The “Path Home” project took part in the International Patriotic Education Program

Maria Bublik, head of the office of the Center for Assistance with the Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots “Path Home,” took part online in the round table “Multinational Russia through the Eyes of Children and Young People,” held at the House of Friendship of Peoples in Moscow on February 7.

How can the process of patriotic education be made informal, creative, and interesting for children and teenagers? How can the widest possible range of young people be involved in volunteer work promoting the cultural and moral values of the peoples living in Russia? The experts gathered attempted to answer these questions. The round table’s main goal was to seek new, unconventional methods of patriotic education.

Maria Bublik explained why actively involving children from migrant families in various cultural and patriotic events is so important to their adaptation and socialization in a new community.

“After moving, children, especially teenagers, experience emotional voids associated with a drastic change in their lives. And it is extremely important that this void not be filled with something superficial, something worthless. That is why cultural exchange among the children themselves deserves special attention. After all, teenagers are more willing to learn from one another,” Maria said in her remarks.

Ekaterina Averkieva, head of the Organizing Committee of the International “Tell Children About Your Homeland” Competition and organizer of the round table, spoke about the significant educational impact on children who take part in patriotic competitions, quizzes, and festivals. This is especially true when participants have the opportunity to talk with one another, exchange emotions and ideas for new works, and share their experience in creating different kinds of creative products, whether a video feature, cartoon, or musical work.

Representatives of leading Moscow universities, public figures, journalists, philanthropists, and children participating in the “Tell the World About Your Homeland” competition took part in the round table.

The round table was moderated by Andrey Khudoleev, Executive Secretary of the Commission on Information Support for State National Policy of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Interethnic Relations, and Chairman of the Coordinating Council at the House of the Peoples of Russia.

At the end of the round table, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Center for Assistance with the Voluntary Resettlement “Path Home” and the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Innovation Center for the Development and Education of Children and Young People,” which runs the international “Tell the World About Your Homeland” competition.

The event was held as part of the “Russia through the Eyes of Children and Young People” project, implemented with the support of a grant from the President of the Russian Federation.

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Source: https://vezdenashi.ru/pereselenie-v-rf/proekt-put-domoj-stal-uchastnikom-mezhdunarodnoj-programmy-patrioticheskogo-vospitaniya/