Traditions and innovations as an educational and upbringing basis for children’s summer recreation
DOI: 10.23951/2307-6127-2026-5-26-35
The article addresses the urgent problem of designing an educational space in the context of children’s summer recreation, which is intended not only to provide recreation but also to become an environment for the formation of a harmonious personality. In the context of the challenges of the VUCA world and the characteristics of the “digital generation” the authors substantiated the need to overcome the dichotomy between traditional values and innovative pedagogical approaches. The aim of the study is to develop and test an educational program that combines the continuity of cultural foundations (patriotism, collectivism, respect for heritage) with modern technologies (gamification, project activities, immersive formats). This integration is considered as a dialectical synthesis that creates a qualitatively new, holistic educational environment. The methodological basis comprised systemic, activity-based, and environmental approaches, as well as the concepts of collective creative activity and spiritual and moral development. The experimental work was conducted in 2025 at the “Vita” sanatorium (Anapa) with the participation of 237 children. The organizational core and motivating environment was the role-playing game “Republic of Vitalia”; which united 7 content modules: adaptation, personal growth, team building, educational, health, cultural-patriotic, and environmental education. To assess effectiveness, a set of methods was used: participant observation, analysis of activity products, questionnaires, and content analysis of feedback. The results indicate significant positive dynamics in the development of civic identity through “lived” experience (quests, creating models), social activity (work of self-government bodies, volunteer projects), and universal competencies of participants. A key achievement was the creation of a psychologically safe environment where 70 % of adolescents made public presentations of a high level for the first time, overcoming the fear of evaluation. The theoretical significance of the study lies in substantiating the synthesis of traditions and innovations as a principle for constructing educational programs, and the practical significance lies in the possibility of adapting and transferring the program not only to other children’s recreation organizations but also to educational organizations (kindergartens, schools), as well as to institutions of additional education.
Keywords: educational space, summer recreation, traditions, innovations, patriotic education, project activities, role-playing game, children’s health camp, educational program
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Issue: 5, 2026
Series of issue: Issue 5
Rubric: GENERAL PEDAGOGY, HISTORY OF PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION
Pages: 26 — 35
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