Students Return To School
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Schools in Poland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Mexico begin new academic years with policy changes and varying enrollment trends. Poland plans mandatory health education, while districts in Lithuania and the Czech Republic report student numbers, and Mexican students return to classrooms across the Valley of Mexico.
Schools introduce “Confidence” as this month’s value
“Confidence” has been introduced as this month’s value in schools. The initiative will give students practical actions to carry out in classrooms during the week. Further details are available through the Post-Courier’s subscription service.
Polish Students Face New Mandatory Health Education Course From September
Polish students will find a new compulsory subject on their timetables from Sept. 1, 2026, although health education itself is not entirely new. It replaced the former family-life education course dur…
Panevėžys district schools welcome students as nearly 3,000 children begin the year
Panevėžys district is beginning the new school year with 2,814 students in its general-education schools, including 254 children entering first grade. About 1,000 more children are expected to attend …
Fewer children start school in the Zlín region as numbers of first-graders and students decline
The new school year began with fewer children in schools across the Zlín region, with the number of both first-graders and students declining. In Slavičín, school principal Pavel Macek moved between t…
Sleepy but Excited, Students Return to School
Hundreds of thousands of students returned to classrooms across Mexico’s Valley of Mexico on Aug. 31, bringing early alarms, misplaced uniforms and last-minute school-supply shopping. In Mexico City a…
Greek schools prepare for the first bell as new academic year approaches
Greek schools are preparing to reopen, with the first bell scheduled for Friday, September 11. The day will include the customary blessing ceremony at schools across the country. Teachers will return …
