December 19- Lecture on the secondary education system of China, organized by the Foundation "Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva" together with the Confucius Institute at BSU. At the lecture were teachers and principals of Bishkek schools, students and teachers pedagogical faculty of Sh. Arabaev, Kyrgyz-China Institute at KNU. In China, the system of secondary education is divided into three stages: primary, secondary and tertiary. Compulsory education is a junior high school, ie 9 classes. The main subjects in elementary school are native language and mathematics. Much attention is paid to labor training, since the 4th grade students 2 weeks a year spend on the farm, doing the work. Also in Chinese schools have a number of different activities to develop the talents of the child: painting, calligraphy, literature, photography, dance, theater, opera, musical instruments, collecting stamps, painting wall newspapers, assembled model airplanes, crafts and others. Training year in China lasts 9.5 months and consists of two semesters. Vacation - from January to February and July to August. Classes - 5 days a week from 7.30 am till noon. In Chinese schools there are on average 5-8 textbooks for every subject per student. To obtain a certificate of school education, students must pass the examinations in the subjects: Chinese language, mathematics, foreign language, physics, chemistry, political science, history, geography, computer science and biology. After high school, almost 80% of entering universities. Grades are on a 100 point scale. In China, it is very prestigious to be a teacher. The teaching profession is respected and is in the top places in the ranking of the most prestigious professions. Teacher's salary is between 2,000 to 5,000 yuan. A large role in the amount of wages plays student achievement, participation and achievement at the Olympics. Recall that in August this year, a group of teachers of mathematics and physics, as well as pupils from Bishkek, Naryn, Talas and Batken attended the High School at Northwest Normal University (Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China). The trip was organized by "Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva" supported by the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan. To learn more about the trip, download the trip report, prepared Mambetakunovym Lancer. Please visit the Foundation or download the presentation in pdf. In addition to information about the education system of China, there was also an introduction to eye exercises that should be done twice a day, after the second and fourth lessons. (Stay tuned for updates on our website where we’ll be presenting it). China has a number of achievements and victories in the sphere of education, as evidenced by the prizes Chinese students have won in international competitions and the international assessments of student achievement. In Kyrgyzstan, several Confucius institutions, whose purpose is to teach the Chinese language everyone, including children and students, as well as training in various sports and traditional arts of China have been opened in Kyrgyzstan. View and download excerpts of the report in pdf format here. All wishing to invite a volunteer from the Confucius Institute to teach Chinese language. as well as the art of cutting paper may apply to the Confucius Institute at Tel. 54 45 24