Mykolaiv RMA told how school in Shyroke will be rebuilt: the main building will be dismantled and the gym will be restored

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

The destroyed main building of a school in the village of Shyroke, Mykolaiv region, is to be dismantled and the school's gymnasium is to be restored.

This was reported in a comment to NikVesti by the Department of Education and Science of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration.

As of now, they said, the surviving part of the school building has been repaired and a Digital Education Centre has been created, where students in grades 1-4 and preschoolers study in a mixed form.

«The main building is severely damaged and is scheduled to be dismantled, but there is a surviving part — the gym. The gym is to be restored as it is needed for the primary school. The community is negotiating with an international organisation to repair the gym: the roof, windows, and possibly repairs. On 12 February, there was the last meeting at the site, and the community is waiting for a response,» said the RMA.

The project for the restoration of the gym is planned to be developed in 2025, and there is no preliminary estimate, they said.

«Due to the demographic situation, it is currently advisable to maintain an elementary school with a preschool unit in this village. Currently, most of the population has left due to damage to their homes, and they are encouraged to return by the community,» the RMA added.

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

School in Shyroke village, Mykolaiv region, October 2024, photo by NikVesti

Full-time education in Mykolaiv region

More than 300 schools in Mykolaiv region wanted to start full-time or blended learning in 2024. However, after specialised inspections, their number was halved.

In Mykolaiv region, 57 schools were allowed to work offline. Most of them are schools in Voznesenskyi and Pervomaiskyi districts. In addition, 94 schools operate in a mixed mode, meaning that children study offline in a certain order, for example, week after week. Another 277 educational institutions operate online.

The offline learning process has also been organised in the frontline town of Ochakiv, where a mixed form of education is in place.

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

As of the beginning of 2025, Mykolaiv region was among the three regions with the most school shelters set up under the «School Offline programme».