School Courses
School Schedules
| Sample American High School Schedule | ||||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| 8:00-8:55 AM |
Math | Math | Math | Math | Math | Allemand |
| 9:00-9:55 AM |
Science | Science | Science | Science | Science | Anglais |
| 10:00-10:55 AM | History | History | History | History | History | Français |
| 11:00-11:55 AM | English | English | English | English | English | Italien |
| 12:00-12:30 PM | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:35-1:30 PM | Spanish | Spanish | Spanish | Spanish | Spanish | |
| 1:35-2:30 PM | Gym | Gym | Gym | Gym | Gym | |
In the United States, students go to school from Monday through Friday. While some schools have A and B, days, the schedule is very uniform and students attend the same classes at the same times each day. Lunch is typically served over a half hour period. School begins around 8:00 AM and ends around 2:30 PM.
| Sample French Lycée Schedule | ||||||
| Lundi | Mardi | Mercredi | Jeudi | Vendredi | Samedi | |
| 8h00- 8h55 |
Histoire | Allemand | Maths | Musique | Physique | Allemand |
| 9h00- 9h55 |
Anglais | Musique | Maths | Français | Allemand | Anglais |
| 10h00-10h55 | Maths | Maths | Français | Français | Histoire | Français |
| 11h00-11h55 | Allemand | Histoire | Physique | Théâtre | Gymnastique | Italien |
| 12h00-13h55 | Déjeuner | Déjeuner | Déjeuner | Déjeuner | ||
| 14h00-14h55 |
Italien | Biologie | Anglais | Italien | ||
15h00-15h55 |
Gymnastique | Biologie | Italien | Théâtre | ||
| 16h00-16h55 | Gymnastique | Technologie | Physique | Anglais | ||
Now take a moment to view a sample of a French high school schedule. On a piece of paper, make a list of any obvious differences between the two schedules. One thing you may notice is that French students attend school for half-days on Wednesday and Saturday; however, some French localities have started to eliminate the half-day on Saturday. What else is different about the French high school schedule?