OVEP ACTIVITIES FOR 2021

The Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (SOSC) and the organizing committee of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 Banská Bystrica in cooperation with partners will prepare a wide range of activities focused on Olympic education in 2021.

As part of the Olympic Values Education Program (OVEP), all kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Slovakia are being offered the opportunity to participate in the spreading of the ideas of Olympism. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the offer focuses mainly on activities in the form of webinars.

There are several activities for students focused on education in the spirit of Olympic values.

In webinar organized in cooperation with the Anti-Doping Agency of the Slovak Republic, teachers have the opportunity of learning about the topic of anti-doping and to better understand the meaning and importance of developing sport without doping. Within the OVEP, the SOSC Fair Play Club has prepared workshops that pay attention to cultivating a positive and honest attitude which is important not only in sport, but also for strengthening the values of harmony, tolerance and fairness throughout society.

Sustainability and the environment are an integral part of the fundamental principles of the Olympic movement. Under the OVEP program, environmental education workshops are therefore also offered for schools.

SOSC offers teachers the opportunity to become teachers of Olympic education. In this purpose, it will also organize informative workshops in 2021, where the teachers will be introduced to the OVEP program and at the same time take part in practical demonstrations of selected activities.