 Ethical
education is an important part of elementary
education. In 1988, the former State Education
Commission promulgated and executed on a trial
basis Outline of Ethical Education for Primary
Schools and Outline of Ethnical Education for
Middle Schools. They define the objectives,
content, basic requirements, means, principle
and method of execution of ethical education
at the primary school, junior middle school
and senior middle school stages. Means of ethical
education includes: courses on ethics, ethical
education in other courses, student participation
in class and social activities, participation
in public-interest activities, participation
in the work of Young Pioneers, the Communist
Youth League and student associations, and participation
in rich and colorful extra-curriculum activities.
The
objectives of physical-health education are
to enhance students' physical and mental health,
strengthen their physique, enable them to gain
basic knowledge on sports, foster in them the
ability and habit to engage in sport activities,
and foster in them discipline and courage. At
the primary and middle school stage, students
have three or
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four physical culture periods every week. In
addition, there are setting-up exercises during
the break, eye-care exercises, extra-curricula
physical training, and spring and autumn sports
meets. Marks earned by a student in physical culture
are included in his or her total academic scores.
Full-time primary and junior  middle
schools all offer music and fine arts courses.
The
Chinese government pays great attention to the
fundamental art education. How to promote the
art education of juvenile has developed into a
key issue of each relevant department. In current
China, no matter the kindergarten, junior school
or high school have all set art courses of music
and painting. Juvenile palaces and art training
classes can be found nationwide. For instance,
in the famous Children Activity Center of Beijing
Juvenile Palace, there perennially set dancing
class, musical instruments class, painting class,
etc. By the same time, thousands of families have
attached great importance on the art education
for their children and the investment on art education
accrued more and more. Sending children to the
music or painting art training classes has become
a new fashion in those wealthy Chinese families.
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