Children's educational tourism. Children's tourism and its types
Children's tourism occupies the noblest sector of the tourism industry market. Recreation programs designed to broaden children's horizons, improve health or reveal talents are ultimately aimed at the development of the younger generation - potentially the most active in Russian society in the near future.
Traditionally, children's summer camps are widespread in Russia, offering rich animation programs today. Separately, thematic camps stand out among them, subject to one theme: tent camps with training in elements of tourism, archaeological camps, where children are excavating the sites of primitive people, sports, equestrian sports, there are camps with a religious orientation, etc. Children's recreation centers abroad have an indisputable advantage, offering language practice and immersion in a new culture. Often located in warm countries, by the sea (in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Malta, etc.), such children's centers are distinguished by rich excursion and thematic programs and allow you to communicate with peers from both the CIS countries and other countries .
Excursion (bus or combined: train + bus) cultural and educational tours around Europe are popular. Even long journeys on European roads are usually regarded by children as a real adventure. Children's sightseeing trips around Russia are also experiencing a "second birth". Tour operators are constantly creating new excursion programs with tourist brands that are attractive to children (“To the homeland of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden”), entertainment (“Baskin Robins” ice cream factory with tasting delicious products), patriotic (“Kubinka - Museum of Armored Vehicles”), educational (excursions to the estates of writers, poets), etc. You can choose options that are integrated into the programs of specialized schools or colleges, such as an excursion for young biologists "Visiting Bison" to the Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve.
Children's sports tourism and outdoor activities are widely represented. On the territory of Russia, the most famous are the joint programs "Robinsonade" and "Adventure", including skiing and hiking, kayaking and catamaran rafting, hiking on flat and mountain bikes, etc. It is worth paying attention to foreign sports, for example, winter camps, where children under the guidance of instructors learn to ski and snowboard.
Health-improving children's camps offer general strengthening programs, while children can improve their health in specialized children's sanatoriums, as well as in sanatoriums and clinics designed to receive parents with children. And, of course, various types of recreation can be combined with additional education, primarily with the study of foreign languages in summer language schools, common in many European countries.
You can get acquainted with operators specializing in various types of children's recreation on our website or, of course, on the websites of the PCT member companies themselves.
The results of the All-Russian competition "Best Practices for the Development of Children's Tourism", organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Russian State University of Tourism and Service (RGUTIS) and the editors of the Tourism Information and Analytical Portal of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company Vesti.ru, have been summed up. The purpose of the competition was to generalize and popularize experience in this area. And the experience, as it turned out, is already quite rich and diverse.
Almost 250 applications from 36 regions of the Russian Federation and 75 cities and rural settlements were submitted for the competition. Applications and presentation albums were evaluated by a jury consisting of leading researchers of RGUTS, as well as well-known figures in the field of children's tourism and recreation. As a result, the jury noted the following projects and programs.
Category winners "Best Camp Program"- two at once, and both represent Bryansk. These are the “Fortune Hunters” profile shift and the “Tourist shift” program. Several more children's recreation programs will receive diplomas of laureates in this nomination: the change of "Turaktiv" specialized (profile) tent camp (Arkhangelsk), the Children's health camp "Bagulnik" (Buryatia), "Skill Camp" (Moscow), "Mountain Family" (Chelyabinsk ) and the network program for children's recreation and health improvement "Modern Tourism Manager" (Yaroslavl).
There are also two winners in the nomination "The best program of children's historical and educational tourism"- “Tiny steps along the Kursk region” (Kursk) and “Everything starts here” (Yaroslavl). Laureates of the nomination - "Initiation into lyceum students in the Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum" (Irkutsk) and "On the Tula direction" (Tula).
"Best Children's Outbound Tourism Practice" the project of creating a model of the international tourist route "Selenga-Baikal" (Buryatia) was named.
"Best Regional Inbound Tourism Practice"- project "Children on the Great Tea Road" (Irkutsk).
In the nomination "Best practice in sports tourism" won the program of integrated tourism and local history and tourism and sports training "Junior instructors in tourism and local history, tourism and sports and search work" (Ivanovo). And the program "Sports tourism, walking distances" (Bryansk) became the laureate.
"Excursion to the magical House of the Snowman" (Arkhangelsk) and interactive tour of the city "In search of the treasure of the black fox" were named the best in the nomination "Best practice city tour". And there are seven laureates here at once: the interactive educational event "I love Bryansk" (Bryansk), the children's theatrical quest tour "Legend of the Gorodnichiy" (Vladimir), "Children to children about the city" (Irkutsk), "For the sake of the Motherland, for the sake of victory. Excursion around Noginsk" (Noginsk, Moscow region), "Educational tour" Kolomna from the window of a tram" (Kolomna, Moscow region), "Techno-guide" project (Tomsk) and "Excursion to the Botanical Garden" (Chuvashia).
In the nomination "Best practice of children's tourist routes" the jury gave preference to the project "Historical and ethnographic sights of the Kholuy rural settlement" (Ivanovo). The titles of laureates are awarded to the "Excursions in the Udinskaya Valley" (Buryatia), the bicycle tourist and local history route "Along the Savinsky Territory" (Ivanovo) and the tourist route "Tyumen Trail" (Tyumen).
"The best practice of children's tourism in the countryside" named excursion program "On the road to Brodsky" (Arkhangelsk). The tourist educational project "At the Origins of the Hun Empire" and "Caves... Nature... People" (both - Buryatia) became the winners.
"The best children's tourism programs in small towns"- "Manor of Marya the Artisan in Suzdal" and "Two cultures - one city" (Mari-El). The titles of the laureate were awarded to "Kehta: Tourist Trails of the Sandy Venice" (Buryatia) and the museum program "Intellectuals" (Mari El).
"The best training program for children's tourism specialists" was the program "To tourist skills" (Yaroslavl), and the winner in this nomination is the School of tourist training "Instructor-guide" (Bryansk).
In the nomination "The best municipal program for the development of children's tourism" the project "Children's educational tourism "Live Lessons" (Chuvashia) won the victory, and the project "Tourism - the choice of the young" (Bryansk) became the winner.
Three winners in the category "The best regional program for the development of children's tourism". These are the Ural for School project (Yekaterinburg), the Museum Marathon (Tula) and the Non-Formal Education Technologies Interactive Map of Museums of Educational Organizations (Yaroslavl). The titles of laureates are awarded to the project "Tourist Passport of a Schoolchild" (Vladimir) and the Tourist and Local History Marathon "My Home is the Tambov Territory" (Tambov).
"The best scientific work dedicated to the practice of children's tourism" the master's thesis "Development of the project of a multifunctional training center for sports tourism" (Tomsk) was named. Laureate - "Collection of materials to help teachers of additional education in the field of orienteering, tourism and local history" (Buryatia).
In the nomination "The best publication in the media on the topic of children's tourism" The jury did not honor anyone with the title of winner. Laureate diplomas - from a teacher from Buryatia Oleg Morozov for the article "Spring-summer travels of the Dolgan circle" and from Alena Huseynova from Yaroslavl for the publication "Prospects for the sustainable development of ethnographic educational tourism in the Yaroslavl region."
Winning the nomination "The best organization of a children's tourist trip" went to the project "And the mountains of the Caucasus greet us" (Volgograd). The winners were the trips “Across the Seven Lakes of Altai” (Altai Territory), “Kholmogory Around the World” (Arkhangelsk), the projects “Rehabilitation Tourism as a Means of Socialization of Difficult Teenagers and Orphans in Modern Society” (Vologda) and “Turistenok” (Chuvashia).
In the nomination "The best organization of a children's expedition" two projects won the victory: “Organization and holding of a multi-day ecological and local history expedition “The land in which I live” (Volgograd) and “Heirs of traditions” (Vologda). Laureates - "PAs of the Vladimir Territory: know, study, protect!" and Ecological and local history expedition along the river Efremovka "the transforming power of the native land" (both - Vladimir).
Winning in the nomination "The best organization of a children's tourist walk" shared the “Walking tourist excursion to the spit of the Uba and Katun rivers” (Altai Territory) and the mini-project “Tourists” (Chuvashia). The winners here are the UNEC Ecological Trail (Ivanovo) and the Izhek Trail project (Chuvashia).
"The best children's tourism product" named "Excursion route associated with the artists of the native land" Sobinka - Arbukhovo - Kolokolnitsa - Kadyevo "(Vladimir), Interactive Museum" Galina sails "and the project" Journey to the world of metallurgist "(both - Vologda). There are several laureates in this nomination: “Theatrical excursion and game program “Visiting Pomorych” (Arkhangelsk), “Children's tent camp on Lake Baikal“ Marmalade Camp ”(Buryatia), “tourist walking route“ Zhelturinskaya trail ”(Buryatia),“ Rinpoche Bagsha - the Pearl of Buddhism" (Buryatia), "Museum and entertainment children's tourist center of the city of Vladimir" (Vladimir), "Weekend tour on the property of the miller Kudryavtsev" and "Journey to the Angaria ice cream factory" (both - Irkutsk).
The title of the winner in the nomination "Best Children's Volunteer Program" nobody got it. But the laureates here are the project "Mariinsky Solstice" (Vladimir) and the Summer Labor Detachment of Special Purpose "Creation of an Ecological Path to the Natural Monument Rock "Mir" (Irkutsk).
Category winners "The best organization of children's tourism in the framework of extracurricular activities"- Tourist club "Blue Bird" and the program "School tours, excursions as a form of extracurricular activities" (both - Nizhny Novgorod). Laureates - "The program for the organization of children's tourism within the framework of extracurricular activities" Love and explore your northern region "(Arkhangelsk) and the project" Tourist trails of the Ryazan region "(Ryazan).
In the nomination "The best organization of children's tourism in the framework of extracurricular activities" the winners were the TEMP Tourist Club (Buryatia) and the Green Planet Interactive and Educational Center (Vologda). The laureates are the Stray Puppy Literary Cafe (Mari-El), the program School Tours and Excursions as a Form of Extracurricular Activities. School tours and excursions as part of extracurricular activities” (Nizhny Novgorod) and the Republican project for the development of domestic tourism “Suitcase” (Chuvashia).
The information partner of the competition is the Internet project Vesti.Tourism.
In the next three months, the portal will introduce readers to the most interesting projects and programs.
Cognitive and entertaining children's tourism
Children's tourism is one of the best ways to expand a child's horizons, find him an interesting hobby, and at the same time to interest him in many school subjects. Cognitive elements, as a rule, are closely intertwined with entertainment. Young children are interested in animals, fairy-tale characters and a variety of toys. For schoolchildren, in turn, scientific experiments, various museums, as well as computer, dance and language camps are more suitable.
Some programs give children the chance to try themselves in a variety of roles and thus choose a future profession. So, in Moscow "Masterslavl" or St. Petersburg "Kidburg" a model of the whole city was created, where a child can try on any specialty - from a farmer to a banker. Many family parks are open - such as, for example, Kudykina Gora in the Lipetsk region, where, in addition to walking through a wooden fortress and a park with animals, you can learn how to work with a potter's wheel.
Museums are also not far behind: now, instead of boring monotonous excursions, they increasingly offer interactive programs: quests, games, master classes, robotics schools and other interesting things. Thanks to this, children, on the one hand, do not have time to get bored, and on the other hand, they learn a lot of new things.
Numerous amusement parks and water parks help the whole family shake off the everyday mood and have plenty of fun. Water activities are easy to find in traditional seaside resorts - in Gelendzhik, Anapa, Sochi, Tuapse. In Alushta, the water park "At Lukomorye" was opened with attractions based on Russian fairy tales, in the Azov region the water park is dedicated to the "Treasure Island". However, the matter is not limited to resorts. The water park in Rostov-on-Don entered the top ten in Europe according to tourist reviews, and in the Altai Territory, on Lake Yarovoye, there is the largest water park in Siberia.
Sometimes there are cases when parents, due to circumstances, cannot go on a trip with their children. But do not despair and postpone such a long-awaited tourism and recreation for children, children's organized tourism is beginning to gain great popularity all over the world.
Tourism and rest. Children's entertainment
Of course, this type of travel should be planned to the smallest detail so that children do not need anything, do not experience any inconvenience, and at the same time develop comprehensively and enjoy the trip. So tourism and recreation for children must be accompanied by competent guides and caregivers who will supervise and guide the children on their journey.
It is better for parents to prepare for the trip in advance: find a good resource about children's tourism and recreation - site, where you can find out information about the weather conditions for the planned trip in order to understand what clothes to take with you, sort out the upcoming route, pick up the necessary documents and choose a comfortable hotel.
Children's tourism and its types
As practice shows, it has several directions. Nowadays tourism has become very popular. One of its varieties is a language camp, where children can not only learn about the history and culture of a particular country, but also make new friends and learn a new language in a relaxed, entertaining and playful way.
And if your child is too mobile and active, then sports tourism will be an ideal option for him. This may include seasonal tourism, for example, a vacation in a ski resort, hiking in the mountains or diving on the seashore. There are also other options, such as dance camps or riding schools. It remains only to make a choice among all this diversity.
Entertainment and health tourism and recreation
Of course, children will quickly get bored with endless trips to museums or wallowing on the beach. And therefore, entertaining is, of course, something that absolutely any child will like. After all, all children want to get to a place where fairy tales become reality. And the best way to achieve this is in an amusement park, for example, in Disney parks, which are located in Paris, California or Tokyo.
Many parents choose wellness for their children. Children's health resorts can be found all over the world, including in Russia, Europe and the CIS. There, children will receive proper nutrition, the necessary medical procedures, sports games in the fresh air. After such a rest, the child will return with new impressions and strength.
