Identify problems and help: Natalia Kochanova visited a correctional center in Polotsk
В Полоцке на выездном заседании консультативного совета при Совете Республики по вопросам социальной адаптации и интеграции детей с особенностями психофизического развития Наталья Кочанова посетила коррекционный центр, пообщалась с его руководителем, педагогами, детьми и их родителями. Учреждение образования посещают 123 ребенка Полоцкого района. Здесь функционируют пять групп дошкольного профиля и пять специальных классов для детей школьного возраста. Реабилитацию и социальную адаптацию в центре проходят дети с рождения до 18 лет с аутистическими расстройствами и тяжелыми формами инвалидности. К началу этого учебного года центру передали все площади бывшего детского сада, и теперь в центре есть свой спортзал и бассейн. "В новых помещениях нужно провести капитальный ремонт, так как мы своими силами смогли сделать только косметический ремонт, и для детей с аутистическими расстройствами необходимо докупить обучающее оборудование", - сказала директор центра Анна Ковалева, отметив, что учреждению образования помогают местные власти, партнеры, волонтеры и неравнодушные граждане.
Chairman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova visited the Center for Correctional and Developmental Education and Rehabilitation of the Polotsk District and familiarized herself with its material and technical base.In Polotsk, at an off-site meeting of the consultative council under the Council of the Republic on the social adaptation and integration of children with psychophysical development peculiarities, Natalya Kochanova visited the correctional center, talked with its director, teachers, children, and their parents. The educational institution is attended by 123 children from the Polotsk district. It has five preschool groups and five special classes for school-aged children. Children from birth to 18 years old with autistic disorders and severe forms of disability undergo rehabilitation and social adaptation at the center. By the beginning of this academic year, the center received all the premises of the former kindergarten, and now the center has its own gym and swimming pool. "Capital repairs are needed in the new premises, as we were only able to do cosmetic repairs ourselves, and for children with autistic disorders, it is necessary to purchase additional educational equipment," said the center's director Anna Kovaleva, noting that the educational institution is assisted by local authorities, partners, volunteers, and concerned citizens.
She also informed the Chairperson of the Council of the Republic that the center provides patronage to over 2.3 thousand children with psychophysical development peculiarities residing in the Polotsk district. Natalia Kochanova inquired about the age at which such disorders are detected in children, the process of training and retraining of educators, the availability of specialized personnel, and the extent of cooperation with parents. "It is important for us to know the problems in such educational institutions and to help them in a timely manner. This should be interdepartmental assistance – from education, healthcare, local authorities, and regional enterprises," noted the Chairperson of the Council of the Republic. Natalia Kochanova presented gifts to the center's pupils and received sincere gratitude from the young Polotsk residents in return.
Natalia Kochanova
The field meeting was attended by the Minister of Education Andrei Ivants, the Minister of Health Dmitry Pinevich, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection Irina Kostevich, the leadership of the Polotsk district, and the pedagogical community.
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