CHILDREN'S
CENTER
"SPRING"
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On 30th December 2007 there was a Christmas and New Year celebration for children and their parents in Spring center. Children prepared a Christmas concert and showed a Christmas play. Celebration finished with a Christmas dinner and every body who had come got a present.
Children's painting studio from children's center Spring took part in the Art exhibition (made by Saint- Petersburg Art Union) devoted to Olympic Games and 2 children (Sasha, 11 years old and Alexey, 10) got diplomas. Their works were chosen to a number of those which will be exhibited in the International Art exhibition.
23 October, 2007 Children's choir SPRING celebrated the Mother's Day and gave a concert for elderly people from the regional Day social center. It was a continuing of From Heart to Heart program.
October 02, 2007 the children's chorus made a concert for people who suffered the Leningrad blockade during 1941-1944.
September 30, 2007 Grace UMC
youth took part in annual football tournament devoted to the action 'Say
to drugs no!" and took the 1st place.
Since 16 July 2007
children's camp SPRING 19 was undertaking for children and teenagers
from problem families. 41 children aged 8-15 took part in camp. 26 of
them came to our camp for the first time. Most of the children live in
at-risk-families like big families, single-parent families, families
where parents or children are handicapped, poor families, orphans, whose
parents have died, families where parents drink or use drugs. This year
camp program was called " You can be a lonely warrior". The program
taught children to defend their principles, oppose the majority's
opinion when it's mistaken and also there were lessons on bad habits
prohibition.
The camp program also included crafts (beads weaving, painting on wood
and glass, burning on wood and sewing), sport games, tourism program:
making tented camp, fire-building and hiking, a range number of camp
games, champs on football and volleyball, music lessons, 5 time meals a
day and etc.
On 05 August there was a fest for parents at which children showed
dramas and sang songs. Also the exhibition of handmade art was made. We
will continue to serve children who have been to our camp this year in
Children's Center Spring.
If
you want to see the photos from camp 2007
click here.
26 May 2007 children's choir sang on one of the central city squares- Finland square. A lot of of people listened them singing.
24 May 2007 children's choir SPRING took part
in a musical competition made by Saint- Petersburg UNESKO
department.
Our choir successfully passed onto next tour and got a diploma.
11 March of 2007 we congratulated moms, sisters and
grandmothers of children visiting the center.
Children sang the songs and told the poems devoted to maternity and
spring.
Also children gave presents made with their own hands to their mothers.
Singing, dancing and playing for people of older age children have a possibility to make a link
between generations and learn about values of people who have a big life experience.
- On 25 February 2007 we congratulated fathers of children who come to the Center. Children told the poems and sang the songs devoted to fathers.
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- 28 February 2007 the Memory day: we remembered the days of Leningrad's blockade, children and Child care staff
- made a concert and congratulated people who suffered the blockade.
On 5 December our children's choir sang before the disabled children. On 6 December our children's choir sang before the disabled adults.
- 22-23 September 2006 children's and youth football teams of SPRING Center took part in a district championship on football devoted to action Say no to drugs.
- The youth team took the 2nd place and the children's team- the 4th place.
