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Ukraine changes requirements for school physical training

The Ministry of Education and Science has introduced a new education program on physical training for pupils being in the 5th and 9th grades, the ministerial press-service reported, according to UkrInform.

The program envisages a new approach and suggests that every school has the right to independently form a content of the 'Physical Culture' subject. Besides, approaches for assessing educational achievements have been modified as well.

In particular, the assessment will be made on four types of activity: theoretical learning, fulfillment of training standards, fulfillment of training tasks during a lesson, and performance technique.

The program will be operational from September 1, 2009.