Mykolaiv supported the creation of after-school programs at 41 schools

The Mykolaiv City Council’s Standing Committee on Health Care and Social Protection supported the creation of extended-day programs in the city’s general secondary schools. Committee members voted unanimously in favor of the decision.

This was announced during a meeting of the standing committee of the Mykolaiv City Council.

As Anna Lychko, head of the Mykolaiv City Council’s Department of Education, reported during a briefing, extended-day programs will begin operating on October 1 in 41 schools—with plans to open a total of 48 such programs.

The programs will operate in-person. Safety remains the primary condition for their opening—they will operate only in schools equipped with their own shelters.

According to Lychko, amid full-scale war, extended-day programs in Mykolaiv first began operating last year. Experience has shown significant demand for this format, so it was decided to continue it in the new school year.

During the committee meeting, deputies had no questions or comments regarding the creation of after-school programs. The proposal was then put to a vote, and 100% of the votes were in favor.

Recently, at a session of the Mykolaiv Regional Council, a councilmember drew attention to the closure of schools, lyceums, and gymnasiums in the region and asked officials to report on how many educational institutions have already been closed and what is being done to preserve the rest, especially in rural areas.

As Intent previously reported, Gymnasium No. 16 in Mykolaiv will not yet be able to resume in-person classes. The school is short about 1.2–1.3 million hryvnias to convert the facility into a shelter, and the boiler room located in the school’s basement must also be relocated.

Андрій Колісніченко