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Сайтът Preppy Is a Way Of Life изготвя списък на най-“препи” училищата в цял свят. Това са елитни частни или международни училища с по-консервативни ценности и обучение, което е на изключително високо ниво. Престижни са и имат успехи в редица сфери. Възпитаниците им продължават в други елитни образователни институции. Другата важна отличителна черта на “препи” училищата е, че към тях се насочват обикновено деца от семейства, които спадат към по-високообразованата състоятелна прослойка на обществото в дадената държава.
“Препи” (“Preppy”) е термин, който е измислен през 80-те години. Той се отнася за американската елитна прослойка от високата средна класа. Препитата са високообразовани, добре изглеждащи, състоятелни и консервативни възпитаници на елитните училища и университети. Терминът произлиза от подготвителните частни училища (preparatory schools), които са разположение в североизточните части на САЩ и подготвят своите ученици за влизане в престижните университети. Определението обаче бързо се разпространява и в световен мащаб. Събратя на американските препита са френските BCBG, английските “Sloane Rangers” и “Rah”, ирландските “D4” и “West Brit”.
Целта на списъка е да послужи за ориентир за хората, които смятат, че попадат в тази прослойка, или искат децата им да учат с такива деца. В него влизат основно елитни частни и международни училища. За съжаление в списъка отсъстват доста държави от Източна и Централна Европа.
Въз основа на всичко, което съм проучвала за прослойката Preppy и техните училища в другите държави (елитни частни или чуждестранни училища), наблюденията ми върху частното образование, а така също на база логиката на подбора от Preppy Is a Way Of Life, съм добавила и няколко училища за България и още няколко държави. Нека добавеното да се възприема като първи опит да присъстват български, източно- и централноевропейски училища в този списък. Мисля, че всеки може да прецени въз основа на основните критерии за “препи” училища, дали дадено училище попада в тази категория. Така че списъкът не е окончателен, а може да се допълва.
Целта на такъв тип класации, рейтинги, списъци, не е да бъдат възприемани като нещо категорично и окончателно, а по-скоро да са някаква идея за начално проучване от всеки родител. Живеем във времена, когато мобилността е вече нещо съвсем нормално. Семействата могат да сменят градове и държави или пък детето да отиде да учи в чужбина. Нужна е информация или поне нещо начално, откъдето да стартира проучването. Това са опити за примерна ориентация откъде да започне търсенето, проучването и изборът на дадено училища. И още нещо е важно, което няма нищо общо с модерната тенденция за мобилност. Хората често обичат да са в среда, сходна до тяхната, където имат близки интереси и стремежи. Там се чувстват най-добре.
Кои училища в света са най-“препи”?
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