The US Curriculum is based on American Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Math, History/Geography, and Next Generation Science Standards for Science. Students are supported by a huge range of co-curricular activities that ensure they have the opportunity to develop fully as individuals.
The 12 years following kindergarten are usually organised under a ‘5-3-4 plan’ where grades 1 to 5 are elementary (primary) school, grades 6 to 8 are junior high or middle school and grades 9 to 12 are high school. Usually, a student has one teacher for all major subjects during elementary school and a different teacher for each subject during secondary school.
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