MALI SCHOOLS

GRADES

• There are 12 grades in mali
• Only 8 grades are required
• There school system is based on Americas

HOURS?

• There hours are from 7:30am-1:30 pm monday-friday
• They also have school on saturdag from 12:00- 4:00
• No school kn sundays for religous reasons

CLASSROOMS

• Classrooms are usually very small and not well made
• There are classrooms with about 20-30 students
• Most rooms have no windows but holes in the wall

IS FOOD PROVIDED

• Food usually is provided to all students
• Lunch is always rice and bread
• They drink water not milk

GRADING SYSTEM

• There grading system is like ours but goes 1-10 instead of 1-100
• A:10-9
• B: 8-7
• C: 6-4
• D:4-3 ---- F: 2-0

TRANSPORTATION

• There is no public transportation
• Kids usually walk to the nearst school

EQUIPMENT

• Kids are provided with basic supplies
• Ex: pencil, paper & colors
• Some schools have computers that were donated

GRADES

• In mali there are only three seperate grade groups
• K-6 is Elementary
• 7-8 Middle
• 9-12 Highschool

UNIFORMS

• Due to mali not having high funds there are no uniforms
• All students are allowed to wear what ever clothes they have
• Some schools provide clothes but not a uniform

CLASSES

• Highschool classes only offer history, math, science, & reading
• There are no electives availible
• Some schools may have art and music