An inclusive sports ground has appeared in Novopolotsk
The new sports facility is universally accessible for children with different abilities and adaptable to various sports: handball, tennis, volleyball, and basketball can be played here. Its opening will allow students with disabilities (out of 386 students at this school, 29 have limited mobility) to participate in team sports, which will have a positive impact on their physical and emotional health.
The facility was built in three months by local organizations: the Novopolotsk branch of UP "Institute Vitebskgrazhdanproekt" handled the design, Trust No. 16 carried out all construction and installation work, the capital construction department provided engineering services, and Miramet manufactured the sports equipment. Only the production and installation of the seamless rubber flooring were handled by a Vitebsk company.
The opening ceremony of the sports ground will take place on the morning of September 2 near Secondary School No. 8, followed by a sports relay race involving schoolchildren with different physical abilities.
The results of the project "Novopolotsk - from an inclusive school to an inclusive city," implemented by the Novopolotsk City Executive Committee with the financial support of the European Union, will be summarized in November. Previously, thanks to this initiative, a lift was installed at Secondary School No. 8, a distance learning class was opened, and the Palace of Children and Youth was adapted for children with disabilities. The final facility of the project will be the "Izumrudny" children's health camp, where one of the buildings is planned to be reconstructed and elements of a barrier-free environment created.