SUMMER RECREATION COLONY FOR THE PHYSICALLY WEAK CHILDREN IN KHERSON PROVINCE (end of XIX-BEGINNING of XX century.)

Abstract

Reviewed the question of the Organization of the summer school camps on the territory of Kherson province. At the end of the nineteenth century in the South of Ukraine, the emerging movement in health improvement and recreation students was created. A significant contribution to the development of this case have made all sorts of community organizations, including the Association for the advancement of physical education of children (Odessa, Kherson). Thanks to their efforts on the southern coast of Ukraine opened the first cottage-colony, in which during the summer holidays, children from poor families had the opportunity to relax and rejuvenate. Cottage-colonies were well organized. Balanced diet, fresh air, outdoor games to positively affect the health of students. The State has not allocated funds for these activities, so funding was carried out by community organizations. Lack of funds was the reason that summer cottage-colony worked irregularly.