▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁system . ▁ ▁Language , ▁mathematics , ▁history / ge ography ▁and ▁science ▁are ▁developed ▁along ▁the ▁master y ▁model — through ▁a ▁skills ▁list ▁through ▁which ▁children ▁progress ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁school ▁to ▁the ▁end . ▁Children ▁are ▁tested ▁week ly ▁on ▁average ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁children ▁who ▁request ▁to ▁be ▁tested ; ▁teachers ▁cannot ▁demand ▁that ▁tests ▁be ▁written . ▁Instead ▁a ▁progress ▁chart ▁shows ▁how ▁far ▁along ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁( 8 0 % ▁is ▁considered ▁master y ). ▁The ▁child ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁to ▁learn ▁what ▁he / she ▁has ▁already ▁learned — if ▁the ▁child ▁can ▁pass ▁a ▁test ▁without ▁att ending ▁class , ▁the ▁progress ▁chart ▁is ▁marked ▁ident ically ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁child ▁that ▁attended ▁hours ▁of ▁class room ▁study . ▁A ▁quick ▁lear ner ▁is ▁offered ▁the ▁next ▁level ▁of ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁t utor ▁others . ▁No ▁numerical ▁or ▁letter - based ▁grad ing ▁system ▁is ▁used . ▁ ▁Creative / app lied ▁courses ▁These ▁courses ▁can ▁be ▁offered ▁in ▁ 6 – 8 ▁week ▁blocks . ▁ 1 – 3 ▁can ▁be ▁chosen ▁out ▁of ▁ 9 – 1 2 ▁courses ▁offered . ▁In cluded ▁are ▁topics ▁students ▁want ▁to ▁learn ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁find ▁in ▁traditional ▁curr icul um . ▁They ▁usually ▁involve ▁some ▁physical ▁activities ▁( e . g . ▁s occer ), ▁some ▁art istic ▁ones ▁( visual ▁arts ) ▁and ▁some ▁applied ▁( h ort