Sports Education in Slovenia
Piotr Śleczka
Winter semester
Physical education in Poland and Slovenia
The amount of time for physical education
In Slovenian school system they have three levels of classes. The first level is the grades between 1 and 3, the second between 4 and 6 and the third level is for the grades between 7 and 9. In the first two levels children will have physical education three hours per week. That makes 105 hours in a year. In the first level 20 hours of these 105 must be swimming. So this skill is learned in the first grades at school which is a good thing in my opinion. In the third level children will have physical education less than in the first two levels. In the 7th and 8th grades they have physical education 70 hours per year and in the 9th grade 64 hours. Altogether Slovenian pupils will have physical education 834 hours at school. In addition to that in every year children must have five sports days at school. In those days they are doing only sports at school. At least two of those sports days must be hiking.
In Polish school the system is a little bit different and more complicated. Polish school system have four stage of classes In the first grade children will have physical education in total four hours per week. This means that normally they have three hours per week in the first grade and also in the second grade so in one year they will have 105 hours of sports. The swimming lessons are also in the first two years but they have not given any particular number of the lessons which teachers should teach for children. Usually it depends on the curriculum of the school and how far the nearest swimming bath is. The next two stages between four and nine they will have sports in total 12 hours per week. This makes 4 hours per week in every year and in total about 140 hours in each year. In the last three grades between ten and twelve children will have physical education in total 9 hours per week. This makes also 105 hours in each
Winter semester
Physical education in Poland and Slovenia
The amount of time for physical education
In Slovenian school system they have three levels of classes. The first level is the grades between 1 and 3, the second between 4 and 6 and the third level is for the grades between 7 and 9. In the first two levels children will have physical education three hours per week. That makes 105 hours in a year. In the first level 20 hours of these 105 must be swimming. So this skill is learned in the first grades at school which is a good thing in my opinion. In the third level children will have physical education less than in the first two levels. In the 7th and 8th grades they have physical education 70 hours per year and in the 9th grade 64 hours. Altogether Slovenian pupils will have physical education 834 hours at school. In addition to that in every year children must have five sports days at school. In those days they are doing only sports at school. At least two of those sports days must be hiking.
In Polish school the system is a little bit different and more complicated. Polish school system have four stage of classes In the first grade children will have physical education in total four hours per week. This means that normally they have three hours per week in the first grade and also in the second grade so in one year they will have 105 hours of sports. The swimming lessons are also in the first two years but they have not given any particular number of the lessons which teachers should teach for children. Usually it depends on the curriculum of the school and how far the nearest swimming bath is. The next two stages between four and nine they will have sports in total 12 hours per week. This makes 4 hours per week in every year and in total about 140 hours in each year. In the last three grades between ten and twelve children will have physical education in total 9 hours per week. This makes also 105 hours in each
References: Social Aspects of Physical Education and Sport in Schools , Zbigniew Dziubiński (in Polish) Podstawa Programowa a organizacja zajec wychowania fizycznego , Tomasz Frolowicz Slovenian national curriculum in physical education (in Slovene) http://www.mizks.gov.si/fileadmin/mizks.gov.si/pageuploads/podrocje/os/prenovljeni_UN/UN_sportna_vzgoja.pdf