Compared with other middle schools in the United States, the overall academic level of private high schools in the United States is higher, which is very different from the domestic situation. Public high schools in the United States implement district system (generally, students cannot be screened, and students attend high schools near their families, unless they are special experimental high schools in mathematics and physics), which leads to uneven students and education levels. Rich people in America usually send their children to private high schools. Because students apply for private high schools, they need to pass the entrance examination and application screening, so the overall level is relatively high. There are less than 300 private boarding middle schools in the United States, accounting for about 1% of the total number of middle schools. Generally speaking, only 1% families at the top of the pyramid in the United States have the ability to choose to attend American private boarding middle schools.
Americans don't need tuition to attend public high schools, because they have implemented free compulsory education for 12 years. So why don't American parents choose tuition-free public schools and spend more than $40,000 a year scrambling to attend private boarding schools for their children? The reason is simple and simple-their purpose is to train children and help them go to college. Among all schools in the United States, private boarding middle schools attach the most importance to further studies. Their wages and benefits are good, so their teachers are also high, the enrollment rate is the highest, and the enrollment results are the best. Therefore, if international students want to lay the best foundation for entering American universities in the future by attending American high schools, American private boarding high schools can be said to be the most correct choice.
2. Good management
The management of private high schools is quite strict, especially private boarding high schools. After public high schools leave early, there is no other management, while private boarding high schools have 24-hour care and strict management.
3. Flexible course selection
American private high schools can choose courses according to their abilities. Some students are not very good at home, but they do well in the United States, and their grades are among the best, and the application results of universities are also very good. This is a very common phenomenon. The root of its change is the special course selection method of American private high schools. American high schools adopt the credit system, which does not restrict all students to take the same courses. As long as you have completed enough credits, you can graduate or apply for a university.
The credit system has a lot of convenience for international students, and it is also a flexible choice and superior support given by American high schools to some students with obvious abilities and interests.
For example, if your English is not as good as that of American students, you can choose ESL courses (English courses for international students) that can also earn English credits, as long as you can catch up with the learning progress before graduating from senior three.
You won't delay the graduation time.
For another example, China students are generally better at math than American students. Suppose you go to the United States to study 10 grade and find that the math in 10 grade is too simple, then you can skip the math in 1 1 or 12 grade and get three credits directly.
For another example, natural science does not require students to take physics, chemistry or biology. You can choose high school physics for one year, freshman physics for one year, and chemistry for one year instead of biology courses.
4. It is easier for international students to contact.
The United States has a long history of recruiting international students, so their ESL courses are well connected. Unlike high schools in Australia, New Zealand and Britain, international students have to strengthen their English in the international student department before they can formally enter high school.
In addition to more than 40 private boarding high schools in the United States, ESL courses are also offered to help international students overcome English problems. Students can use these 2-3 years to improve their English, so that they can successfully apply to their favorite universities in the future. Private high schools that do not offer ESL courses also accept international students, but the admission requirements are higher, and the English level of applicants must reach the level of American students of the same age (because you must take English courses at the same level as American children after entering school).
5. Small class teaching
The average class size of American private high schools is 12 students. Small class teaching can ensure that students and teachers have full communication, and teachers can take care of every student in the class. This will help students adapt to the learning environment and improve learning efficiency.
6. springboard for further study
Because the academic quality of American private high schools is widely recognized by American universities, studying in a better private high school in the United States will become a springboard for students to enter the top 50 universities in the United States in the future.
7. School activities are rich in resources.
The activities in boarding high schools are more colorful than those in day schools. School resources are diverse and activities are diverse. Students can choose freely according to their own interests after class, while students who go to day schools go home directly after school. Extracurricular activities basically rely on parents' extra money to study outside, and the school does not provide any activity resources.