Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine has developed several options for typical planning decisions of modern schools and kindergartens in rural areas. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine Lev Partskhaladze at the August conference of the Ministry of Education and Science  of Ukraine "New Ukrainian School - Challenges and Prospects for Education Reform".

"During the implementation of the New Educational Space, we have repeatedly encountered various problems during the reconstruction or construction of kindergartens and local schools. Therefore, the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services has developed 7 variants of typical planning decisions of modern rural schools and kindergartens based on the principles of the New Educational Space and the state construction norms. This is a separate guide with information on the design of such establishments, a description of the spatial planning decisions and the corresponding layout plans. In fact, this is a technical task for design. That is, in this way it is possible to shorten the design time and improve the quality of design solutions", Lev Partskhaladze stressed.

Background

The New Educational Space (NEP) is created in educational institutions of Ukraine according to 4 basic principles:

energy efficiency;

modern equipment;

motivating space;

inclusion and barrier-free.

The NEP is aimed  to create comfortable conditions for quality education of children in the New Ukrainian School. The project is initiated by the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine  and is being implemented jointly with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and local self-government bodies.