Kid's recreation camp "Druzhba"

• Age of students: from 6 to 18 years
• Education: collaborative
• Type of institution: year-round camp for children
• Location: Moscow Oblast, Russia
• Founded: 1964
• Number of students: up to 1200 people per shift.

"Druzhba" is the largest camp in the Moscow region (up to 1200 children), the winner of competitions-reviews of camps over the past 5 years, the repeated winner of the program competition, is among the top 5 camps of the Moscow region and the top 20 camps in Russia. Accepts children 6-17 years old on its educational and entertainment programs. There are three unique age programs, where each shift is a completely new story-role-playing game with a bunch of interesting events, as well as an innovative program of the XXI century, which includes more than 7 events a day, "cinematic" shooting, sports, creativity, master classes, flash mobs, intellectual games, tourism, talent contests.

The history of the camp dates back to 1964. At that time, children of workers in the building materials industry of the city of Moscow, children from Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia rested in it. Now more than 600 children are resting in the camp per shift from various parts of our vast country from Moscow to the Primorsky Territory.

Professional educators and counselors, students and graduates of pedagogical universities, institutes and colleges of culture work with the children. The staff of the camp has more than 200 people, of which the teaching staff is more than 100 people.

The institution cooperates with major universities in Moscow: GGTU, MPGU, MSPU, MSUPE, RSUTIS and others. Many pupils come to Druzhba not for the first time and remain completely satisfied with the active pastime. The camp works all-season – both in winter and in summer.

Pupils live in 7- and 2-storey buildings for several people in a room (usually 4-5 children) and in one three-storey building for 3-5 people, for a block of 4 rooms - 4 showers and 3 toilets. Each room is fully furnished, they are constantly wet cleaning.

Each child is provided with:

• Bed
• Mattress with independent spring unit
• Mattress pad
• Pillow
• Two blankets: light and insulated
• Bedside table with 2 shelves
• Large three-leaf wardrobe for all occupants of the room.

Each child is given a set of bed linen:

• Pillowcases
• Duvet cover and sheet
• Towels for feet, face and body.

The building contains:

• 2 verandas for squad events with the possibility of equipping with chairs, tables, a screen and a projector
• 2 halls with upholstered furniture and large carpet
• 4 rooms for drying things
• Water coolers and cups for them
• Landline internal telephone
• Shoe racks
• Refrigerators
• Toilet paper and soap.

On the territory of the camp there is a large dining room for 700-800 people. All meals are prepared by in-house qualified chefs in the same dining room. Pupils have a buffet-type meal option during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Afternoon snack and the fifth meal are carried out in portions at will. The diet includes meat and fish dishes, fresh and boiled vegetables, fruits, pastries, dairy and dairy products, juices. Counselors strictly monitor the nutrition of children - chips and soda are prohibited on the territory and are taken away in case of detection.

• Unique entertainment program that includes from 7 activities per day
• Sports program with 2 or more activities per day
• Workshops and hobby centers
• Issuance of certificates, gifts, souvenirs
• Participation in filming and interactive competitions.

Squad Spartakiads, tournaments in football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, pioneer ball, checkers, chess, fun starts, comic relays are held.

Here you can master the skill of computer graphics, animation, making unique crafts with your own hands, sing and dance on the big stage, become a real presenter  of the radio waves "Friendship FM".

Each shift counselors try to make unique, come up with completely new story and creative programs. In the camp for children Druzhba daily holds 5 events, about 100 events per shift, 400 events per season and more than 1000 events per year.

• The largest camp in the Moscow region
• More than 1000 entertaining fun activities a year
• Cooperation with the most famous universities in Moscow
• The opportunity to make new acquaintances with children from all over the country
• Availability of studios and hobby centers
• Ample opportunities for a comprehensive holiday
• Good location near a clean river, beautiful green countryside and natural scenery
• Developed infrastructure.

The children's entertainment and health camp is located in a picturesque ennobled corner of the Moscow region on the banks of the Skalba River, 23 kilometers along the Yaroslavl highway from the Moscow Ring Road. On the territory of 20 hectares there is an atmosphere of kindness, fairy tales, love, fun.

Trips to the children's camp "Friendship" are very much shown to children who have problems with the respiratory system - there is incredibly clean and healing air.

The camp is properly equipped for children and teenagers of all ages:

• Outdoor pool of 2 bowls
• Indoor swimming pool
• Large football field with track and field
• Five-a-side football pitches
• Mini golf course
• Pioneer and volleyball courts
• 2 basketball courts
• Playground with large play forms
• 2 playgrounds with small play forms at the buildings.

There is a club for 400 seats, equipped with a modern set of sound and lighting equipment.

In the building of the club-dining room there are:

• Assembly hall (for 400 seats), equipped with a set of modern light and sound equipment
• Bright disco hall, equipped with a set of modern light and sound equipment
• Museum of Military Glory dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War
• Library.

In the administrative and medical building there are also:

• Treatment rooms
• Insulator
• Methodical office.

There is a TV in the lobby. On each floor of the building there is a radio, the broadcast of which is conducted by the resting guys themselves. Wi-Fi is available throughout the camp.

To come to the camp, you must provide the following package of mandatory documents:

• Contract filled in by parents in 2 copies
• Completed voucher to the DOL
• Medical certificate type No. 79U indicating all vaccinations and previous diseases, a certificate from a dermatologist
• Analyzes and scrapings (taken 3-5 days before arrival)
• Certificate of absence of contacts with infectious patients
• Informed voluntary consent of parents to medical intervention with the indication of the contact number of one of the parents
• A copy of a valid health insurance policy, birth certificate or passport of the child
• A copy of the passport of one of the parents.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision