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We do not have much information on Swiss gym uniforms. We believe that as with German and French schools, gym and physical education was not a major part of the curriculum. Many Swiss schools did not have gym or substantial physical education facilities. The larger city secondary schools probably did have gyms, but we doubt if the primary schools did. We have no information at this time about gym clothes and uniforms. One concern associated with gym and sports in Switzerland is getting children outside in the fresh air and sunshine. We notice an unidentified rural school moving children to open air classes in the 1920s. And the older boys seem to be wearing rimper pants as a gym uniform. Germans in part compensated for weak gym and sports programs at school by sports clubs, but these clubs seem geberally more limited in Switzerland. We note some voluntary PE activities after school, but are unsure about the time line for this activity. [Pühse and Gerber] Just what was offered varied both among Cantons and individual schools. There was some concern among sports clubs with the voluntary after schoolm PE. This has declined with the adoption of the Youth and Sport (JS) program. And budget problems have caused cut backs in after school PE. The JS program provides Swiss children acces to qualified coaches in more than 60 sports. There was a tradition of sports camps in Switzerland, but in recent year this activity has been cut back because of school budgetary constraints.
Pühse, Uwe and Markus Gerber. International Comparison Of Physical Education: Concepts, Problems.
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