www.olympic.org - Site Officiel du Mouvement Olympique

THE COLLECTIVE MEMORY OF PAST GAMES AND THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT.

Pierre de Coubertin regarded himself first and foremost as an educator. As he saw it, sport should form part of every young person's education, in the same way as science, literature and art. His aim was thereby to offer a harmonious education of the body and mind. The Olympic Games enabled Coubertin to give his educational concept the international visibility and scope it needed. Highlighted by the Games, the concept could become permanent, independent of the holding of the Games. The Olympic Movement upholds Coubertin's principles. Today, education through Olympism is therefore universal, essentially based on the fundamental human values. Education linked to Olympism involves two orientations:

1. 1) Research on Olympism (the academic world)
2. 2) Teaching through Olympism (children, adolescents and athletes)

• - Academic programmes
• - Youth programmes

NEWS ABOUT THE OLYMPIC STUDIES CENTRE

©IOC/Huet13 June 2008

Olympic education: a lasting benefit for China’s schoolchildren

Countdown to Beijing 2008: today on education and the Olympic Games. The world’s largest-ever Olympic education programme is being undertaken in schools throughout China, ensuring the Beijing Games leave a lasting legacy for the...
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• 2009 Edition of the Researchers’ Grant Programme (30 April 2008)
• 2008 Academic research scholarships (16 January 2008)
• Sports medicine and the sports sciences (Bibliography 2006) (29 August 2006)
• Olympic research guide (14 July 2006)
• Explore fair play with the educational kit (11 May 2006)

PERMANENT FILES

14 May 2008

What is Olympic Express?

Olympic Express is the first Olympic Games “e-journal” for young people from all over the world. It’s interactive, contains a wide range of animated features and provides all the information you need to be able to...
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5 March 2008

Educational kits by theme

For each new temporary exhibition, The Olympic Museum's Educational and Cultural Services provide a learning kit to teachers and their pupils. This document contains information and activities for exploring the theme in...
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26 February 2008

TEMPORARY EXHIBITION – BEIJING 2008 (From 6 February to 26 October 2008)

For schools (pupils aged 8 to 16) • Beijing 2008 educational kit to download in English,  French and  German • A bank of photos to download to work on the kit’s images in...
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10 May 2006

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS - SEE FOR YOURSELF!

Discover the various aspects of the Olympic Games, from their origins in Ancient Greece to today. - Guided tours with interactive components. - Self-guided tours with the Young Visitor’s Guide    The Young...
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9 May 2006

OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

Information Kit on the Olympic Movement and the Games Six sets of fact sheets on the main Olympic themes. Available in French, English and  German.    How well do you know the Olympic Games? For an...
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PRESERVATION, DIFFUSION AND PROMOTION

The Olympic Studies Centre (OSC), situated at the Olympic Museum location, was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in order to preserve and disseminate the collective memory of the Olympic Movement and to coordinate and promote research, teaching and publications about Olympism.

The Olympic Studies Centre is one of the biggest centres of written, visual and audio information on the Olympic Movement and Games.

ACTIVITIES