Today we will tell where and how schoolchildren of different ages will be able to get acquainted with the professions in a fun way.
"Cities of professions"
The world of adults is extraordinarily attractive to children. For several years now, there have been projects in Moscow in which a child can become a citizen of a "children's city": go to work, receive money, spend it in a store, master different things. Children can try themselves as firefighters, doctors, farmers, radio hosts, actors, cooks and get their own idea of \u200b\u200ba variety of professions.Kidburg
Age: from 1.5 to 14 years old
When: daily
What to try: over 60 professions
Where: Central House of Music on Lubyanka, SEC Zelenopark, SEC Riviera, SEC MEGA Belaya Dacha
KidZania
Age: from 4 to 14 years old
When: daily
What to try: over 100 professions
Where: Khodynsky Boulevard, 4, Aviapark shopping center
Masterslavl
Age: from 5 to 15 years old
What to try: over 100 professions
Where: Presnenskaya nab., 4, bldg. 1 (Moscow-City)
MOTOR CITY GRAND
Age: from 1.5 to 10 years
What to try: profession, race car driver,
Where: TC Metropolis, TC Aviapark, SEC Mega Belaya Dacha, SEC Riviera, MFC Kuntsevo Plaza
Workshops
These are long-term programs, the purpose of which is to teach a certain craft. A soulful atmosphere of creativity reigns in the workshops. This summer:Laboratory "Workshop books"
Age: from 6 to 16 years old
When: every Saturday and Sunday
What to try: how writers, illustrators,. You will create the book yourself - from idea to binding.
Where: Seating yard
Archaeological workshop
Age: from 5 years
When: daily in summer, except Monday and last Friday of each month, at 12:30 and 14:00
What to try: how archaeologists work and
Where: Museum of Archeology of Moscow
Holidays at the Tretyakov Gallery
Age: 5-7, 8-12, 11+
When: Scheduled
What to try: crafts and creative professions
Where: Tretyakov gallery, Lavrushinsky lane, 6
Green school
Age: 6+
When: daily
What to try: profession, gardener,
Where: Gorky Park
Open workshops in Moscow
Age: 7+
When: Scheduled
What to try: profession, illustrator and others. In open workshops led by young and passionate teachers, you will gain insights into a wide variety of creative directions.
Where: Library 10, Krasnogvardeisky boulevard, building 1
Master classes
In cafes, parks, museums and galleries, a variety of master classes are held throughout the summer, where you can try unusual activities. Choose a location and activity and feel free to go with the whole family. At the master class, you will not only get an idea of \u200b\u200byour professional activity, but also create something with your own hands, have fun, and in some cases leave the result of your work as a souvenir.
Cooking classes
Age: 3+
When: weekend
What to try: professions, chocolatier
Where: Gingerbread Museum, Quattro Piatti restaurant, Anderson, DODO, Tinatin, Lavka, etc.
Animation
Age: 6+
When: weekend
What to try: professions,
Where: MultiKettle, School of Theater and Animation
The photo
Age: 12+
When: Scheduled
What to try: profession
Where: School of Contemporary Photography Photoplay (course for teenagers)
Drawing
Age: 5+
When: Scheduled
What to try: profession. As part of the "Cultleto" program, 63 painting master classes will be held in Moscow under the guidance of professional artists
Where: Moscow plein air (Cultleto)
Thematic lectures
For teenagers, we advise you to try a more serious format of approaching the profession - open lectures. Teachers from Moscow universities, company specialists and simply famous people talk about their activities and the tasks they solve.Summer MARCH
Age: from 14 years old
When: every Wednesday from June 28 to August 2 at 19:30
To learn what: on architecture, design and urbanism. You will be able to communicate with Russian and foreign architects, plunge headlong into the questions that they pose for themselves.
Where: at DI Telegraph Studio, Tverskaya, 7
Open lectures of the journalism faculty of Moscow State University
Age: from 14 years old
When: from June 26 to August 2, according to the schedule
To learn what: about work, and other media specialties. The lecturers are teachers of the faculty and journalists who willingly answer questions from students about professional intricacies.
Where: Gorky Park
Open lectures of the school of computer technology Scream School
Age: from 14 years old
When: Scheduled
To learn what: about the development of computer games, computer graphics and animation. You will be able to attend open lectures and even defend graduation projects.
Where: Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya st., 10, bldg. 2
HSE open lecture hall
Age: from 14 years old
When: Scheduled
To learn what: about fashion, marketing, cinema, tourism and other interesting topics. The lecturers at the Higher School of Economics believe that knowledge is assimilated better with an increased oxygen concentration.
Where: VDNKh, Gorky Park
Lecture hall of the Polytechnic Museum at VDNKh
Age: from 8 years old
When: Scheduled
What to try: professions of researcher, astronomer, astronaut, scientist in the field, and related sciences. The educational program "Space: the Birth of a New Era" has opened at VDNKh, where open lectures and master classes for future space explorers are held.
Where: VDNKh, Pavilion No. 1 "Central"
Production excursions
An excursion to a company or factory is another good option for a professional test. To look at the real working conditions, to communicate with real specialists and to participate in the real work process - as they say, it is better to see once than hear a hundred times.
But, perhaps, it is better to postpone the excursion program until the fall, when it will be possible to travel with the class: children and adults are usually allowed into production in organized groups - from 10 to 30 people. Which companies are open to visit:
✔ Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard
✔ Natalia Sats Theater
✔ "Mosfilm" film studio
✔ Kolomenskoye Bakery
✔ Confectionery factory "Rotfront"
✔ Cheryomushki Confectionery Plant
✔ Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Factory
✔ Coca-Cola plant
✔ Combine "Ochakovo"
✔ Telecentre Ostankino
✔ Electromechanical plant LEMZ
✔ GKNPTs them. Khrunicheva
✔ "Tupolev"
✔ NPO "Salut"
✔ Agricultural holding "Moskovsky"
✔ The career guidance center of the Moscow Metro
In our review, we talked about the most famous places in Moscow where you can try different professions this summer. In order to decide which professions to try on for yourself, we recommend going through free test"Personality and profession" on our website. As a result of the test, you will receive a list of professions, which will be the starting point for a professional dive.
We wish you a fruitful summer!
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If you are going to introduce your child to the capital of our country, the hero city of Moscow, then consider visiting this city of professions.
What is KidZania? This is a children's city, where children learn about many professions (about a hundred) in a playful way. Here children can work as a cook, radio presenter, doctor, pilot ..., learning to be independent, financially literate and communicating with “colleagues and subordinates”.
The streets, boulevards and squares of KidZania are a familiar infrastructure in any city. There is a post office, shops, a theater, a beauty salon, a chocolate factory, a television center, a fire station, medical services ... Traffic lights are installed on the streets, buses and special equipment drive along the "road". In the city you will meet familiar brands - dentistry - Colgate, bank - Alfa Bank, chocolate factory - Kinder ... Every hour cheerful music plays on the main square, spectators gather to watch the hour-long ceremony.
The Moscow City of Professions has become the largest play-based learning park in Europe among other Kizan cities - its area is about 10,000 m². And he became the twenty-first KidZania in the world.
The beginning of your visit to KidZania is the airport, where you need to get a city map, bank card, bracelet for the child and the parent, which allow you to track the child's location.
To help your child with the choice of a profession, you can contact the "employment center", where experts will test and advise in which specialty it is better to try your hand.
The money earned, which is valid in KidZania of other countries, can be spent in the shop for souvenirs and toys. You can rent a car, or take a driving lesson. Young women of fashion have the opportunity to get a manicure or a hairdo ... And that's not all!
What can parents do? Relax in a cafe, visit a beauty salon or go shopping. You can track your child's achievements online in a personal gadget using a bracelet worn on a child. You can become a spectator in the theater, evaluating the child's play as an artist on stage, or learning a new dish with the children.
Ticket price to KidZania? The ticket price depends on the age of the child, on the day of visit, on the size of the group with which the child came:
children 0-1 years visit the amusement park for free,
for children 2-4 years old you need to pay 300 rubles on Monday, 450 - on weekends and 350 on other days;
Similarly children's tickets for children up to 14 years old - 900/1750/1200 rubles;
the rest visitors need to pay - 500/750/600 rubles (Monday / weekend / weekdays).
If you are leading a group of children from ten people, then tickets can be bought with a 25% discount by ordering them by phone in advance. Then on weekdays a ticket for a child 5-14 years old will cost 900 rubles. Children must be accompanied by an adult who enters free of charge. A group of children of 21-30 people can be accompanied by three adults free of charge.
Professions in KidZania in Moscow? Exclusive - cosmonaut training center.
The choice of professions and activities in which young visitors to KidZania can participate depends on age.
Kids up to five years can be passengers of an airplane, "preschoolers" (in a special zone they play educational games, collect puzzles).
For children from five There have been many years of entertainment - hall administrator, bank client, warehouse employee, secret agent, ambulance doctor, radiologist, supermarket employee, buyer, photo model, runway model, sales assistant, dentist, communications operator, artist, technologist, volunteer, presenter radio show, mail client, courier, postman, cartoonist, student, policeman, firefighter, employment center consultant, job seeker, forensic scientist, builder, tourist, auto mechanic, artist, photographer, cook.
Children from six years can work as a musician.
Children from seven years admitted to professions and activities - driving school student, laboratory assistant, surgeon, patient, driver, news anchor, reporter, cameraman, news director, journalist, high-altitude construction worker, guide, pilot, auto mechanic.
Children from nine years old can try their hand at marketing.
There is also a vacancy in KidZania climber, to which young people with a height of 100 cm and a weight of 15 kg are allowed.
Recently, the first KidZania in all of Russia was opened in Moscow.
- KidZania ?! What is it? - many will ask.
KidZania is a whole city in which children solve adult issues on their own.
Here they choose a job they like, earn local currency, visit banks and ATMs, spend money on services and purchases of interest, and - back to work! And not just some kind - just to make money as soon as possible, but - independently chosen, interesting and - almost real.
In a word, if you have not yet found an answer to the question of how to choose a future profession for a child, this is one of the most curious and bright decisions. Today - our reviews about KidZania. After all, we managed to visit there.
Well, now everything is in order.
KidZania in Moscow - where to start? Choosing a profession by playing
KidZania is a network of educational parks around the world. Here children are given the opportunity to acquire skills of real professions in a playful way.
It all starts at the entrance. Each child who enters KidZania is given a set of documents, and, let's say, accessories for becoming a full-fledged citizen of this very realistic country.
For each child we were given:
- Safety bracelets - necessary to identify the child and to be found by his parents, if necessary
- Bank cards of the local alpha bank
- Maps of the area and all institutions of the city with the necessary notes about what kind of action it is possible to perform in it.
- Lunch vouchers (huge green apple :), ice cream, juice, a bar, probably consisting of muesli and chocolate)
- Coupons for 50 local kidzas that could be cashed or deposited at a local alpha bank.
- Insurance (as I understand it - it is needed to visit another country, apparently it means KidZania of other countries)
Also, somewhere I saw the mention of KidZa's passport ... Citizen of KidZania))), which is also useful for visiting other Kidzastrans. We were not given this
So. With all this set of amazing things, we are finally in the city for children!
There we saw streets with somewhat subdued lighting, cute, occasionally lit street lamps and numerous glowing signs.
The KidZania Migration Service, the nearest one said, "Employment Center" - reported the one opposite.
Nearby was the Perekrestok store,
beauty salon ... And everywhere there is movement, everyone is busy with something.
The postmen thundered past their cart.
An ambulance drove by. And here are the police - they suddenly suspected the innocent ambulance driver of something, and started checking the documents.
Climbers bravely climb the walls 
fearless secret agents are jumping into the eight-meter shaft,
nearby, brave firefighters are engaged in firefighting and make it a little difficult for the collection car and the tour bus to pass.
And what a rumble, stomp, drum roll, chants ... It was the Beremenskie musicians who went out into the street!
Here is the Kidzoil gas station - here a motorist who has received a license from a driving school can refuel his car.
Here is the STS film studio, and this is the Europe Plus radio station, an animation studio, a large theater,
photo school and top models,
chocolate Factory,
and, of course, the Aviation Academy.
And so much more! Do not count, nor get around in one session.
And everything is in business. We alone are newbies.
Eyes scattered, we were confused. What to do? Let's go to look for Alfa-Bank, because the only instruction we understood so far was to visit the Alfa-bank with our set of checks and cards in order to become the owners of the starting Kidzokapital 🙂.
And only after going to Alfa-Bank Marina finally made a decision:
- I have to go to the employment center! I want to work! They will tell me how to choose a profession!
And it was a very good idea, because in fact - she came there exactly for this.
Why am I telling all this? Our confusion took time. And it is a very valuable resource for a citizen of KidZania.
The length of stay is limited to four hours. It would seem - much more? Yes, more, I think it is not necessary. But!
If your goal is precisely to familiarize yourself with the largest number of professions that interest you, these four hours are probably worth planning carefully in advance.
For this, in my opinion, there are at least three reasons.
- First, tickets are not cheap. I found out about this only now, when I sat down to write an article. We won the tickets in the competition. And only now I realized how lucky we were 🙂
- The second - if you do not carry out the planning, the child will have time to hurt a little.
- The third - we, for example, are far away. We drove through the whole city.
But if, you just want to walk there, wonder, take pictures, sigh like this:
- Oh, what a pity that there was no such thing in our childhood ...
That planning is absolutely useless for you.
How to find your calling in life? What a new visitor to KidZania needs to know
So. If you, nevertheless, decided to approach seriously the question of how to find your calling in life by visiting KidZania, then - to the point.
First. KidZania is a country where children decide. Let them decide.
What I want to emphasize is that children under four years old have nothing to do there. In my opinion, and the view of our younger Masha - absolutely. Not counting the ice cream, which Masha still ate there because of boredom. There is a certain territory for kids and parents - Masha and I did not appreciate it.
Why for such children the entrance is paid - I honestly did not understand. The territory for kids, in my opinion, there is not entertaining, but expectantly distracting. Usually they don't take money for that.
As, in other matters, and parents - not everyone needs there. Only for those who really want to see and take pictures.
This is a city where children decide for themselves. Because - there is no entrance for parents. All activities for children. Parents are observers of what is happening with their children behind the glass, behind the counter or simply on the screen of monitors.
Children will not be given help that prevents adaptation in an independent world.
It is most likely that it will not work to take a queue, to give a child valuable advice during training or receiving a service. Take pictures only.
Therefore - advice. If your child is seven years old or older, send him alone. It will be more effective and more interesting. I am sure that without you, the child's answers to the question - how to find your vocation in KidZania - will be revealed faster.
The child will need a backpack or purse to fold all their coupons and documents.
Third. Activity. How to choose a future profession for a child in KidZania
Here's a map KidZania activities. Those. what a child could do there.
With a short description, age limit, session duration and the amount that the child will earn or pay, depending on whether it is a job or a service.
Be sure to let the child study it in advance (on your own, of course - this will be a workout 🙂).
Yes. At the entrance to each institution there is a sign with a similar description of activity.
Fourth. Learning to plan and prioritize
What was a little annoying - the constant waiting for their turn. In many places there were generally signs like “Enrollment in an ensemble with coupons. Coupons will be issued at 14.00. "
It turns out - the clock will not interfere. Those who can use them competently. This time.
And these are two - if the child has several preferred professions, it is worth trying, after bumping into a queue in one place, try while visiting another. Chances are high that the queue will dissipate during this time. I repeat - they are not allowed to take a queue and leave somewhere there.
And - hint - bonus
I would like to note that if your child's choice falls on a profession, then if, again, I correctly understood the local system of monetary circulation, he does not have to spend time visiting the bank at the beginning.
Yes, that's cool, of course! But if the child is going to work, why does he need money? He will receive them at the first try, which interested him in the profession.
By the way, we found it difficult to spend these kidzas there.
We never got to the “crossroads”, but in the local “Children's World” everything turned out to be very expensive. And there Masha could not spend her 50 kidzos.
Remembering that we saw a candy store, Masha suggested making a very profitable investment in sweets,
but even then she did not manage to realize her savings - the candies turned out to be for ordinary rubles. So did the ice cream she found on sale there.
Fifth. About bracelets and finding children
The migration service located at the entrance is in charge of entering, exiting, searching for children using bracelets and speakerphone. How much time is left until the end of the session - the bracelet knows. To do this, you need to read information from it. This can be done when receiving a new skill or service (the child's bracelet is scanned before starting), or at the migration service.
Sixth. Note to the hostess
Yes. And - lunch is served near the Naked Hearts Fund :). There are also tables where you can try to nibble an apple, or simply enjoy ice cream.
KidZania in Moscow is a country for children in a big city. Our feedback and conclusions
Much has been written, it is time and honor to know.
our reviews
- Marina, seven years old, is delighted. I managed a little - four activities. Barely pulled her out of there. She was almost not interested in food and other attributes of a comfortable human existence. Has extensive plans for further visits fully armed.
- Masha is two and a half years old. Not happy. They were allowed to be only a dentist. Ten minutes later she decided that it was not for her :). I'm tired.
- I - it was very interesting to see! I would not be able not to go there at all 🙂. Very quickly I got tired of constantly dragging Masha in her arms, explaining why they did not take her anywhere, while trying to photograph something, see and hear something. By the way, be careful! Very efficient staff! As soon as I put my Cappuccino on the sidewalk next to me in order to open the dentist door and free Masha my fresh and aromatic coffee was immediately swept away into a very friendly scoop 🙂.
Conclusions:
KidZania is good for children who are more or less independent. These children are rather quickly transformed through KidZania into children who are simply independent, operational and able to separate their own choice from the choice of their parents.
KidZania is a mini-city for children from 5 to 14 years old, a place where they can try themselves in different professions. An important goal of KidZania is to show children the various opportunities that await them in the future, set the right vector for their development and help them choose their favorite specialty. That is why everything in the city is as close to real life as possible: young visitors to KidZania acquire useful professional and social skills, get the basics of financial literacy, learn to set goals and achieve them on their own.
Legend has it that once upon a time, children from all over the world united and, having decided that the adult world was far from perfect, founded their own country - KidZania. In order to consolidate the basic foundations, the Declaration of Independence was drawn up, which identified six rights of every child: the Right to Be, the Right to Know, the Right to Create, the Right to Share, the Right to Care and the Right to Play.
Since then, the geography of KidZania has been rapidly expanding: Russia becomes the 18th country, and Moscow is the 21st city of its presence. You can cross the border of Moscow KidZania in the AVIAPARK shopping center on Khodynsky Boulevard, where it covers an area of \u200b\u200b10,000 square meters. Moscow KidZania can already be called the largest and most high-tech in Europe. More than $ 30 million was spent on the construction of the city. About 1 million guests are expected to visit it annually.
The entire territory of KidZania is created as an inclusive educational and play space, a safe and welcoming environment where we are ready to meet any child and help him to participate in what is happening, using modern and effective strategies to involve and include children with disabilities in play and communication. The Naked Heart Foundation is helping the KidZanian government to create a fully inclusive environment for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Natalia Vodianova became the Goodwill Ambassador of Moscow KidZania.
Each thematic zone in the city is thought out in detail and recreated together with partners.
- "Alfa Bank" teaches financial literacy and collection skills in the children's branch of the bank and the vault.
- "Alpha insurance" takes care of guests and residents of the city, insuring a burning building and motorists.
- LG Eleсtronics provides Moscow KidZania with the latest air conditioning system and professional displays, and invites children to plunge into the smart and high-tech world of secret agents at a special school.
- In the clinic Medsi children can work in an ambulance, conduct an examination of a patient, become a professional team of surgeons for an operation to remove appendicitis.
- In the laboratory INVITRO Kidzanians master the procedure for taking blood and perform its microbiological analysis.
- In dentistry Colgate visitors are not only taught how to take care of the oral cavity, but also taught how to treat caries.
- In a studio "STS" children can try themselves as presenters, cameramen, actors, creating news and filming sitcoms.
- IN "Crossroads" and "Children's world" KidZania's young guests make purchases with their earned Kidzos, and also try themselves as a cashier and a marketer, respectively.
- Thanks to MTS children can appreciate the role of mobile communications and the mobile Internet in modern life and personally participate in the modernization of communication networks and testing the quality of the networks.
- In edition Bureau24 / 7, at the radio station Europa Plus and at the Faculty of Journalism at KidZania University, children can learn the profession of journalism.
- And going to work at the local branch "Russian Post", will ensure the timely delivery of correspondence and parcels in KidZania.
- Open Arts Festival "Chereshnevy Les" and Bosco Fresh help develop artistic skills in the acting academy and model school, attending which children go to perform on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater of KidZania.
- Children can study different forms of painting and, fantasizing, paint their own pictures at the art school BIC Kids.
- Rosinter Restaurants opened several Costa Coffee cafes in the park, as well as TGI Fridays and IL Patio, where you can not only have a snack, but also make burgers and pizza, and children can do this together with adults.
- IN "Baskin-Robbins" children are waiting for ice cream, and the confectionery "Ptifour" will feed guests with sweet desserts and teach how to create profiteroles, tartlets and other cakes.
- At the factory Kinder children can make a real chocolate on their own.
You can create your own image for all occasions in a beauty salon ILE DE BOTE. - And in order not to miss anything and better orientate in the city, you can go on an exciting bus tour of KidZania together with Gett.
- Tech Partners Help KidZania Government Create High-Tech City Samsung and Canon.
Free Wi-Fi AURA from MaximaTelecom is available throughout Moscow KidZania for residents and guests. KidZania also has its own program for the youngest guests. In a cozy kindergarten "Tema", kids under 4 years old are waiting for educational games and tasty treats from "Tema", and in their Residence they will always meet the Guardians of Rights - Urbano, Chica, Vita, Bebop and Bachi. In the meantime, parents can go to the recreation area, where you can just take a break from city activities, and listen to an interesting lecture.
