In the Vitebsk region, 12,000 children will rest in school camps during the autumn holidays

October 30, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. During the autumn holidays, 12,000 children will rest in school camps in the Vitebsk region, Ivan Shchurok, head of the education department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, informed a BELTA correspondent. Children from large, low-income, and single-parent families will primarily be able to rest there. Br1.1 billion has been allocated from the Social Security Fund for their meals. Traditionally, along with the operation of school camps, a regional program of events for schoolchildren is being implemented in the region during the holidays, as well as a specific plan of events in each educational institution, participation in which will provide teenagers with engaging activities and leave many pleasant impressions. For example, excursions to memorable places in the Vitebsk region and other regions of Belarus are planned. On November 1-2, the regional athletics and basketball championship will be held. Interest clubs and sports sections will be actively working. Creative youth will be engaged in preparing and holding concerts, cultural and entertainment, educational programs and festivals, and intellectual tournaments during these days. BRSM activists will also help children find activities to their liking in their free time from studies. Thus, schoolchildren can expect a fulfilling holiday that will allow them to gain strength for the continuation of the academic year and achieve new successes, Ivan Shchurok concluded. -0-