- Grundschule
- f primary school, Am. auch elementary (oder grade) school* * *die Grundschuleelementary school; grade school; grammar school; primary school* * *In Germany, children begin school at the age of six and attend Grundschule for four years. After the fourth year they take an aptitude test, which helps pupils and parents decide whether they should attend a Gymnasium, a Realschule or a Hauptschule. In Austria the corresponding school is called a Volksschule. In Switzerland children attend a Primarschule for the first three to six years (depending on canton) as part of the Volksschule. See: → Gymnasium, Hauptschule, Realschule* * *die((American) a primary school.) grade school* * *Grund·schu·lef primary [or AM elementary] [or AM grade] school* * *die primary school•• Cultural note:GrundschuleThe primary school which all German children attend for four years from the age of 6 (some children do not start until they are 7). Lessons are intense but pupils only attend school for about 4 hours a day. At the end of the Grundschule, teachers and parents decide together which type of secondary school the child should attend* * *Grundschule f primary school, US auch elementary (oder grade) school* * *die primary school•• Cultural note:GrundschuleThe primary school which all German children attend for four years from the age of 6 (some children do not start until they are 7). Lessons are intense but pupils only attend school for about 4 hours a day. At the end of the Grundschule, teachers and parents decide together which type of secondary school the child should attend* * *-n f.elementary school (US) n.elementary school n.grade school (US) n.primary school n.
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.