School in Belize

The education system in Belize is a British model of education. Schools in Belize come in three levels which is primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary schooling for 8 years is the only mandatory education. Secondary schools include the classification of forms. Many religious congregations operate the primary schools and secondary schools have a high element of religion in their classroom. Primary education is free but related expenses such as uniforms, books and test fees are definitely a financial strain for most families and especially so for the poor ones.

TJ has attended Corozal Community College and this is his TJ's Blog entry...

School in Canada is substantially different then the schooling in Belize. Teachers have a unique approach on punishment towards the students. They are a lot harder on students in the discipline side of classes. They use "The Demerit System" and staying after school hours is often the punishment of choice. Classes are usually chaotic and, at times can be controlled but sometimes have absolutely no direction simply because students wont shut up and no one seems to use the "put up your hand" method to speak. All of the noise and confusion usually results in the progress of classes to slow down. My classmates at school were great to say the least! We would constantly fool around in and out class hours and everyone was friendly. Lunch hour usually meant sitting around the large fruit tree outside of class and eating lunch from the snack bar. The choice of food included everything from the classic, "Rice N beans" to Tamales and tacos. All in all Corozal Community College was an excellent cultural learning opportunity. I wouldn't like to attend CCC full time but it was definitely an experience i will never forget.