Preparations for the new academic year

Summer school holidays and preparations for the new academic year are nearing completion. All educational institutions of the country are renovated and provided with the necessary supplies and equipment, curricula and programs are improved.

Among the priority vectors of the modern educational environment are multilingual education, the active use of digital systems, as well as technical and technological classes in schools.

Traditionally, festive architectural premieres take place in the country on the eve the Day of Knowledge and Student Youth. 2020-2021 academic year is no exception. In particular, specialized school No. 21 will be opened in the Turkmen capital. The new school will teach some subjects in the Russian and English languages. In addition, particular attention will be paid to the study of information technology.

In the new academic year, fifth-graders in secondary school No. 85will start learning the Italian language. The Turkmen State Publishing Service published Italian language textbooks and workbooks.

Specialized classes in mathematics and English will be opened in school No. 49 in Ashgabat.

In frames of popularizing healthy lifestyle, physical culture and health-improving movement among young citizens of Turkmenistan, the Day of Physical Culture will be included into school timetable in the new academic year. Every Saturday, schoolchildren will start their day with morning exercises, and will finish their school day with trainings or competitions in various sports, active games and other health-improving activities.

In order to prevent viral infections, classes will be split, with no more than 15 pupils per group. Accordingly, the duration of ‘an academic hour’ will be reduced: for the 1st grade a lesson will last up to 25 minutes, for the 2nd - 4th grade - up to 30 minutes, for high school students - up to 35 minutes. Desks will be staggered at the required distance. Children’s body temperature will be taken at the school entrance, and their hands will be disinfected. Much attention will be paid to explanatory work about the importance of observing the rules of personal hygiene.