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Before the start of the new school year, a new educational center of the state institution “School of Superheroes” was opened in Chernihiv. Together with the superheroes, First Lady Olena Zelenska and the team of the Olena Zelenska Foundation visited the new classrooms. The new educational center was opened with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Chernihiv Regional State Administration. The center will provide educational services to children with special educational needs.

The opening of the space was made possible thanks to funding from the Olena Zelenska Foundation with the support of the international partner Portuguese Institute Camoes.

The Superhero School is a space where children in hospital can feel like ordinary schoolchildren rather than patients. Here, they don't miss out on their education, communication, friends, and most importantly, the feeling of care and support. In the context of full-scale war, this is particularly important, because childhood should continue despite all challenges. For the Olena Zelenska Foundation, it is important that such spaces appear in every region of our country. And we are grateful to our international partners who, together with us, give children this opportunity," said Nina Gorbacheva, director of the Olena Zelenska Foundation.

Now, children undergoing treatment at the regional hospital will be able to study in comfortable conditions. Almost 100 square meters of space in the pediatric ward have been converted into two classrooms—for elementary, middle, and high school students— as well as a mental health room. A separate space has been set aside for classes with preschoolers.

The educational center team began working in early March. They taught in hospital wards and rooms. During this time, more than 350 children became students of the School of Superheroes, and 4,000 classes were held. Now they all have a real place of power. Today, Artem visited for the first time. He has been familiar with the School of Superheroes for 89 days. During the time the School has been operating, he has been hospitalized three times, and the teachers have become true friends to him.

"The opening of the educational space was a real gift for our children. We thank our partners for their support and faith in our children. Hospital walls are a real challenge, but now they have a place where they can come and get positive emotions, support, and knowledge,“ said Natalia Zhilinska, director of the state institution ”School of Superheroes."

Today, 20 educational spaces of the School of Superheroes are operating in Ukraine. Three of them are new — in Chernihiv, Lutsk, and Cherkasy. They, with the funding of the Olena Zelenska Foundation, started working at the beginning of the school year with the support of Фундації. By the end of the year, three more spaces are planned to open.