In the Mykolaiv district it is planned to start face-to-face education in 80% of schools from September 1

On the territory of the Mykolaiv district, from the beginning of the new 2024-2025 academic year, they want to start face-to-face education in about 80% of schools.

Maksym Kashuba, the head of the Mykolaiv District Military Administration, stated this at a briefing, NikVesti reports.

«Currently, we have 12 secondary education institutions in the district operating in a mixed format, 5 have switched to full-time. I cannot say the exact numbers we will reach, but about 70-80% are planned before the opening on September 1,» he said.

As for shelters in educational institutions, they plan to open 4 shelters in schools in the Mykolaiv district by the end of the quarter.

In total, since March 2024, 10 simplest shelters have been opened in the district, which can shelter about a thousand people.

«Currently, we have 234 shelters, 224 anti-radiation shelters and 191 of the simplest ones. By the end of the quarter, 4 more shelters in educational institutions and 12 in residential buildings are planned. Currently, communities are working on creating the necessary number of shelters for the opening of schools from September 1,» said Maksym Kashuba.

We will remind you that the Mykolaiv city government plans to start 29 schools for full-time and mixed education from September, but the final decision must be made by the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration.

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.

Earlier, the head of Mykolaiv RMA Vitalii Kim explained why schools in Mykolaiv still work online: educational institutions are targets for the Russian army, since at the beginning of a full-scale war, they usually housed military personnel.

It is worth noting that earlier in response to the information request of NikVesti regarding the criteria that educational institutions of Mykolaiv must meet in order to resume full-time work in the 2023-2024 academic year, the city's education department reported: schools will work in accordance with the recommendations of the State Emergency Service and the Sanitary Regulations approved by the Ministry Health Care. The first is the availability of shelter, and the second is drinking water at school.

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

In general, the outflow of students was recorded in Mykolaiv schools this year. Compared to the last academic year, the number of students decreased by 3,300.

Lithuania plans to build a shelter school in the Mykolaiv region by the end of 2024. Similar underground institutions should appear in 5 more regions of Ukraine.

Where in Mykolaiv Oblast is there a full-time education?

57 educational institutions were allowed to work offline in the Mykolaiv region. Most of them are schools of Voznesensk and Pervomaysk 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.