Illinois Valley High School

Illinois Valley High School is located in Cave Junction, Oregon, United States of America. This is a Coed American Senior Secondary School. The medium/language followed is English (Indo-European).

Illinois Valley High School is affiliated to American + French.

The American educational system comprises 12 grades of study over 12 calendar years of primary and secondary education before graduating and becoming eligible for college admission. After pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, there are five years in primary school (normally known as elementary school). After completing five grades, the student will enter junior high or middle school and then high school to get the high school diploma. The U.S. uses ordinal numbers (e.g., first grade) for identifying grades. Typical ages and grade groupings in public and private schools may be found through the U.S. Department of Education. Many different variations exist across the country.

Education in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory. There are also a large number and wide variety of higher education institutions throughout the country that one can choose to attend, both public and private.

The French educational philosophy emphasises: the authority of the teacher; individual competition including an absolute grading system (no grading 'on the curve'); stress on analytical thought and rote learning as opposed to creativity; and generally high academic expectations. The French don't necessarily expect their children to have 'fun' at school. Sports are encouraged but organised by community associations, not by the schools.

Ecole Maternelle (Petite, Moyenne, Grande Section)
Nursery school is optional, and children can begin classes at age two. While these schools are still state-funded, attendance is optional and placement is not guaranteed, especially for younger children; children as young as two can attend but must be potty-trained.

Ecole Primaire (CP-CM2)
This starts at age six and corresponds to American grades 1 through 5 and to British Infant 2 through to Junior 4 classes. The administrator, usually a member of the teaching staff, is known as the directeur or directrice; teachers are referred to as maître or maîtresse.

Collège (6ème-3ème)
School assignment is normally determined simply by your address, but parents can request a dérogation, or transfer, to another school. The first year of secondary school, called the 6ème, is called the cycle d'adaptation; the 5ème and 4ème are the cycle central; the 3ème is the cycle d'orientation.