Unit I Elementary Education 1.1 Meaning 1.2 Concept 1.3 Aims 1.4 Objectives 1.5 Scope 1.6 Structure of Elementary Education 1.7 Final thoughts 1.1 Meaning Elementary school is defined as a period of formal education following pre-school but before high school. It usually encompasses grades 1-8 and students learn basic skills in areas such as reading, writing and math. Primary education, also called elementary education, is for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Primary education provides students with a basic understanding of various subjects as well as the skills they will use throughout their lives. 1.2 Concept Elementary education builds on preschool education and education in the family. Elementary education is the only stage of education whose completion is compulsory for the whole population of pupils, namely in two stages, the second of which continues the first in terms of cont