In
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, the term "training school" or "training center" can refer to a private company that helps students, typically from 3–12 years old, improve their performance in academic subjects such as
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
,
math
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
, or
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
. These schools normally operate in the evenings, on weekends, or both. Many hold classes during school recesses. Training schools can range anywhere from a one-room operation with only one teacher, to very large corporations with hundreds of thousands of students.
One reason for the existence of training schools in China is the "large gap between the demand for and supply of elementary and secondary teachers", which causes an increase in the value of premium teaching.
The purpose of a training school is to help students achieve higher scores on the tests they will face in their public schools. There is a strong distinction in China between a training school and one that will explicitly get students ready for an international school or an overseas education. Training schools focus on memorization and test-taking, while schools geared towards child development emphasize games and activities.
Notable Examples
The more well-known national-level training schools include "EF (
English First), Giraffe, Aston, Hess, and Best Learning".
[https://www.hanacore.com/training-schools-vs-primary-schools-china/ Hanacore]
References
* http://www.cpre.org/images/stories/cpre_pdfs/sixnations_final.pdf pp. 19–27
* https://www.pioneerbeyond.com/training-centres-in-china/
Education in China
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