TEACHERS' HANDBOOK ON THE OLYMPIC ADVENTURE PRESENTED TO MINISTER OF EDUCATION

TEACHERS' HANDBOOK ON THE OLYMPIC ADVENTURE PRESENTED TO MINISTER OF EDUCATION

Following the publication of an Olympic poster which was distributed in the local schools last year, the Malta Olympic Academy has this year worked on a handbook for teachers of the Primary Schools with the same theme: "The Olympic Adventure".

The main objective of this work was to disseminate the values of Olympism to our young people. It is the mission of the Malta Olympic Academy to work for a brighter educational future in the field of sport. This can only be achieved by providing our youth with the right ideals so that they will use their talents and skills in the right direction. We feel the need to prepare young people better in the field of Sports Education.

This booklet is being distributed to all Primary Schools in Malta in an effort to encourage teachers to propagate the spirit of Olympism in their everyday work. A chapter on Maltese athletes and their participation in the Olympic Games is also included, since they have been our flag-bearers so far in the greatest manifestation of sport. In each chapter, one can find a section of background information for the teacher, complemented wit a number of activities relevant to the chapter, which can be done in class.

Mr. Louis Borg, Director of the Malta Olympic Academy presented the Handbook to the Hon. Louis Galea Minister of Education, during a formal presentation that was also attended by Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Youth and Sport Mr. Jesmond Mugliett, and the Chairman of the editorial board Mr. Michael Aquilina.