On June 22nd graduates of Samsung’s ‘Hope for Children’ distant studying program obtained their highschool diplomas from Russian Education Minister Olga Vasilieva in Moscow. The ‘Hope for Children’ undertaking gives college students with full entry to the state academic curriculum by means of digital studying instruments in hospitals the place paper books are prohibited for hygienic functions.
The ‘Hope for Children’ program seeks to deal with the truth that 120,000-130,000 Russian and CIS kids bear long-term, in-house medical remedy yearly, and aren’t capable of attend college. Classes are held in specifically designed hospital lecture rooms in addition to individually in circumstances the place the kid is unable to attend classes within the classroom. Present on the commencement ceremony, this system head Sergey Sharikov mentioned: “Staying in the hospital does not mean that children need to stop learning. Children definitely need to learn, interact with other kids and be engaged in creative processes.”
Minister Vasilieva introduced diplomas in Samsung ‘Hope for Children’ branded folders to 40 ninth and eleventh graders through the commencement ceremony at Dmitry Rogachev Children’s Hospital, which in 2014 grew to become the pilot website for Samsung’s ‘Hope for Children’ distant studying initiative. The Russian Education Ministry’s Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science has granted ‘Hope for Children’ distinctive permission permitting college students to take state exams by means of the undertaking. This measure empowers kids unable to attend college for prolonged intervals of time to maintain up with the state exams and achieve college entrance together with their friends.
The Dmitry Rogachev Children’s Hospital was constructed by government order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and enters round 2,000 kids from greater than 85 areas into the ‘Hope for Children’ program annually. Expansion of this system has been widespread, with 17 new places launched throughout Russia and different CIS international locations since 2014, and three extra to be added by 2020.
Other attendants of the commencement ceremony included Alexander Rumyantsev, President of the Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center, Galina Novichkova, General Director of the Center, Evgeny Yamburg, Director of The Yamburg School, and Arina Sharapova, TV Anchor and ‘Hope for Children’ undertaking ambassador. In a particular announcement, the ceremony’s organizers expressed their immense “gratitude and appreciation” to Samsung for its long-term partnership on the undertaking.
Speaking on the commencement, Sergey Pevnev, Director of PA and Corporate Projects at Samsung Electronics CIS remarked that “Hope for Children’s mission is to allow children receiving long-term medical treatment to continue learning, be creative, interact with their peers, and – at the end – get diplomas.” He went on to level out that “Samsung’s technological solutions open up additional opportunities for students, and allow them to master the school program in an exciting, interactive format.”
