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Following the Long-term intention of education and educational system development for years 2011-2015 and National
Reform Programme of the Czech Republic the “Excelence” programme for high schools started in 2011 and has been in
place ever since.
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Competitions and festivals are considered as main tools in the educational system to recognise a gifted child
according to the experts in the field of pedagogy. It’s not too time-consuming, effective, mostly used and socially
respected form of this identification. The school system itself is based on motivation a comparison. That’s why the
system of competitions has been used for this purpose more than six decades at basic and high schools.
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The Talnet programme is very popular among the pupils of basic and high schools. Talnet offers mostly non-competitive
half-year to year-long systematic activities for children and youth interested in science (physics, chemistry,
biology, geography, mathematics, astronomy). It also offers applied and multidisciplinary activities. For
registration the applicant has to be recommended – by a teacher or eventually by a parent or other individual. In
cases with valid reasons the applicant can also recommend himself or herself.
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Strategy for the support of giftedness development and the care of gifted children and youth for the years 2014 –
2020 (hereafter referred to as Giftedness Strategy) was approved by the ministerial leadership meeting on
9 th September 2014. This strategy covers formation, function and activities of individual segments of
proposed system of support of giftedness development and care of gifted children and youth (in the
field of cognitive giftedness) from preschool age throughout lifelong learning. The main aim is to facilitate maximum
development and full use of potential of all children, pupils and students.
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Successful development of the sphere of non-formal education inevitably assumes the recognition of such education.
The issue of non-formal education in the field of work with children and youth was quite new in the Czech Republic in
2009 and, as such, quite unexplored. Thanks to the project Keys for Life and its cooperation with
two other projects (the National Register of Vocational Qualifications and the National Qualifications Framework) the
main parameters were set for future successful recognition of qualifications in the sphere of work with children and
youth.
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Leisure-based education provides participants with leisure time activities focusing on different
areas. Leisure-based education takes place in leisure-based educational facilities, particularly in youth centres,
after-school centres and school clubs.
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Non-formal education usually takes place outside the formal education system and without additional
recognition by a competent body or institution does not generally lead to the acquisition of a level of
education .
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports considers the support and development of gifts and talents as one of its main
priorities, particularly in the field of science. The support of gifted children and youth is included in all
relevant documents and governmental declarations on education which follow the EU documents.
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The importance of education for the society grows and in the competition of countries the educational and scientific
level of its population plays a major role in the country’s future. Education satisfies a whole range of needs and
interests. However, motivation to learn is conditioned by economic, social and personal factors.