Annual CIS Report of Andorra

2012

EVOLUTION OF CLASSES AT ANDORRAN SCHOOLS

CHART: EVOLUTION OF WEEKLY CLASSES (2008/2012)

PERIOD 2008 - 2012

E V O L U T I O N O F C L A S S E S A T A N D O R R A N S C H O O L S

Chess lessons in Andorran schools have significantly changed in the last years following the guidelines proposed by the Ministry of Sport.

The main changes started in the 2007-2008 academic year. At that time, the Andorra Chess Federation (FEVA) had three full-time teachers and worked in 21 education centres belonging to three educational systems. A balance was maintained between chess lessons in school hours and after school hours, the latter being slightly higher.

The Ministry of Sport suggested a clearer separation for chess lectures given during school hours, since those fell under the competence of the Ministry of Education. We were requested to reach agreements with the three educational systems in order to assume the necessary competences to carry out these classes.

Then the FEVA started the proceedings to validate its “Programa d’Escacs Escolar” (Chess in Schools Program) with the three educational systems coexisting in the country (Andorran, Spanish and French) with the aim of regularizing the situation at the request of the Ministry of Sport.

As a result, the FEVA started to modify its criteria. In the following academic years chess was gradually introduced in school hours in those educational centres which requested it. Eventually we arrived at the

1 FIDE Chess in Schools 2012, sponsored by Rosneft

current situation: the percentage of chess lessons in school hours has soared over after school hours, as shown in the following charts.

According to the data supplied by the department of statistics of the Government of Andorra, the number of students in primary school in 2012 was 4380, which means that 26,4% of school children from 6 to 12 years old have chess training at school.

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2 FIDE Chess in Schools 2012, sponsored by Rosneft

PERIOD 2008 - 2012

CHART: EVOLUTION OF WEEKLY CLASSES

Hours ACADEMIC YEAR 2008/09 Hours ACADEMIC YEAR 2009/10 Hours ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/11 Hours ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/12

School After Sch. School ho. Total Children After Sch. School

ho. Total Children After Sch. School ho. Total Children After Sch. School

ho. Total Children

Andorran Canillo 1:00 1:00 41 1:00 1:00 53 1:00 1:00 50 1:00 1:00 59Andorran Encamp 1:00 1:00 23 1:00 1:00 18 Andorran Escaldes 2:00 2:00 64 2:00 2:00 76 Andorran Ordino 1:00 1:00 2:00 72 1:00 1:00 36 1:00 1:00 17 1:00 1:00 33Andorran La Massana 2:00 1:00 3:00 103 2:00 2:00 4:00 122 1:00 2:00 3:00 126 1:00 2:00 3:00 122Andorran Sant Julià 2:00 2:00 56 Andorran Santa Coloma 2:00 2:00 68 2:00 1:00 3:00 84 10:00 10:00 223 9:00 9:00 208Spanish Andorra 1:00 1:00 24 1:00 1:00 15 1:00 1:00 24 1:00 1:00 20Spanish Encamp 0:30 0:30 16 0:30 0:30 17 Spanish Escaldes Spanish Sant Julià 0:30 0:30 4 0:30 0:30 8 1:00 1:00 3French Andorra 1:30 3:00 4:30 76 2:00 3:00 5:00 94 3:00 3:00 80 2:00 4:00 6:00 107French Encamp 0:30 5:30 6:00 108 0:30 6:00 6:30 76 9:30 9:30 117 6:00 6:00 87French Escaldes 1:00 5:00 6:00 124 0:00 5:00 5:00 122 5:00 5:00 116 7:00 7:00 234French Ordino 1:00 1:00 33 1:00 1:00 30 1:00 1:00 13 1:00 1:00 42French Canillo 0:00 1:30 1:30 39 1:30 1:30 35 1:30 1:30 25 1:30 1:30 27French La Massana 2:00 2:00 38 3:00 3:00 64 2:00 2:00 20French Sant Julià 0:30 0:30 21 0:30 0:30 17 1:00 1:00 21Col·legi Janer 2:00 2:00 57 2:00 2:00 76 2:00 2:00 44 2:00 2:00 38Sant Ermengol 1:00 1:00 23 1:00 1:00 22 1:00 1:00 28 1:00 1:00 28Sagrada Família 1:00 1:00 13 1:00 1:00 25 1:00 1:00 11Escola dels Pirineus 0:00 8:00 8:00 106 7:00 7:00 98 9:00 9:00 100 8:00 8:00 96

19:30 25:00 44:30 1015 21:00 27:30 48:30 1118 8:00 43:00 51:00 1027 15:00 37:30 52:30 1156

This chart clearly shows the evolution of chess classes at education centres in the Principality of Andorra

2 FIDE Chess in Schools 2012, sponsored by Rosneft