Briefing by Head of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region on the topic “On organizing health-improving activities, leisure and engagement of children during summer holidays”
On April 24, 2024, at 10.00 a.m., Regional Communications Service of Akimat of East Kazakhstan region hosted the briefing by Head of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region Innesa A. Chernysheva, Deputy Head of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region Alima A. Akylbek, Deputy Head of Sanitary and Epidemiological Control Department of East Kazakhstan region of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan Galymbek Zh. Alin, Deputy Head of Emergency Situations Department Kuatbek Kenzhebekuly. The briefing addressed the issues related to organizing health-improving activities, leisure and engagement of children during summer holidays.
Ensuring the quality and safety in health-improvement activities and engagement of children during summer holidays remains a priority task of the country's social policy.
In the region, it is planned to involve 93,482 (99.9%) schoolchildren of grades 1-10 in summer recreation and health-improvement activities, including 100% (4,850) children from large and low-income families.
This year, the network of summer camps consists of 420 units, including:
- 15 countryside camps, including 11 public camps and 4 private ones;
- 270 school camps;
- 135 specialized venues.
Moreover, schoolchildren of the region have the opportunity to enjoy free vacations at the following year-round National Educational and Healthcare Centers: Bobek in Almaty city, Baldauren in Shuchinsk and Konayev cities. From the beginning of this year, 156 children have already enjoyed free vacations in these Centers, and another 277 children will receive tickets by December.
819 educators and counselors, 670 teachers of additional education and 250 medical workers, as well as pedagogical teams of students from colleges and universities of the region will be involved in organizing leisure and recreation for children.
During the summer holidays, 8,100 schoolchildren will rest in countryside camps of the region, 18,672 schoolchildren in school camps. Day-stay camps, debating sections, creative studios, and sports sections will be organized in 36 additional education organizations.
Field environmental schools will operate at Young Naturalist Stations, where 750 young researchers will participate in ecological monitoring, including in specially protected natural areas.
Coworking centers and hobby group studios will operate in 27 courtyard youth clubs involving 3,500 children.
Schoolchildren will take part in expeditions and tourist routes to state national natural parks and sacred places.
In order to develop children's tourism, exciting one-day motorship tours on Bukhtarma Reservoir will be organized for 200 orphans, children left without parental care and winners of tourist competitions.
Within the framework of the Republican project “Zhazdyk Zholdama”, schoolchildren of grades 5-8 from rural areas – excellent learners, winners and laureates of Olympiads, contests and competitions, consisting of 689 children will rest at the Daryn camp at the expense of the Public Fund “Kazakhstan Khalkyna”.
The Guest Family Project was implemented in 2023, during the summer holidays. This year, the geography of the project will be expanded. The project will be implemented in 6 settlements of 3 districts involving 50 families and covering 120 children.
Furthermore, during the summer holidays in Samar district, a military-patriotic camp for the 7th-8th graders of schools of the region will be opened with the aim of patriotic education of the younger generation at the existing Balausa camp.
All rural camps of East Kazakhstan region have already begun the deratization, disinfection, cleaning, washing and disinfection of water supply facilities, anti-tick measures, with subsequent obtaining of sanitary and epidemiological conclusions and permits for opening camps. Acceptance of summer health camps will start from April 25, 2024.
Before the start of the summer season, in the children's camps of the region located near reservoirs and having beach areas, Emergency Situations Department of East Kazakhstan region will determine the designated swimming places and conduct diving work to survey and clean up the bathing areas.
Monitoring groups for emergency prevention will be active in summer camps. There are hotlines at Education Administration and education departments.
The issue of organizing summer holidays for children is under constant control.