In Vitebsk, the 'Our Children' campaign brought together the best pupils of the regional Palace of Children and Youth
– The Vitebsk Regional Palace of Children and Youth offers 350 interest groups attended by about 4,000 children. This institution of additional education is especially dear to my heart, as I myself gladly attended music classes here in my youth, – recalls the Chairman of the Regional Council of Deputies, Vladimir Terentyev, with a smile. – The children whom we congratulate today on the New Year and their brilliant successes are the pride of our region and country.
Noting the effective work of the institution of additional education, the honored guests presented the Palace of Children and Youth with multi-boards and laptops, expressing hope that the new equipment will help young talents and educators in conquering new heights.
– The children invited to today's event and their mentors are truly creative, hardworking, and responsible, – noted the Director of the Regional Palace of Children and Youth, Dmitry Andreev. – I am confident that each of them has an interesting future ahead, in which their passion will benefit society.
By the way, young researchers, athletes, artists, humorists, and bloggers look to the future with optimism. For each of them, their hobby is a special world, a source of strength and inspiration.
Kirill Malakhov, an 11th-grader at Vitebsk Secondary School No. 44:
– Among my hobbies, sports, radio electronics, and programming take the first places. I used to do biathlon and track and field, and now I have become seriously interested in powerlifting and have been training under the guidance of Alexander Saveliev for two years. I made every effort to become a Master of Sports in classic bicep curl in 2023, and in December my dream came true.
Angelina Golovkova, a student at the VSU Lyceum named after P. Masherov, and Egor Chistobaev, an 11th-grade student at Vitebsk Gymnasium No. 8:
– Our KVN team trains at the regional palace of children and youth under the guidance of Vitaly Palvinsky. This teacher pays attention to talented children during school games or performances at a summer health camp, where he goes to work as a counselor. It is very interesting to attend such classes, and I especially enjoy coming up with jokes on various topics together. By the way, our team performs very successfully; in 2023, it became one of the winners of the national art league of the Republic of Belarus. Soon, our guys will go to Sochi, where they will perform on the same stage with the famous KVN host Alexander Maslyakov.