Reply #2: Live in Korea

[rpannier]

They begin teaching English in 3rd Grade and Chinese in 5th.

Mine learned English vocabulary and sentences in 3rd and 4tn Grade -- almost no writing at all.
Then in 5th Grade they begin teaching them how to write.

In '10 English instruction begins in 1st and Chinese in 3rd

But we are on a 6 day-5 day school week. One week 6 days, 1 week 5 days.
We start at 9 and depending on the grade and day-of-the-week finish anywhere between 1 and 3 pm
Winter vacation is 6 weeks summer 4 weeks.