The Boeing Kinder Garden! |
In the Georgian city of Rustavi, an
old but fully functional Yakovlev Yak-42 aeroplane has been transformed
into a kindergarten classroom. Head teacher Gari Chapidze bought the
plane from Georgian Airways and arranged for it to be transported to the
city of Rustavi, where he refurbished the interiors with educational
equipment, games and toys but left the cockpit instruments intact so
they could be used as play tools. There are around 1,500 buttons in the small Soviet-era plane’s cockpit which the kindergarten’s 15 children can play with as they imitate real pilots taking off. |
The refurbishment took several months
and Mr Chapidze says he was concerned at first that people would not
take to the idea, but the unique playpen has become a hit with the
parents as well, once they understood that this is a way to get children
more excited about going to kinder garden and even learning. |
The staff hope that in addition to
being a fun place full of knobs to turn and buttons to push, playing on
the aircraft will help children develop technically. |
“The idea was to create a kindergarten where children go with joy,” So said Chapidze, the rector of the Institute of Georgian-Ukrainian Social Relations that runs the kindergarten, said. “Sometimes kids have difficulties in adapting to kindergarten, to a new environment. We decided to help them by making it fun.” he added. |
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vendredi 25 octobre 2013
The Boeing Kinder Garden!
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