The third, final round of the republican circle contest has become one of the brightest and colorful events of the end of the school year and beginning of summer holidays. It presented amazing world and wealth of customs and traditions of the multinational people of Uzbekistan, diversity of children’s interests.

The contest gathered the best 54 circle teachers from all over the republic to demonstrate their experience. Competitions were held in five areas of focus: cultural and aesthetic education, engineering creativity, ecology education, tourism and local history, geography and culture, folk workmanship. The holiday teemed with all constituents of high spirits: folk music, songs and dancing, demonstration of artisans’ products, tourism opportunities in regions and many other things.

Winners were selected in each area, they were awarded with one first prize, two second and three third prizes. Circle teachers from Bukhoro region won the team championship: they came first in the competition among circle teachers in cultural and aesthetic education, engineering creativity and folk craftsmanship. They also won the third prize in children’s tourism and local history and geography studies. Specialists from Namangan won the second prize, and the third prize was shared between the teams from Andijon, Samarqand, Sirdaryo and Farg’ona regions, each of which took one second and two third prizes.

IN CONTEXT

 

Sadoqat Jamolova,

first prize winner, manager of the circle Young Maqom Performers at students’ creativity center, Jondor district of Bukhoro region:

I think there are no winners or losers in this contest. It has become a ground for exchanging experience of organizing circles, discussing the ways of solution of urgent pedagogical tasks. This is very important in terms of raising quality of education in circles that plays an important role in preservation of customs and traditions of our multinational people and discovering young talents.

Barnohon Solieva,

third prize winner, manager of the circle Puppet Theater at students’ creativity center, Kurgantepa district of Andijon region:

This contest displayed the whole diversity of folklore of people living in Uzbekistan, interests of the growing generation and the extent to which we were united by art and creativity. Managers of circles quite skillfully demonstrated their activity and its importance in upbringing the comprehensively advanced generation.

Javohir Fahritdinov,

third prize winner, manager of the circle Young Guide, Surkhondaryo regional center for children’s tourism, local history and geography:

Each region presented its best potential in the event, which broadened each participant’s outlook. I told about the opportunities of children’s tourism in Surkhondaryo region and the routes that can be interesting for children from other regions of Uzbekistan. These lands dispose about 700 archeological monuments. I found out that some people did not even think of the opportunities the region presented for the development of children’s tourism and local history and geography studies.

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The date of the publication: 20 July 2010 13:46