Schools in Mykolaiv will continue to prepare shelters in order to start offline education in the autumn

To start the new academic year in an offline format in Mykolaiv in the fall of 2024, the authorities will continue to set up shelters in schools.

This was stated by the mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych during a press conference, NikVesti writes.

In the course of reporting his work, the mayor, in particular, talked about the transformation in the education system of Mykolaiv. In total, the city has 41 gymnasiums, 24 lyceums, 1 special school, 2 primary schools and 3 primary schools. For a safe learning process, institutions should create shelters and provide purified water, says Oleksandr Sienkevych.

This information in no way affects education in schools, because the educational process takes place online. Like most, I am not optimistic about such education, especially for young children, but we have no way out today. When we receive permission for vertical education through MES and RMA, then we will be able to open these schools. Right now, we are working on increasing the number of schools with shelter and drinking water by the next school year,» the mayor said.

What about children's education in Mykolaiv?

Mykolaiv schoolchildren have been studying online since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. Although the government, with the help of donors and the state, is actively setting up shelters in educational institutions, which sometimes causes indignation among the townspeople.

The refusal of children to go to school is a guarantee of their personal safety, because Mykolaiv is still in the zone of possible ballistic damage from the Russian military, says Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych. At the same time, he emphasizes the importance of preparing shelters and resuming education in schools when the Armed Forces move the front line.

Currently, shelters have been installed in 37 educational institutions out of 142 schools and kindergartens in Mykolaiv. At the end of December 2023, the commission recommended the opening of seven more educational institutions with shelters.

In the next few years, the authorities plan to equip 54 shelters in kindergartens, schools and lyceums in Mykolaiv.

We will remind you that the outflow of students was recorded in the schools of Mykolaiv this year. Compared to the last academic year , the number of schoolchildren decreased by 3,300. Vitalii Kim, the head of Mykolaiv RMA, explained that the city's schools work online because they are still targets for the Russian army. Vitalii Kim also explained that the decision on the offline operation of the city's schools will be made by the Office of the President and the Ministry of Education.

Where in Mykolaiv Oblast is there offline education?

57 educational institutions were allowed to work offline in the Mykolaiv region. Most of them are schools of Voznesensk and Pervomaisk districts. In addition, 94 schools work mixed, that is, children study offline in a certain sequence, for example, one week after another. Another 277 educational institutions work online.

It was also possible to organize an offline educational process in front-line Ochakiv, which is still in the zone of damage by enemy anti-aircraft missiles. There is a mixed form of education.

According to the monitoring of the Department of Education of the Mykolaiv City Council, 65% of schoolchildren want to study full-time.