Italy--Culture Smart! by Barry Tomalin
Author:Barry Tomalin [Tomalin, Barry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-85733-831-7
Publisher: Kuperard
Published: 2016-01-11T16:00:00+00:00
Shopping Hours
Shops normally open from about 8:30 a.m. and close around 6:00, 7:00, or 8:00 p.m. Many shops, especially in the South, take a pausa (long lunch break) and close between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. It is always worth checking opening times. To compensate for Saturday working, many shops close on a weekday afternoon: this varies from city to city. Once again, the advantage of most department stores and supermarkets is that they are open all day.
EDUCATION
The school year runs from September to June. The state education system is supplemented by private schools, all following the national curriculum. Education starts at an early age: compulsory schooling is from six to fifteen years old, but a child may go to infant school (scuola dell’infanzia) as early as four. From six to eleven, children attend primary school (scuola primaria). At age eleven, they take the licenza elementare before attending middle school (scuola media) from eleven to fourteen. At fourteen, they take the diploma di licenza media, a year before the end of compulsory schooling.
Between fourteen and eighteen, children have a considerable amount of choice. They might opt for a liceo classico (which specializes in a traditional humanistic education), a liceo scientifico (scientific studies), a liceo linguistico (languages), a liceo tecnico (technical studies), or an istituto commerciale (commerce). Or they might prefer an arts education in a liceo artistico, istituto d’arte, conservatorio (musical studies), accademia di danza, or accademia drammatica. If they want to start teacher training, they will attend an istituto magistrale or scuola magistrale.
The type of school does not mean that basic subjects are excluded, but that extra hours are devoted to the disciplines in which the school specializes. The maturità exam at eighteen allows access to university and the diploma di laurea (bachelor’s degree).
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