, localities, and the [[Collegium Scientificum]] share degrees of power over public education, with the provinces exercising the most control and oversight of the three parties with respect to the practical logistical administration of the schools. | |||
===Funding for K-12=== | |||
Public school districts in Urcea receive three primary funding streams; property taxes assessed by communal governments, aid provided by Provincial governments, and funds provided by the Collegium Scientificum. The [[Collegium_Scientificum#Office_for_Primary_and_Secondary_Education|Office for Primary and Secondary Education]] of the Collegium Scientificum in FY2005-06 was provided with $1,178,198,617,900.51, the vast majority of which was dedicated to education aid to the nation's school districts. | |||
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