A training sports and health center has opened at school No. 1 in Horadok

A sports and recreation training center has opened at Secondary School No. 1 in Gorodok, Vitebsk region, said the director of the educational institution, Natalia Smirnova.

The opening ceremony of the facility was attended by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Council of Deputies Vladimir Terentyev, the Chairman of the Gorodok District Executive Committee Petr Korobach, representatives of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, students and teachers of the school, parents, and residents of the city.

A pleasant gift from the guests to the school administration was monetary certificates for the purchase of sports equipment and furniture. Familiarization with the center's grounds, the equipment installed on them, and demonstration performances prepared by the organizers captivated both children and adults, becoming an exciting continuation of Knowledge Day. The comprehensive sports and recreation training center "4 Seasons of Health" includes a workout and athletics field, and two grounds for studying traffic rules and the basics of safe living. The workout area features six sports complexes that allow for strength exercises of varying difficulty. The appearance of such a facility in the microdistrict will contribute to involving young people in a healthy lifestyle. The running tracks are made with a trauma-safe shock-absorbing surface, which allows for a gentle distribution of load on the musculoskeletal system.

The traffic rules learning ground is a reduced version of a busy roadway with intersections and pedestrian crossings. It is equipped with 46 road signs and a stand with a diagram indicating all signs, their names, and groups.

The safe living basics ground features play structures in the form of a train, fire truck, motorcycle, helicopter, etc., which are very popular with younger students. A thematic stand on rules of conduct is also installed.

emergency situations. In the future, this platform is planned to be used in the educational process for practical exercises and interactive games with younger schoolchildren.

The center was created on the initiative of the Department of Education, Sports and Tourism of the Horadok District Executive Committee under the project "Prevention of non-communicable diseases, promotion of a healthy lifestyle and support for the modernization of the healthcare system in the Republic of Belarus" ("Belmed"), which is financed by the European Union and implemented by UNDP, WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA in cooperation with the Ministry of Health in 2015-2019. All citizens can visit it.

BELTA. Photos from the archive of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the newspaper "Haradotski vesnik".