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Discussion on compulsory religious education

22.10.2024, Tallinn. At a public session of the Riigikogu's Cultural Affairs Committee, the status of religious education as a compulsory subject in Estonian general education schools was discussed. While some experts advocate having a separate lesson in the curriculum for religious education, there were also those who favor better integration of the subject into the curricula of other humanities subjects. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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Discussion on compulsory religious education

22.10.2024, Tallinn. At a public session of the Riigikogu's Cultural Affairs Committee, the status of religious education as a compulsory subject in Estonian general education schools was discussed. While some experts advocate having a separate lesson in the curriculum for religious education, there were also those who favor better integration of the subject into the curricula of other humanities subjects. From right bishop Marko Tiitus, Archbishop of Tallinn and head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Urmas Viilma, Monika Helme, Kadri Tali, Tanel Tein. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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Discussion on compulsory religious education

22.10.2024, Tallinn. At a public session of the Riigikogu's Cultural Affairs Committee, the status of religious education as a compulsory subject in Estonian general education schools was discussed. While some experts advocate having a separate lesson in the curriculum for religious education, there were also those who favor better integration of the subject into the curricula of other humanities subjects. From right bishop Marko Tiitus, Archbishop of Tallinn and head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Urmas Viilma, Monika Helme, Kadri Tali, Tanel Tein. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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Discussion on compulsory religious education

22.10.2024, Tallinn. At a public session of the Riigikogu's Cultural Affairs Committee, the status of religious education as a compulsory subject in Estonian general education schools was discussed. While some experts advocate having a separate lesson in the curriculum for religious education, there were also those who favor better integration of the subject into the curricula of other humanities subjects. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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National defence camp for students

Pärnu, 30.05.2024. National defence camp. National defence education is an elective subject at the upper secondary school level and an elective module in vocational education curricula. The outdoor camp is organised with the support of the Defence Forces or the Defence League, so that students are able to experience life in the armed forces and discipline. Photo: Mailiis Ollino/Pärnu PM

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National defence camp for students

Pärnu, 30.05.2024. National defence camp. National defence education is an elective subject at the upper secondary school level and an elective module in vocational education curricula. The outdoor camp is organised with the support of the Defence Forces or the Defence League, so that students are able to experience life in the armed forces and discipline. Photo: Mailiis Ollino/Pärnu PM

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National defence camp for students

Pärnu, 30.05.2024. National defence camp. National defence education is an elective subject at the upper secondary school level and an elective module in vocational education curricula. The outdoor camp is organised with the support of the Defence Forces or the Defence League, so that students are able to experience life in the armed forces and discipline. Photo: Mailiis Ollino/Pärnu PM

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National defence camp for students

Pärnu, 30.05.2024. National defence camp. National defence education is an elective subject at the upper secondary school level and an elective module in vocational education curricula. The outdoor camp is organised with the support of the Defence Forces or the Defence League, so that students are able to experience life in the armed forces and discipline. Photo: Mailiis Ollino/Pärnu PM

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Night schools trending among Chinese youth

STORY: Night schools trending among Chinese youth SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: JINAN/QINGDAO/WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a night school in Jinan City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BAOYUE, Student at night school in Jinan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YINGXIN, Student at night school in Jinan 4. various of a night school in Qingdao City 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI XIAOJUAN, Student at night school in Qingdao 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG QUNYUAN, Teacher at the Linka night school in Qingdao 7. various of a night school in Wuhan City 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): DING SIYU, Student at night school in Wuhan 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): HE XIANG, Calligraphy teacher at night school in Wuhan STORYLINE: For many youngsters in China, working during the day and taking school classes at night are becoming a new way of life. With relatively low or zero price, interest-oriented curricula, and increasingly fine-tuning culture servic

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-SCHOOL OPENING

(230902) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher introduces curricula and school rules to first graders at School No. 362 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 1, 2023. Russia marks the traditional Day of Knowledge on Sept. 1, which is normally the start of a new academic year. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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Palestinian schools in Jerusalem shut doors to protest Israel-imposed textbooks

STORY: Palestinian schools in Jerusalem shut doors to protest Israel-imposed textbooks DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the empty scene outside a school in East Jerusalem 2. various of the East Jerusalem protest slogan: "Comprehensive strike in Palestinian schools" (Arabic) 3. various of Palestinian flag flying in East Jerusalem 4. various of the empty scene inside a school in East Jerusalem 5. various of the street view of East Jerusalem (file) STORYLINE: Some 150 Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem on Monday shut their doors to protest against attempts of the Israeli government to censor the textbooks and impose the Israeli curriculum in classrooms. About 100,000 students refrained from going to their schools in compliance with the strike, a warning step after the Israeli government began taking punitive measures against schools to force them to "drop the Palestinian narrative from the curricula they teach and to include

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Panel calls for community service for students

TOKYO, Sept. 22 Kyodo - Nobel Physics Prize laureate Reona (Leo) Esaki (R), head of the National Commission on Educational Reform, hands Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori his panel's interim report Sept. 22. The report said the nation's school curricula should require all elementary, junior high and senior high school students to take part in community service to nurture their sense of self-reliance and civic spirit.