In the selection of working methods, the characteristics of different subjects and the development of transversal competences are taken into consideration. The use of working methods typical for each subject promotes both the formation of organized knowledge structures and the adoption of skills.
The secondary school grades also place emphasis on skills such as identifying, processing, analyzing, etc., however, their methods and application thereof differ from those used with younger students, due to the older students’ abilities to facilitate their own enquiry and academic output. The school’s and, particularly, the teachers’ roles are to provide a functioning and easily accessible theoretical and practical framework within which students are able to increase their independent, life-long learning skills.
During Grade 7, students take the first steps in carrying out their responsibilities concerning their learning. They practise their independence in small doses. In Grade 8, students make their first choices concerning their studies when they choose their long and short electives. Parental guidance is definitely needed but the students are encouraged to push their boundaries and explore new areas of knowledge and skill. Going to Grade 9, students cast their first looks on the future – what they want to be when they grow up. One part in their education is coming to an end and they are preparing to start a new chapter going into high school.
