With the improvement of living standards, people pay more attention to education, many people choose to go to the United States to study, not only university to study in the United States, some parents from primary school to send their children abroad, here is a look at the conditions of applying for American primary school.
1. If it is a primary school student who wants to study in the United States, it is necessary to have a guardian.
The United States stipulates that if students under the age of 18 go to study in the United States, they must have a guardian. The guardian can be a parent with a green card or another legal citizen with a green card. Besides, the guardian can also be recommended by the school.
However, in the United States, the guardian needs to bear more responsibility, so it is the most basic to ensure that students eat and pick up.
Some schools also require the guardian to live near the school or in the same school as the child.
If parents want to accompany their parents to the United States but do not have a green card or long-term visa, they can apply for a B2 accompany visa to enter the country. After the six-month visa expires, they can apply for another exit or apply for an extension in the United States.
2. Visa Conditions In the United States, only U.S. citizens, long-term visa holders, or green card holders can apply to attend public schools.
If the parent has a L/H/J/F visa, the child can also apply for a subsidiary visa to attend public schools. However, B2 visas are not supported. The child of a B2 visa holder can apply for a private school.
3. In terms of fees, primary schools in the United States are required to arrive at school at 8 a.m. There are generally three ways to go to school: parents or guardians use small cars to pick them up, apply for school vehicles to pick them up, and walk to school.
The cost of a year of boarding at a private school ranges from $35,000 to $50,000, with a typical year of staying away from home ranging from $10,000 to $30,000.
1. Parent-Teacher Conference refers to a meeting between parents and teachers, usually once a semester. At the beginning of the semester, teachers will meet with each student’s parents individually.
One month in advance, the teacher will send a notice listing all The Times for the parents to choose, and the time is set.
A week before the meeting, the teacher will send another notice reminding the parents of the appointment time.
The teacher will tell the parents the situation of the child in the school, the situation of the test, the content that needs the parents’ family education cooperation, etc.
2, ESL, most of the time, parents think children in the United States to study English is not a problem to catch up with the local children, laid the foundation at home, listening and speaking skills to the United States had the language environment, improve quickly, but also because of the person different, so the school courses in ESL, children come here to study abroad, in order to keep up with the local children, ESL school will arrange.
Of course, if the children’s English level is good enough, they can also take classes with local children.
3, ELD children after passing the ESL, will enter the ELD learning (English Language Development Standards).
ELD is divided into three stages Begining/Intermediate/Advanced.
If the children’s English level is good enough, they can also take classes with local children, without ELD.
4. School Supplies List will usually be provided after School starts.
This list is also available to customers at stores where they buy stationery.
In the good times, it was all free, the school provided it, you didn’t have to buy it, now the school only provides some, you buy some.
In addition to the stationery for study, teachers sometimes give a notice to children to donate some of the needs of the class, such as paper towels or wet wipes and other daily necessities, of course, do not donate, do not demand.
