Chrisell
September 13th, 2008, 06:44 PM
My ability to write original fiction seems to have deserted me for the moment, so I'm indulging in revisiting my ideas for an "Anne of Green Gables" fanfic set in the mid-1930s. I'm only writing it for my own amusement at this point, although if I like how it turns out I'll pop it up on the internet.
Anyway, in order to write it properly, I need to know how the Canadian school system was generally structured in the 1930s, particularly in small country towns where there would be around 5-10 kids in each year group at school. If we want to get even more specific, I need to know how it would have been on Prince Edward Island, but I'll settle for anywhere really lol.
Specifically, I need to know:
- What age did kids start school?
- Did all of the kids born in one year start school in the same year, or is/was the cut-off in the middle of the year?
- Did kids still generally leave at 14 unless they were going to high school, or had the system switched to a primary/secondary model?
- What was the usual school leaving age for kids not going on to higher education?
If anyone has any scraps of information or linkies for me they would be greatly appreciated. This is *not* a Google-friendly inquiry so I'm really struggling!
Thanks heaps in advance :-)
Anyway, in order to write it properly, I need to know how the Canadian school system was generally structured in the 1930s, particularly in small country towns where there would be around 5-10 kids in each year group at school. If we want to get even more specific, I need to know how it would have been on Prince Edward Island, but I'll settle for anywhere really lol.
Specifically, I need to know:
- What age did kids start school?
- Did all of the kids born in one year start school in the same year, or is/was the cut-off in the middle of the year?
- Did kids still generally leave at 14 unless they were going to high school, or had the system switched to a primary/secondary model?
- What was the usual school leaving age for kids not going on to higher education?
If anyone has any scraps of information or linkies for me they would be greatly appreciated. This is *not* a Google-friendly inquiry so I'm really struggling!
Thanks heaps in advance :-)