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Cuban education system

By Jheel Patel

Cuban education system are one of the highest ranked systems in the world…..

The Overview of the education system: Irrespective of income or place of living,

education at every level is free School uniforms and meals are free Many schools open at 6:30 am and close after

12 hours, providing free morning and after school care for working parents with no extended family

Mobile teachers are employed to homes if children are unable to come to school

Over half of the teachers employed in Cuba have masters degree

There are now 23 medical schools in Cuba up from only three before the Cuban revolutionCuban Education

system

So what’s the Cuban revolution or the Cuban literacy campaign? And what did it do to the literacy rates of Cuba???

Literacy rates

1953 56%

1970 88%

1986 Nearly 100%

Literacy rates….

Fidel Castro….

Education in Cuba can be divided into two main stages: School education in Cuba: Students between the ages of 6 and 16,

have to compulsorily attend school. There are colored school uniforms to

mark every grade. The duration of primary education is 6

years. Secondary education has 2 parts, which are basic and pre-university secondary education.

Levels of Education in Cuba

Higher Education in Cuba: The oldest university of Cuba is the

University of Havana. There are other 47 universities, where

one can pursue higher studies.

Levels of Education in Cuba

A Change brought in by education…..

The world bank were impressed by the high level of excellence in the schools of and thought it to be excellent due to several things:

An extensive, free network of schools for children and adults

A high level of attention to teachers Low-cost materials of high quality Non-discriminatory in its offerings, especially

for rural and special needs students A teacher to student ratio around 1 to 13What was the feedback

given by the World bank when the toured the Cuban schools?

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107443.html

http://people.hofstra.edu/alan_j_singer/CoursePacks/ADifferentKindofRevolutionCubasNationalLiteracyCampaign.pdf

http://www.havana-guide.com/cuban-schools.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Literacy_Campaign

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