I. Metshin visited the children's development center “Sabyilar” in the Kirovsky district of Kazan

(KZN.RU, April 9). Today Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, inspected the new building of the Tatar children's developmental center “Sabyilar”. The complex of 500 square meters is in Komsomolskaya Street, №1 in the Kirovsky district of Kazan. There are premises for 3 groups of children’s, a spacious fitness room and a creative area. Two Tatar- and English-speaking educators work with children in each group, Halal meals are organized, as well as learning of suras with a mahraj specialist. Damir Fattakhov, the minister of Youth Affairs of the RT, visited the development complex together with the Mayor. Nail Galyaviev, one of its founders, introduced them to the work of the children's center.

The new building of the center “Sabyilar” was opened on November 7 last year. The first complex was built seven years ago in Spartakovskaya Street, №2. But during the last three years, the center could not respond to the increased demand 20-30 children were in line. In November 2017, the idea of a new center was born. It is created in a modern “child-friendly” interior: a space with educational toys and books. One of its main features is the co-working zone for mothers, where the conditions for working with a laptop are created, and language courses, lectures and seminars are held there.

Nail Galyaviev said that the emphasis in the educational process is placed on the moral education of children by introducing them to the Tatar national traditions. The original program of lessons in Tatar, a conscious and careful approach to the selection of classes, are aimed at this. The developments of the center include the program of Ekaterina Zheleznova “Music with Mother”, translated into Tatar, a selection of Tatar folklore, developing classes “Bishekten usteru” and “Teufyikly balachak”. The program also includes classes for preparation for school, modeling, fairy tale therapy, drawing with the artist and the psychologist. Classes “Tugan Telem” are open For older children where they learn Tatar from scratch.

Particular attention is paid to parental education. Thus, seminars and practical conferences are held for them. They are introduced to humane pedagogy, the main methods and directions of modern pedagogy, and provide the fundamentals of practical neuropsychology.

I. Metshin noted an interesting format and high-quality performance of a new developing complex. According to the Mayor, this truly social project makes an important contribution to the preservation of the Tatar language and culture.