The Ministry of Education will introduce scouting for Year 8 students to account for the more than a month of free time between exams and school breakup.
Education Minister Mahendra Reddy said that after the Fiji Eighth Year Examination students have almost a month of free time.
Reddy said they will fill this free month with educational and informal outdoor learning.
He added not all activities, such as weekend camps, will be compulsory.
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