I. Metshin visited one of the oldest educational institutions of Kazan

(KZN.RU, August 18, Anton Nozdrin). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, visited the Tatar Gymnasium №1 named after G. Tukay, where this summer overhaul is being carried out. This year one of the oldest educational institutions of the capital of Tatarstan, where nearly 600 children are enrolled, will celebrate its 100th anniversary. It is planned to renovate the sports hall, the asphalt covering in the courtyard of the gymnasium, and improve the adjacent territory in the building on Gafuri Street. In addition, the issue of expanding the dining room and the construction of a children's sports ground will be worked out by the instructions of the head of the city.

Ilsur Metshin began his visit with a tour of the Museum of Local History, which was established in 1967 to mark the 50th anniversary of the school. According to Gulfiya Shamseeva, the director of the institution, the museum reflects the history of the Novo-Tatarskaya Sloboda.

The director said that the overhaul of the building was carried out in 2012. In the current year, it is planned to repair asphalt pavement in the courtyard of the gymnasium, improve the territory, and repair the sports hall. I. Metshin noted the good condition of the sports object. “The sports hall is kept in such conditions for almost 60 years without overhauling. This indicates the concern, with which the teachers' staff treats the gymnasium”, said the Mayor. He ordered to carry out a small repair in the hall of the room: lay the tiles on the floor and fresh up the walls.

I. Metshin also examined the canteen of the institution, designed for 90 children. As G. Shamseeva noted, the canteen's capacity is not enough since houses for resettlement of citizens from emergency housing are put into operation in the micro-district and the number of students is growing. Ilsur Metshin instructed Andrey Lobov, the head of the Vakhitovsky and Privolzhsky districts’ administration, and Guzel Ananieva, the general director of the Department of Food and Social Catering, to work out the issue of expanding the premises. In particular, he suggested considering the possibility of equipping an annex to the dining room.

The children's sports ground, which is in need of repair, is located on the territory of the institution. The head of the city instructed A. Lobov to work out the question of building a new sports ground.

The gymnasium is located in the building of 1960. However, the history of the educational institution began in 1917, when the Tatar elementary school opened in the Novo-Tatarskaya Sloboda. Only two teachers worked in it and about 50 pupils were enrolled. In 1960, the institution received a new building and became the secondary school №35. The gymnasium its modern name in 1990.

The Mayor noted that the school 100 anniversary is an important event for the education system not only in Kazan but also in Tatarstan. “It's hard to believe that the history of this school began a hundred years ago with 50 pupils and two teachers. Over the years, a huge number of outstanding students came out of these walls and glorified the school, the city, and the republic”, said I. Metshin. The Mayor of Kazan thanked the staff of the gymnasium for a long time work. “We respect your work. The caring hand of both the director and the teachers is felt in all. Thank you for keeping and honoring traditions and multiplying them”, said the Mayor. I. Metshin marked that everything must be done to ensure that the anniversary of the gymnasium was held at a high level.