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Education in Vekllei
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This article is about Vekllei society.
Overview #
Education in Vekllei is life-long, diverse, compulsory in childhood and free. Although there are many types of schooling across the country, compulsory education is characterised by a hybrid system provided in a national curriculum by the Education Parliament.
Education and schooling is an important part of Vekllei society, and its importance is indicated by its dedicated federal parliament. It has good outcomes for Vekllei people, and contributes to the country’s reputation as among the most literate and learned societies in the world. It has several education institutions of renown, including Vekllei National University and the Commonwealth University of the West Indies. These outcomes have seen the Vekllei model of education replicated overseas, where it is known as the Atlantic Model.
Government education in Vekllei is unusually diverse, and comprises basically all schooling, including school types that would typically be private or independent in other countries. Government, or ‘public’ schools include religious, independent and alternative schools in addition to standard municipal schools. These alternatives are an effort by the government to anticipate cultural preferences, such as operating Christian or Islamic schools in religious republics. Nonetheless, schools in Vekllei are co-educational with very few exceptions.
Education is a founding aspect of the 4th Commonwealth and is to be reaffirmed constantly and faithfully by all Parliaments and public servants, and to this end is to be provided for as a highest priority of the new Parliament.
Atlantic Model of Education #
The Atlantic Model is the colloquial name for the Vekllei public education system. It is a hybridised model incorporating different influences, including Ferrer and Montessori methods. The Atlantic Model places greater emphasis on personal responsibility, constructivist learning and hobbyism. A distinguishing characteristic is its emphasis on synchronous authority, which protects certain student rights but retains the premise of the teacher as a classroom authority.
Vekllei schools, including universities, employ competency-based grading. This system uses scaffolded tasks to demonstrate competence in a subject, and students are often provided more than one chance to demonstrate their ability. This system has found general success across Vekllei, and it has raised academic standards and the quality of student participation. It has also reduced anxieties about examination and testing in the classroom, and contributes significantly to the wellbeing of Vekllei students. This system does not always accredit easily with systems outside of Vekllei, which can affect post-graduate opportunities.
Although the Atlantic Model incorporates progressive and alternative education methods, its structure deviates from trends common in those movements. Vekllei schools have traditional classrooms, a common student uniform, and address teachers by their surname.
The distinguishing characteristics of the Atlantic Model are:
- Mixed-age classrooms, mostly comprising an age difference of three years
- Emphasis of cleanliness, ordered spaces and natural light
- Democratic or student-led topics and activities
- Emphasis of personal responsibility, improvement, and discipline
- Free time for work and play
- Physical, experiential and practical learning
- Competency-based rather than graded assessment
- Emphasis on clubs, hobbies and extracurricular activities
- Shared burdens like cleaning and cooking
- Short classroom periods broken up by changes in location and subject
- Tracked subject streams
- Activities to improve school spirit and civic identity
- Emphasis of self-care, growth, emotional control and appearance
Organisation #
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Education in Vekllei has no fees, by nature of the commons, including at the secondary and tertiary level. It is funded and equipped by the Bureau of Public Education. The Curriculum & Qualifications Council establishes and supports the national curriculum.
There are many different types of school in Vekllei, but all are government-funded and adhere to the compulsory curriculum outlined by the Education Secretary. The national education uniform is compulsory for all students at both public and independent schools, and is voluntary at universities.
State Schools
State schools (also central or district schools) are administered and funded directly by a constituent republic through the Education Parliament, and are common in cities and some high-density city-states. They are traditionally larger and better equipped, and usually provide for both primary and secondary schooling. In certain republics, state schools are also district colleges, meaning they serve students from Prep to Year 12 or 13.
Community Schools
Community schools (also local schools) are usually administered by a municipality, and are usually smaller than state schools. Although some community schools may combine primary and secondary schooling, most serve only primary education. Community schools may also refer to village schools, or community-run schools in the localist Vekllei tradition.
Studio & Technical Schools
Studio and technical schools typically refer to secondary schools that specialise in arts or vocational curriculums, as a means to fast-track gifted learning. These schools may offer boarding, as only a few studio and technical schools exist across the Commonwealth and smaller republics may send their students overseas to study there.
Faith Schools
Faith schools in Vekllei are affiliated with an approved religious organisation. The curriculum of faith schools have a religious character, usually Jewish or Roman Catholic. Faith schools are still required to adhere to the Commonwealth curriculum as a minimum education standard. Faith Schools are also an exception to the universal coeducational system of the Commonwealth, since two schools in Oslola and one in the Kalina Isles are single-sex boarding schools.
Boarding Schools
Vekllei offers a handful of boarding schools, which are usually specialised institutions that may operate as orphanages or for international students. Some Vekllei boarding schools include aspects of democratic education.
Education #
Read more: Education Parliament
Vekllei people are enrolled in 9 years of compulsory education. In addition, 3 years of pre-school and 3 years of senior secondary schooling are available but not compulsory.
Compared to schooling overseas, Vekllei education places significant value on well-roundedness and practicable household and technical skills, as well as social behaviour. Subject-based streams for specialised learning are common, but the basic compulsory Vekllei curriculum emphasises non-academic subjects and structures pre-tertiary subjects as electives. Reinforcement and learning are lead by positive rather than negative means.
Vekllei has a strong tradition of school clubs and social organisations, and these are considered essential aspects of Vekllei education. Clubs and associations are usually organised by student leadership, and offer opportunities in industry and tertiary study.
Compulsory and tertiary education is free for all Vekllei people, permanent residents and foreign workers. Homeschooling is illegal except by those holding a teaching certificate, and is supervised by a local school which issues the child’s diploma. In this context, homeschooling is almost nonexistent in the Commonwealth. About 15% of the Commonwealth Budget is allocated towards education.
Compulsory Education #
Vekllei offers preschooling from ages 3 onwards. Garden School, or kindergarten, is for 3 & 4 year-olds in Vekllei, and assists with the transition from home to school, followed by preparatory school, or ‘prep’, which is the first year of compulsory primary education.
Vekllei primary education consists of 7 years, starting with Prep at ages 5-6 and concluding with Year 6 at age 12. Secondary education lasts from years 7-12, and study until year 10 is compulsory.
The final year of school in Vekllei usually includes a class trip overseas, traditionally to Europe or Asia, to celebrate graduation.
Vekllei Compulsory Schooling
- Preschool
- Nursery School
- Garden School
- Preparatory School
- Primary School (Years 1-6)
- Secondary School (Years 7-10)
- College (Years 11-12)
Tertiary Education #
The Commonwealth invests heavily in tertiary education as both a social good and a product marketable overseas. Vekllei universities rank highly abroad, and education as a service is a major export of Vekllei, and contributes to Vekllei’s reputation as an international capital of finance and skilled labour.
Universities in Vekllei offer places to students who have completed their Education Award and satisfy the prerequisites for their subject. These requirements differ between subjects, and usually include an interview with the admissions board.
In order to study abroad, Vekllei students must be sponsored by a foreigner, receive a partial scholarship from an overseas university, or receive funding from their tertiary place of study. About one in four Vekllei students study overseas for some period of time.
Curriculum #
Read more: Curriculum & Qualifications Council
The national curriculum is the common programme of study in all Commonwealth schools, and determines standards of study across all education institutions.
Atlantic Curriculum
- Arts
- Vekllei Languages
- Foreign Languages
- Health and Physical Education
- Civic Sciences and Stewardship
- Economics and Business
- World Study
- Political Sciences and History
- Mathematics
- Material Sciences and Electronics
- Work Studies
Uniform #
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All schools in Vekllei share a common student uniform, which can also be worn by teachers and at university. The basic components are universal, but makes no requirements about hair, piercings or makeup. In addition, the basic uniform is often heavily accessorised with cultural elements approved by the school. These include elements like hats, belts, overskirt pleats, clothing items and armbands, but these are added to the existing uniform and do not typically modify the base components.
The basic uniform is simple and purchased independently, usually from department stores. The only badged items are the tie and jewellery/pins. It is worn across all ages of schooling, including tertiary education and university, and by some teachers as well.
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The uniform system was created in 2015 by French migrant Charles-Édouard Laurent to be accessible and comfortable, and so that individual items could continue to be worn after schooling concluded. It is iconic overseas and well-regarded by most Vekllei students.