OREANDA-NEWS. June 22, 2009. ROSNO’s North-Western Directorate, jointly with the Administration of the Kalininsky district in St. Petersburg, has equipped an outdoor children’s playground in the secondary school No.619 in St. Petersburg. This event was held under the new project for comprehensive insurance coverage of schools and kindergartens, reported the press-centre of ROSNO.

The new sports playground with an area of 200 sq. m. has been fitted with special covering enabling maximum decrease in potential child traumatism in active games; with children’s castle with four various structures, benches, urns and other auxiliary equipment. The solemn ceremony of transfer of the ready-built playground was attended by the Administration of the Kalininsky district, municipal area No.21, school management, other partners and sponsors of this educational institution.

"The children’s playground project promotes better health of schoolchildren, introduces healthy lifestyle, and expands self-development potential of the children of the Kalininsky district", commented on the event Mr. Alexei Rozhnev, head of ROSNO’s North-Western Directorate. "To implement our initiative, we have been thoroughly selecting the addressees of our help. The decision to cooperate with this educational institution was taken because this is one of the city’s exemplary schools paying much attention to health-improving and training programs".

The district administration pays much attention to health and security of schoolchildren and pupils of other educational institutions. Significant amounts are spent on these issues from the city budget. I hope that this project jointly implemented with ROSNO is only the beginning, representing a good example of cooperation with the socially oriented business", told Ms. Elena Vinogradova, head of the Education Department in the Administration of the Kalininsky district.
The schools and kindergartens insurance project implemented by ROSNO’s North-Western Directorate is of social nature, and not only because it is focused on promoting sporting talents and improving children’s health. It also aims to promote insurance knowledge among schoolteachers, pupils and their parents. ROSNO’s experts will provide them with professional explanations of insurance opportunities and the importance of insurance protection. Till 2010, this project plans to cover a number of additional schools in St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg Region.

Previously, a similar sports playground was opened in Kaliningrad for pre-school children. It was built on the basis of the municipal educational institution for orphaned and unparented children- orphanage "Yantarik". The project’s strategic partner has been the Association of Foreign Investors in the Kaliningrad Region.