Students of Beijing primary and high schools will learn more about Olympic Games and how to behave in social and international communications in the coming school term, said the Beijing Education Committee (BEC) recently.

Etiquettes and manners at home, school or on social and international occasions will be taught to Beijing students from September. A set of books named Student Etiquettes will be part of their course books, according to the BEC.

Besides, Beijing students will receive booklets on Olympic Games at the beginning of their autumn semester. Olympic lessons, reports and other activities will also be arranged to better prepare them for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Among these activities, "one school one nation" will match a Beijing school with an Olympic member nation. Students at this school will learn about culture and language of that nation and make connections with it, said the BEC.

By now, Beijing primary and high schools have connections with more than 20 foreign countries and regions. Some Beijing students will start to learn some Spanish or Greek next semester in their Olympic studies and they will also receive training on how to be an Olympic volunteer.

Source: Xinhua