Work of TSPU students' teams was highly appreciated by the mayor

Ivan Klein has monitored the activities of students' teams involved in TPSU project “Summer in the city”. All summer long TSPU students have been working with kids who could not spend holiday at camps or out of town. Games, workshops and sport events are being organized for such kids. Around one thousand children are involved in such events. A total of 24 TSPU students are engaged in “Summer in the city” project in 2016. There are eight playgrounds that are operating simultaneously (two for each district) that makes 32 playgrounds for four seasons. Chef of administration for youth policy Yevgeny Vagner told mayor that each playground was inspected by the city hall specialists to make sure that they safe and suitable for such events. “On average we have 20-30 kids on each playground and around 800-1000 kids per year. We try to find a balance between districts, but sometimes it’s not so easy to do: for instance in August there are more playgrounds in Lenin and Oktyabrsk districts” – Vagner said. The first playground visited by mayor was the one situated at Teacher’s square on 60 Kievskaya Street. Ivan Klein talked with the leader of students’ team Ekaterina Shaikhullina. She told that students work with children form 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., organize games, sport events, workshops. This year “Summer in the city” project is devoted to Russian cinema. Kids took pictures with mayor and presented him a handmade postcard.

“We have been realizing this project since 2006, - said dean of the pedagogical department of TSPU Galina Titova. – There are students who for some reason could not travel to camps in order to undergo their practice, so they do it here instead. There are some first year students who already wish to work with children. We encourage them and give all the necessary information. During the summer around 40-60 students have involved in the project. The main condition – is suitable playground, a place where children could run, play with a ball, sit down and cover from rain. We also pay attention to the safety of playgrounds." Then mayor has visited the playground of the project in the oil, 11. Six houses of the neighborhood is home to 424 children, and the playground is equipped with hundreds of games and sports items. "It is a good form of recreation for children. In TGPU here its goals, the administration - on your own. The main thing - it is the interests of the children, to give them the opportunity to take themselves the necessary useful work, to involve them in the social life of the city. Security is also important. If for some reason it was not possible to go to camp outside the city, then the children while parents are at work, not themselves supplied. They are under the supervision of counselors who have experience, who receive specialized education ", - said Klein.

He added that the city authorities will consider expanding the geography of the project sites "City Summer". "We will return to this issue in the formation of the budget", - he concluded the mayor. Then he visited a playground on 11 Neftyanaya Street. There are 424 children living in this neighbourhood unit and the playground is equipped with hundreds of sport facilities. "It is a great way of recreation for children. TSPU has its own goals as well as the administration, but the main thing – is to encourage children, to give them the opportunity to participate in useful events, to involve them in the social life of the city. Security is also important. If for some reason it was not possible to go to camp outside the city, then the children, while parents are at work, are not left alone. They are under the supervision of students who have experience, who receive specialized education ", - said Klein.

He added that the city authorities will consider expanding the geography of the “Summer in the city” project. "We will return to this issue when it is time to form the budget” - concluded the mayor.