Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Casablanca Private School EC #7

We also visited a Casablanca private high school. 
We were given a tour of the school by the headmaster, shown in a magenta sweater. 

Extra Credit Question #7
Tuition for this school is $1600 - $1800 dirhams (Moroccan currency) a month. 
What is the exchange rate from dirhams to US dollars?
How many dirhams can someone get for $1 USD (US dollar)
How much is the school's tuition in USD per month? per year?

 The differences between public and private school in Morocco reminded me of some of the differences between public and private schools in the U.S. What do you think they are?

Front of the private school

Grade averages for every student in the school.

The highest score students can get when they graduate is 20. 
These were the top ranked students.


One of the English level 4 student's notebooks.

The teacher giving his lesson on global citizenship in English.

The activity sheet for students.

They discussed the poem the teacher shared with them.

The teacher is using an interactive white board to sound out English words for the students. 


Part of the lesson from the student work book. 
This is the same work book we were shown a couple of days ago also shared on this blog.

Technology section!

An empty classroom.

Math class notes on an interactive white board.
If it doesn't make any sense to you, remember, it is high school.

Flat screen televisions advertise school announcements in a slide show all day. 
Like the public school, they are stressing the importance of "going green" too!

The private school from the school yard.

Gym

The head master and two other educational leaders we met with.

Part of the lunchroom. 


6 comments:

  1. 1 USD = 8.4417 Moroccan dirhams

    School Tuitions Per Month for Casablanca Private School

    1600 Moroccan Dirhams - 189.5360 US Dollars
    to
    1800 Moroccan Dirhams - 213.2280 US Dollars


    School Tuitions Per Year for Casablanca Private School

    3200 Moroccan Dirhams - 379.0720 US Dollars
    to
    3600 Moroccan Dirhams - 426.4560 US Dollars

    Cant answer what is the exchange rate from dirhams to US Dollars? But it is on this link:
    http://coinmill.com/AED_USD.html

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    1. Wow, that was a quick response! Good calculations Jordan for the conversions per month. Double check your calculations for tuition per year. A piece of information I forgot to include is that there are 10 months in the Moroccan school year - September to June similar to New York City public schools.

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    1. Not fully because it is not 100% correct. Feel free to post the solution if you have it.

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  3. $1 US Dollar equal 8.37 dirhams
    Per Month:
    About
    $191 US Dollars
    to
    $215 US Dollars
    Per Year:
    About
    $1910 US Dollars
    to
    $2150 US Dollars

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  4. 1 US Dollars = 8.4417 M dirhams

    School Tuitions Per Month for Casablanca Private School is

    1600 Moroccan Dirhams - 189.5360 US Dollars

    1800 Moroccan Dirhams - 213.2280 US Dollars


    School Tuitions Per Year for Casablanca Private School

    3200 Moroccan Dirhams - 379.07 US Dollars

    3600 Moroccan Dirhams - 426.45 US Dollars

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