Sports education to be introduced to Thai schools nationwide

[webfact]

Sports education to be introduced to schools nationwide

  

BANGKOK, 9 August 2016 (NNT) - Sports education will be included in schools nationwide to encourage Thai students to be more athletic. 

Education Minister General Dapong Rattanasuwan has signed an agreement with Sports and Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul in their joint effort to promote athletics among Thai youths. 

The initiative will enable youths to pursue their interests in sports careers and compete in international events. Students will also get to learn about nutrition, sportsmanship, sports science and psychology, as well as other related skills. 

In the initial phase of the sports program, football and volleyball classes will be offered to high school students at Sukhothai Wittayakom School in Sukhothai province, Sarakham Pittayakom School in Maha Sarakham province, and Kanchanapisek Wittayalai School in Krabi province. 

Tuition fees will be waived for students who wish to join the program. According to the Ministry of Education, each student will receive financial aid of 40,000 baht per year until they graduate.

 

 

-- nnt 2016-08-09

 

[kannot]

why dont they start with the basics and just include "education" later they can move on to sports education.........it may take some time

[PatOngo]

Sports education coupled with sex education announced in a single day! I sense academic overload on the horizon!

[seajae]

maybe they can combine the sports education with the sex education and they can all run a few miles together and pass both classes, may be the only way they will get some of the lazy buggers to actually do anything physical

[geisha]

Good idea, hopefully they will weigh the kids and do something about the obesity problem too!

[atyclb]

already have impressive sports - athletic capability, its called sleeping

[seahorse]

You mean sports education wasn't in the curriculum before?

 

[tuanku]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Sports education will be included in schools nationwide to encourage Thai students to be more athletic. 

Coming hot on the heels of the announcement that sex education will be included in schools nationwide [to encourage Thai students to become more sexually active?]

[Sunderland]

Perhaps they can shout at them in English at the same time as they do extra sports classes and see if that helps with the lack of English skills they seem to mention every few months.

[Confuscious]

"Tuition fees will be waived for students who wish to join the program. According to the Ministry of Education, each student will receive financial aid of 40,000 baht per year until they graduate. "
 

No tuition fees and a financial aid of 40,000 Baht per year.
Make this program nationwide and give the students who join the program a free motorbike as well.

I support this program 100%.............. (sarcastic mood enabled).