Rhineland-Palatinate: More teachers Trained for swimming Lessons
More teachers in Rhineland-Palatinate are being trained to teach swimming,
with 331 teachers participating in training and further education in 2024.
Mainz (dpa/lrs) – In 2024,331 teachers in Rhineland-Palatinate
participated in swimming lessons training and further education. Their goal
is to teach children the basics and to convey a sense of security in the
water. According to the Ministry of Education,this number is three times
higher than the previous year and represents a new high.
Swimming lessons are part of the physical education curriculum in all types
of schools. According to the Ministry of Education, the curricula do not
contain any binding guidelines regarding the class, grade, or hourly scope
in which swimming lessons are conducted, allowing schools versatility.
Projects and Extra-Curricular Collaborations During the Holidays
Individual schools regulate swimming lessons independently, in consultation
with the respective school authority and the sponsor or operator of the
swimming facility. Additionally, projects, project weeks, or
extra-curricular collaborations may occur during the holidays.
DLRG reports more swimming badges. (Archive image)
(Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa)
The Ministry stated in response to a parliamentary request from the Green
Group that school statistics do not track how many schools in
Rhineland-Palatinate regularly offer swimming lessons. However, in a survey
conducted in schools last autumn, 1,127 schools reported regularly
providing swimming lessons. 1,589 schools participated in the survey, while
166 schools did not provide any information.
Daniel Köbler, the sports expert of the Green Group, advocated for
maintaining and renovating swimming pools in the state through a special
funding program. He also stated that the construction of new pools is
necessary to enable extensive swimming lessons in schools. “Thus,
the possibility should be checked on site to build teaching swimming pools
in a uniform, tried and tested construction so that additional options for
swimming are quickly and inexpensively created,” says Köbler.
Again more Swimming Badges
The DLRG recently announced that more people in Rhineland-Palatinate earned
a swimming badge: 9,882 people earned a badge last year, almost 500 more
than in 2023. Of these, 3,433, mostly young people, earned the early
swimmer badge (seahorse), reported the german Life Saving Association
(DLRG).
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