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Day 1 – Arrival. Accommodation. Holidays at sea.

Day 2 - “CITY OF CLEAN WATER JETS - GOLDEN BAKCHISARAI”.
Bakhchisarai Holy Dormition Monastery.
Holy spring in the name of the Mother of God.
Kachi-Kalyon. Cave monastery of St. Anastasia. Holy spring of St. Anastasia.
Bakhchisaray Park “Crimea in Miniature”. Tickets 600 rub. adult and 400 children

Day 3 – Excursion to the Saki healing lake. Holidays at sea.

Day 4 “WITNESSES OF HOLY HISTORY”. Sevastopol and its surroundings.
Inkerman St. Clement Monastery. Cave temples (I-X centuries).
Tour of the monastery 100/50 rub. - optional.
Excursion along the embankment of Sevastopol. Count's pier, Nakhimov Square, memorial to the defenders of Sevastopol, monument to the Sunken Ships.
Boat trip along the bays - optional (350 rubles).
Chersonesos. St. Vladimir's Cathedral. Chapel at the site of the baptism of St. Prince Vladimir.
Excursion to ancient Chersonesus – optional (300 rubles)

Day 5 – Rest at sea. Picnic in nature.

Day 6 – “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, BEACH OF TAVRIDA...”.
Balaklava. Temple of the 12 Apostles (XIV century).
Boat trip 350/250 rub. - optional.
Livadia Palace and Park. Ticket to the palace 400/250 rub. - optional.
Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (home church of the Romanov family).

Day 7 – Rest at sea. Sport competitions.

Day 8 - “SIMFEROPOL – TOPOLYOVKA”
Holy Trinity convent. Miraculous icon Holy Mother of God.
"Mourning Crimean". Relics of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky).
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral: relics of St. Guria (Karpova).
Toplovsky Monastery Paraskeva and holy springs.

Day 9 – Rest at sea. Conversation with a priest.

Day 10 – “KERKINITIS – GEZLEV – EVPATORIA. 2500 YEARS."
St. Nicholas Cathedral. Church of St. Prophet Elijah. Excursion "Little Jerusalem".
Dolphinarium - optional (1000/600 rub.). Evpatoria embankment.

Day 11 - Rest at sea. Children's concert. Festive fireworks.

Day 12 - Rest at sea. Departure.

During pilgrimage trips, relaxation at sea in the most beautiful places of Crimea is provided.
Accommodation in an Orthodox boarding house 7 minutes walk from the sea
(one of the best in Crimea, equipped, wide, sand and pebble beach).
Rooms for 2, 3 and 4 people with all amenities. Meals are served 3 times a day according to the "Buffet" system in the refectory of the boarding house.
A varied game and intellectual children's program.

The boarding house employs a pediatrician and a nurse on duty. The children's camp provides:
- spiritual nourishment by Orthodox clergy, conversations with priests,
- participation in divine services in the Church of St. Feodora Ushakova, study medicinal herbs(possibility of acquisition);
for parents - tasting of Crimean wines (possibility of purchase);
- fresh fruits and vegetables, dietary food and many many others.

The price of the tour includes: accommodation, meals, pilgrimage trips.
The price of the tour does not include visits to paid museums and transfers from Simferopol.

Shift schedule: 1st shift: June 5 – June 16;
2nd shift: June 17 – June 28; 3rd shift: June 29 – July 10;
4th shift: July 11 – July 22; 5th shift: July 23 – August 3;
6th shift: August 4 – August 15; 7th shift: August 16 – August 28.
The last shift has been extended by 1 day, in connection with the Feast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Cost of a trip for 1 person (2019):
1st shift: 17,200 rubles - 3-4-bed room; 19,300 rubles – double room.
2, 3, 4, 7 shifts: 18,600 rubles - 3-4-bed room; RUB 20,600 – double room.
5th, 6th shifts: 20,600 rubles - 3-4-bed room; RUB 22,900 - double room.

Approximate cost of tickets (round trip): air - from 9500 rubles, railway - from 7000 rubles.

“Pilgrim” is an Orthodox boarding house for pilgrims, open all year round. Building with 35 rooms with all amenities ( hot water around the clock).
The boarding house invites everyone, including parents with children, for relaxation and treatment.
The Orthodox boarding house is located in the village. Novofedorovka near the resort town of Saki next to the healing lake.
A big plus is that “Pilgrim”, unlike Saki sanatoriums, is located on the seashore.
And, as you know, treatment and hardening with the sea climate and sea bathing (thalassotherapy) is an ancient way to improve health.
IN Ancient Greece They said: “The sea washes away all illnesses.” Unlike the southern coast of Crimea, the sea beaches of the Saki region, in particular Novofedorovka, are sandy,
which allows people with impaired musculoskeletal function and children to freely enter the water.
With skillful use of this natural “procedure” you can significantly improve your health.
Sea bathing gives you a feeling of vigor and good mood. Systematic bathing improves sleep, metabolism,
train cardiovascular system, increase protective forces body.
On the recommendation of a doctor, you can perfectly combine mud therapy with sea bathing, sand, sun, and air baths.
The sea coast is an excellent natural inhaler. The air circulating freely across the plains of the steppe and sea is clean,
saturated with aromas of healing steppe herbs and phytoncides of seaweed. It has a beneficial effect on the respiratory system.

Tour description

The Orthodox boarding house "PILOMNIK" is located in the urban village of Novofedorovka, Saki district. The village of Novofedorovka is located in the Northwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula, on the Black Sea coast, 7 km from the city of Saki, 20 km from the city of Evpatoria and 56 km from the city of Simferopol. Known for its ancient and archaeological finds. Pilgrims living in the boarding house "PILOMNIK", have the opportunity to regularly attend services, serve services in the Church of St. right warrior Feodor Ushakov in Novofedorovka. The boarding house provides 2 and 3 - 4-bed rooms with private facilities (shower, toilet, air conditioning), refrigerator and TV on the floors. The Black Sea coastline near the village is over 4 km of sand and pebble beaches. Orthodox boarding house "PILOMNIK" is located a 10-minute walk from a well-maintained, wide sandy beach with convenient access to the sea.

Day 1

Arrival in Simferopol, independent travel by car (transfer is not included in the cost of the trip) to Novofedorovka.

Accommodation in a boarding house. Free time. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 2 "City of Clean Reservoirs - Golden Bakhchisarai"

Breakfast. Departure to the medieval Holy Dormition Bakhchisaray men's cave monastery(miraculous icons of the Mother of God of Bakhchisarai and the Three-Handed Mother, the holy source of the Mother of God).

Transfer to Kachi - Kalyon. Cave monastery of St. Anastasia. Holy spring of St. Anastasia.

Bakhchisaray Park “Crimea in Miniature”(paid entrance*).

Holidays by the sea in Peschany or Novofedorovka. Return to the boarding house. Dinner. Free time. Overnight.

Day - 3

Breakfast. . Excursion to the Saki healing lake. Holidays at sea. Dinner. Free time. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 4 "Witnesses of Holy History. Sevastopol and its environs."

Breakfast. Departure to the cave Inkerman St. Clement Monastery. Temples of the monastery: St. ap. Andrew the First-Called (1st century), sschmch. Clement of the Pope.

Moving to Sevastopol. Panorama "Defense of Sevastopol 1854 - 1855" (paid entrance*). Walking tour along the Sevastopol embankment: Count's pier, P.S. Nakhimov Square, memorial to the defenders of Sevastopol, monument to the Sunken Ships.

Moving to the museum-reserve « Chersonese Tauride", excursion around Chersonesos (paid entrance*): Vladimir Cathedral, a chapel at the site of the baptism of St. Prince Vladimir.

Holidays at sea in Chersonesos. Return to the boarding house. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 5

Breakfast. Holidays at sea. Dinner. Free time. Dinner - picnic in nature. Overnight.

Day - 6 "You are beautiful are the Shores of Taurida."

Breakfast. Departure in Balaklava. Temple of the Twelve Apostles (XIV century).

Transfer to the village of Kastropol. Kazan Church is the courtyard of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.

Moving to Livadia. Livadia Palace - summer residence of Russian tsars (paid entrance*). Church of the Exaltation of the Cross(home church of the Romanov family).

Holidays at sea on the southern coast of Crimea. Return to the boarding house. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 7

Breakfast. Holidays at sea. Dinner. Sports events. Free time. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 8 "Simferopol - Topolevka".

Departure to Simferopol. Pilgrimage to Simferopol:

- Holy Trinity Convent, veneration of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God " Mourning Crimean"and the relics of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky);

- Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky, veneration of the relics of St. Guria (Karpova) ;

Moving V With. Topolevka. Toplovsky Trinity - Paraskevievsky Convent. Source of Saint Paraskeva. Sources - St. Martyr. George and the Three Saints.

Return to the boarding house. Holidays at sea in Novofedorovka. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 9

Breakfast. Holidays at sea. Dinner. Meeting and conversation with the priest. Free time. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 10 "Kerkinitida - Gezlev - Evpatoria. 2500 years."

Breakfast. Departure V Evpatoria(Ancient Kerkinitis). Visit: St. Nicholas Cathedral, St. Prophet Elijah. Visit to the Evpatoria Museum of Local Lore ( paid entrance*).

Diorama "Evpatoria naval landing".

Waterpark "Banana Republic"- optional( paid entrance*).

Holidays by the sea in Evpatoria or Novofedorovka. Return to the boarding house. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 11

Breakfast. Holidays at sea. Dinner. Closing of the camp. Children's concert. Festive fireworks. Dinner. Overnight.

Day - 12

Breakfast. Departure from the boarding house (transfer by car from the boarding house to the airport/train or bus station in Simferopol is not included in the price of the trip).

Additionally for a fee:

• Visit to the Saki healing mud lake, purchase of medicinal herbs.

• On days free from travel, at the request of pilgrims, the following trips are possible: Ai-Petri, Grand Canyon, Red and Marble Caves, water park "Banana Republic", safari park "Taigan", as well as sights of Bakhchisaray, Sevastopol, Sudak, Feodosia and Yalta.

Dates and costs of trips per person

Check-out time: on the day of arrival 12.00, on the day of departure 14.00

TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

Under this program, children travel only when accompanied by adults.The travel costs indicated above are the same for both children and adults traveling with them on the trip.

Duration 1 - 6 shifts - 12 days, including the day of arrival at the boarding house and the day of departure from the boarding house, the duration of the 7th shift is 13 days.

THE COST OF TRAVEL.

The cost of the trip includes:

• Accommodation in 2 or 3 - 4 local rooms with private facilities (ordered when booking your trip).

• Meals taking into account fasting days ( 3 times a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner on rest days and 2 times a day: breakfast, dinner on days of pilgrimage in the refectory of the boarding house).

• Pilgrimage excursions with Orthodox guides on buses according to the program of stay.

The trip price does not include:

• Payment for flights/travel from the place of residence of pilgrims to Simferopol (tickets are purchased by pilgrims independently)

• Travel by car from the airport/train station in Simferopol to the accommodation in Crimea - back to Simferopol and payment for visiting museums, nature reserves, where some temples and monasteries are located (marked in the program *) and the total amount of which is approximately 1500 - 2000 rubles per person.

Children can travel with their parents or relatives from the age of six. Children in the Orthodox camp "PILGRIM" are accepted from 6 to 14 years old.
All claims are accepted and considered locally by the receiving party. The host party reserves the right to make changes to the route while maintaining the main program.

Boarding house "Pilgrim" in Novofedorovka.
Address: Crimea, Saki district, town. Novofedorovka, st. Mirnaya, building 1
Directions:

• From Simferopol (railway station) there is a direct minibus to Novofedorovka 9 times a day. You need to get off at the final stop of the street. Sevastopolskaya and walk ~150 meters through the park to the street. Peaceful.

• From the city of Saki - from the railway station, take any minibus to the bus station, change to minibus No. 21 to Novofedorovka and get to the winter terminus (since in the summer the minibus goes to the beach).

The camp has been running successfully for several years. Children rest with their parents.

Accommodation in 2-4 bed rooms of a private boarding house. Three meals a day in the dining room at the boarding house. The camp has board games, bicycles, toys, and a sports ground.

The boarding house is located in the village. , Saki, 10 minutes walk from the beach.
In the boarding house, there is a doctor and a nurse on duty.
The duration of the shift is 12 days.

1 day- Arrival. Accommodation. Holidays at sea.
Day 2- “CITY OF CLEAN WATER JETS - GOLDEN BAKCHISARAI.”
Bakhchisarai Holy Dormition Monastery.
Holy spring in the name of the Mother of God.
. Cave monastery of St. Anastasia. Holy spring of St. Anastasia.
Bakhchisaray Park “Crimea in Miniature”. Tickets 600 rub. adult and 400 children
Day 3– Excursion to the Saki healing lake. Holidays at sea.
4 day— “WITNESSES OF HOLY HISTORY.” and its surroundings.
Inkerman St. Clement Monastery. Cave temples (I-X centuries).
Tour of the monastery 100/50 rub. - optional.
Excursion along the embankment of Sevastopol. Count's pier, Nakhimov Square, memorial to the defenders of Sevastopol, monument to the Sunken Ships.
Boat trip along the bays - optional (350 rubles).
Chersonesos. St. Vladimir's Cathedral. Chapel at the site of the baptism of St. Prince Vladimir.
Excursion to ancient Chersonesus – optional (300 rubles)
5 day– Holidays at sea. Picnic in nature.
Day 6- “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, BEACH OF TAVRIDA...”.
Balaklava. Temple of the 12 Apostles (XIV century).
Boat trip 350/250 rub. - optional.
Livadia Palace and Park. Ticket to the palace 400/250 rub. - optional.
Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (home church of the Romanov family).
Day 7– Holidays at sea. Sport competitions.
Day 8— “SIMFEROPOL – TOPOLYOVKA”
* Holy Trinity Convent. Miraculous icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
* "Mourning Crimean". Relics of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky).
* Alexander Nevsky Cathedral: relics of St. Guria (Karpova)
* Toplovsky Monastery Paraskeva and holy springs.
Day 9– Holidays at sea. Conversation with a priest.
10 day– “KERKINITIDE – GEZLEV – EVPATORIA. 2500 YEARS."
St. Nicholas Cathedral. Church of St. Prophet Elijah. Excursion "Little Jerusalem".
Dolphinarium - optional (1000/600 rub.). Evpatoria embankment.
Day 11— Holidays at sea. Children's concert. Festive fireworks.
12 day— Holidays at sea. Departure.

Accommodation in the Orthodox boarding house “Pilgrim”, a 7-minute walk from the sea
(one of the best in Crimea, equipped, wide, sand and pebble beach).
Rooms for 2, 3 and 4 people with all amenities.
Meals 3 times a day according to the "Buffet" system in the refectory of the boarding house.
A varied game and intellectual children's program.

There is a pediatrician working at the children's camp. Also provided:
- spiritual nourishment by Orthodox clergy, conversations with priests,
- participation in divine services in the Church of St. Feodora Ushakova, study of medicinal herbs (possibility of acquisition); for parents - tasting of Crimean wines (possibility of purchase);
- fresh fruits and vegetables, diet food and much, much more.

Cost for the 2018 season:

Shift schedule:

1st shift: June 5 – June 16;
2nd shift: June 17 – June 28;
3rd shift: June 29 – July 10;
4th shift: July 11 – July 22;
5th shift: July 23 – August 3;
6th shift: August 4 – August 15;
7th shift: August 16 – August 28.
The last shift has been extended by 1 day, in connection with the Feast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Checkout time is 12-00 on the day of departure.

We offer a current selection for a useful physical, spiritual and educational summer holiday with children.

You can read about how to choose an Orthodox camp at.

Orthodox children's camp "Konevets", Leningrad region

Leningrad region, Konevets island, Konevsky monastery, Orthodox children's camp of the Tsarskoye Selo deanery "Konevets".

Every day here begins with prayer. Before breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, everyone prays to God together. Services are held regularly in the temple. Children receive communion and take part in divine services. The boys play football, volleyball and other outdoor games. If the weather permits, the organizers organize hikes and boating on Ladoga. Swimming in the lake and playing beach volleyball. On for a long time I will remember games with friends, helicopter flights, conversations with a priest.

"Forest town", Tver region

This is a project of a volunteer teaching group gathered around the Zhuravl youth center on Poklonnaya Gora.

The idea of ​​the Forest Town is to immerse the ripples in the world of living nature, an interesting, creative and adventurous life based on the Orthodox way of life.

What does “Orthodox way of life” mean?

“First of all, together with the guys, we will create a kind and fruitful atmosphere, which will manifest itself in the Orthodox way of life. We will begin and end the camp with a common prayer. We will read prayers in the morning and before bed, as well as before and after meals. Children will learn to perform small obediences. Adults will try to show a spirit of brotherly love and patience. The main thing is that we create a meaningful and creative life, allowing you to see at least a little of the wondrous World of God. And the nature around our camp is best suited for this.”

Also, all camp participants have the opportunity to take part in the liturgy - confess and receive communion right in the forest, where we set up a camp church. Services are conducted by priests of the Tver diocese with the blessing of Metropolitan Victor of Tver and Kashin.

In a programme:

• work in craft workshops
• classes in Russian folklore,
• drawing and weaving
• natural history
• basic military training
• sports games and tourism basics.

In addition, children will have games, competitions and tests - day and night, but quite feasible and memorable.

“Our camp does not seek to entertain or keep the guys occupied with “something.” It is important for us that they themselves feel the joy of discovery, joint teamwork, overcoming difficulties and get carried away amazing life In the woods".

16–23 June. Camp “Forest Town” 7–9 years old.

1st shift. Journey to an unknown country: through fabulous adventures to give children basic knowledge about nature.

23–30 June. Camp “Forest Town” 8–10 years old.

2nd shift. The Lost World: how to arrange life in the forest, how to cook food, look for paths, understand the world around you.

3rd shift. Ancient Rus': a cultural and historical camp immersed in the context of the initial period of our Motherland. Crafts, military fun, study of traditions

7–14 July. Camp “Forest Town” 10–12 years old.

4th shift. Military Path: military adventure game camp.

14–21 July. Camp “Forest Town” 11–13 years old.

5th shift. Expedition: a serious tourist experience with elements of survival in the wild

21–28 July. Camp “Forest Town” 2–99 years old.

Family session “Big Nest”: the best opportunity to have a wonderful rest with the whole family in the lap of nature.

Children's Orthodox camp "ABC of Orthodoxy", Kostroma region

Located in an ecologically clean area of ​​the Kostroma region on the outskirts of the ancient Russian city of Nerekhta.

Children will get to know the historical and church sights of the city, including: Trinity-Sypanov Pakhomievo - Nerekhta Convent, Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, merchant mansions of the 19th century. The camp is held with the support of the Kostroma Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church and with the blessing of Archbishop Ferapont of Kostroma and Galich.

In a programme:

• exciting excursions (Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Nerekhta)
• sports and tourism events (archery, sword fighting, hiking)
• spiritual and moral development (conversations with priests, participation in church services and sacraments)

As well as a number of master classes (painting toys, making and glazing gingerbread cookies).

"Ratnaya Zastava", rural tourist base "Easter Island"

Located 100 km from the Moscow Ring Road, Yuryatino village

In a programme:

• electives “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture”
• learning French and English
• basic military training
• hand-to-hand combat
• shooting from small-caliber rifles in a shooting range, from pneumatic and laser game weapons
• archery combat
• car business (buggy or pit bike)
• medicine
• tourism, mountaineering
• fencing
• theoretical and practical archeology
• basics of playing the guitar; karaoke, learning bard songs
• classical dances, Russian folk dances;
• sports games (football, volleyball, table tennis), rounders; classes in the pool (in June)
• horseback riding,
• hiking, fishing on the Protva and Oka and much more...

Camp-wide evening events take place every day: competitions, creative evenings and conversations around the fire. Children will visit the museums of the science city of Protvino, take part in one-day hikes to the Vyatichi settlement “Spas-Gorodets” (XII century), a brick mill and the “Kislinsky Falls”.

It is possible for parents to participate as participants and auditors.

Camp “Russian Land”, Pskov region, Pechersky district, St. Izborsk

Goals and objectives

• Promoting the education of the younger generation in the spirit of Orthodoxy and patriotism through the study of Russian national traditions.
• Spiritual and physical development of children, studying the living history of the Fatherland, instilling survival skills.

In a programme:

• Daily classes in Russian fist fighting and wrestling
• Lectures on Orthodoxy and Russian history
• Russian and Cossack folklore classes
• Horseback riding and horseback riding
• Craft (smithy)
• Creative activities
• Learn the basics of scuba diving
• Altitude training
• Orientation and survival in the forest
• Active games (sports, mass, folklore)
• Excursions and lectures on Russian history
• Military training (laser tag)
• Basics of first aid

Orthodox summer camp at the Patriarchal Compound in the village of Zdekhovo (Moscow region)

Organized by the temple Life-Giving Trinity- The Patriarchal Metochion in the Sviblovo Estate (Sergius Deanery of the North-Eastern Vicariate of Moscow) and the NIGHT "Comprehensive Orthodox School in the Sviblovo Estate named after St. Sergius of Radonezh."

In a programme:

• prayer rule
• educational activities
• Scripture Study
• conversations with a priest
• historical reconstruction (military-patriotic Cossack club)
• creative evenings, film screenings
• walks
• daily exercises and active games in the air
• obedience in the courtyard
• creative master classes
• educational games
• help in the Church of St. Nicholas
• participation in the Divine Liturgy. Singing kids can sing in the choir, high school students can try themselves as assistant counselors.

“My camp” (at the Church of St. Mt. Tatiana at Moscow State University)

Children's Orthodox camp at the Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana at Moscow State University.

The purpose of the camp: to facilitate the child’s adaptation to adult life through play, creativity, unobtrusively instilling positive communication skills, to prepare him to meet the outside world and strangers who can become friends.

The Orthodox worldview of the teaching staff and Christian values ​​are the foundation for the camp organizers; the priorities are responsibility for the life and health of children, for creating psychological and spiritual comfort.

The Orthodox component of the camp includes morning and evening prayer rules, in which children can be not only prayer-goers and listeners, but also readers. Attendance at Sunday and holiday services, confession and communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ is mandatory. Conversations are held with children about the holidays and lives of those saints whose memory the Church celebrates on the days of the change.

“We do not force children to pray - this is impossible, but everyone should be present at prayer, and at the same time you can think about your own faith outside the family and its traditions.”

On the daily schedule special time assigned to performing so-called obediences, which, as a rule, include helping to clean the temple and the area around it and helping the abbot of the temple with housework.

Each camp session is dedicated to a specific topic, which runs like a red thread through most of the activities. The shifts “Sea”, “Great Journey”, “Scarlet Sails”, “400th Anniversary of the House of Romanov”, “Polyanna”, “ The Snow Queen", "Anniversary", which was dedicated to the significant anniversaries of 2014 and, first of all, the 700th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh.

Orthodox children's health camp "Gorny Posad" (Krasnodar region)

Works with the blessing of Metropolitan Isidor of Ekaterinodar and Kuban in the Absheron region, Neftyanaya village Krasnodar region, at the Holy Intercession Church in Apsheronsk.

With the Lord in the heart, every camp resident begins the day and ends it (morning and evening prayers), all the things that are done in the camp argue with God in the heart - prayers before and after eating food, participation in divine services, visits to the holy monasteries of Kuban - churches and monasteries, holy springs, participation in religious processions, events in honor of church holidays, watching films, conversations with the camp confessor - Archpriest Victor (Bandurko).

Everyone is given the opportunity to express themselves in some type of activity (military-patriotic, environmental-tourism, creative-aesthetic, participation in sports competitions, hiking, mountain walks, trips to the military training ground in the village of Molkino).

The camp runs hobby groups: fine arts, modeling (dough, clay), bead world, knitting, embroidery, working with ribbons, music, choreography, acrobatic, military sports, medical, tourism, sports, God's Word, church singing.

Orthodox tent camp “Bogoslovo”, at the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Petrovsky Park (Moscow).

Located on an island in the village of Myshkino, Mozhaisk district, Moscow region.

Objectives of the camp: helping parents in raising and churching their children, replenishing the missing family education in single-parent families, introducing children and youth to the Orthodox traditions of life and taking root in them.

Traditions are the basis for camp life and creating a friendly atmosphere. Orthodox Church. Boys and girls regularly participate in Divine services, sing in the choir in the church, act as regents, and serve at the altar.

Active lifestyle of children in nature in the absence of usual comfort, isolation from computer games, a large number of A variety of exciting activities and games create conditions in which children successfully learn to communicate with peers, master self-care skills, and become stronger spiritually and physically.