Regatta is a long-term partnership project | The library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Spiritual and moral development of the citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of key factors of modernization of the country. It is impossible to create modern innovative economy, passing an individual, a state and quality of his internal life. In this direction Museum as the social institute is able to influence the personality, to promote the formation of his citizenship, need-motivational sphere, priorities in life, moral convictions, moral standards and spiritual values. Activity of the Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is not only collecting, storage, the registration of its collections, a variety of exhibitions and expositions, scientific researches. Today the Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the famous enlightenment and research, cultural and educational centers of the country. The museum forms its own social biography in society, the special information status in relationship with the audience and became the integral link of one whole educational process of the capital.

Museum educational programs involves the widespread introduction of interactive, innovative methods and techniques of training and education by museum means showing the progress of the country and the recognition of the young sovereign state in the world political arena through strategic talent, vision, persistence in achieving goals of the Leader of the Nation. As a result of long-term partner activity of MFP RK and Department of education of Astana the project of an interschool inter-museum regatta initiated by the Museum and created in a creative tandem of the Museum and teachers of "Kindergarten-school-gymnasium No. 46" T.V. Makanova and L.E. Litvinova is successfully realized.

Regatta is a long-term partnership project organized for pupils of educational institutions of Astana with a visit of 13 museums - "unknown islands". Under the terms of this game, the Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the "Archipelago" uniting in itself "islands" – museum objects. "Regatta" is focused on a team game from 7 people. Age: pupils of 7-8 classes.

The game purpose: creation of unique opportunity to visit the school museums of Astana, better to know about the native land, life and activity of the well-known people who made the significant contribution to history of development of Kazakhstan society.

Aims:

1. formation of historical thinking of pupils through museum collections, archival documents;

2. "revival" of museum work in the school museums;

3. development of creativity of schoolchildren;

4. instilling of culture of leisure.

The most important aim:

education of interest of schoolchildren in studying of the contemporary history of the country and understanding of a historical role of the First President – the Leader of the Nation N. A. Nazarbayev in formation and strengthening of sovereign Kazakhstan.

Game consisted of 2 stages. The program of the 1^st stage included visit of the museums within February, March, April, 2014 along 3 thematic routes: "The special storeroom", "Kaleidoscope of cultures", "Both remembrance, and feat, and glory".16 applications from schools of Astana were received for participation in this game. During traveling at the 1^st stage contestants:

1. visited "unknown islands" – museums;

2. made tasks (5 tasks, everyone is estimated on 5 mark system by the keeper of the museum - "island";

3. correctly filled in the Logbook;

4. collected a puzzle model of the exhibit which is stored in "Archipelago";

5. prepared video presentation about fascinating travel for the report;

6. handed over reporting documents to "Archipelago" till May 5, 2014.

Winners of the 1^st stage of a regatta were invited to "Archipelago" keepers of which prepared the most interesting tasks for finalists: to study the objects located at "Archipelago", to solve crossword puzzles, to make logical tasks, to answer questions of an intellectual quiz.