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The Romanization of Hispania led to the creation of educational institutions. [1][2] The sources record the foundation by Sertorius, around 80 BC, of a peculiar "academy" in Osca (Huesca) where the children of the local elites were educated. But it was the children that won them over the most.
Education in Spain. [dubious – discuss] Education in Spain is compulsory and free for all children aged between 6 and 16 years and is supported by the national government together with the governments of each of the country's 17 autonomous communities. In Spain, primary school and secondary school are considered basic (obligatory) education.
The history of Spain dates to contact between the pre-Roman peoples of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula made with the Greeks and Phoenicians. During Classical Antiquity, the peninsula was the site of multiple successive colonizations of Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans. Native peoples of the peninsula, such as the Tartessos ...
The history of education extends at least as far back as the first written records recovered from ancient civilizations. Historical studies have included virtually every nation. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The earliest known formal school was developed in Egypt's Middle Kingdom under the direction of Kheti, treasurer to Mentuhotep II (2061-2010 BC).
The education system in France can be traced back to the Roman Empire. Schools may have operated continuously from the later empire to the early Middle Ages in some towns in southern France. The school system was modernized during the French Revolution, but roughly in the 18th and early 19th century debates ranged on the role of religion.
It has the highest summer average daily temperatures in Spain and Europe (with highs averaging 36.9 °C (98 °F) in July) and days with temperatures over 40 °C (104 °F) are common in the summer months. August's 24-hour average of 28.0 °C (82 °F) is also one of the highest in Europe, despite relatively cool nightly temperatures. [94]
The Spanish education system is composed of five levels of education: Infant education (between 0 and 6 years) is not compulsory; there are two stages (1º cycle is 0 to 3 years old and 2º cycle is 3 to 6 years old). Primary education (between 6 and 12 years old) is compulsory (and, due to this, is free in public institutions, including the ...
Spain, [ f ] formally the Kingdom of Spain, [ a ][ g ] is a country in southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. [ 11 ][ h ] It is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands in ...