KidZania is a mini-city for children from 5 to 14 years old, a place where they can try themselves in various 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 as possible to real life: young visitors to KidZania acquire useful professional and social skills, receive the basics of financial literacy, learn to set goals and achieve them on their own.

The legend says that once upon a time children from all over the world united and, having decided that the adult world is far from perfect, founded their own country - Kidzania. In order to consolidate the basic foundations, the Declaration of Independence was drawn up, which defined six rights for 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 the 21st city of its presence. You can cross the border of Moscow KidZania in mall AVIAPARK on Khodynsky Boulevard, where it occupies an area of ​​10,000 m². Moscow Kidzania can already be called the largest and most high-tech in Europe. More than 30 million dollars were spent on the construction of the city. It is expected that about 1 million guests will visit it during the year.

The entire territory of KidZania is designed as an inclusive educational and play space, a safe and accepting environment, where we are ready to welcome any child and help him to participate in what is happening, using modern and effective strategies to involve and include children with special needs in play and communication. The Naked Heart Foundation helps the Government of KidZania 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 cash collection skills in the children's bank branch and vault.
• Alfa Insurance takes care of guests and residents of the city by insuring a burning building and motorists.
• LG Electronics provides Moscow KidZania latest system air-conditioning and professional displays, and invites children to plunge into the smart and high-tech world of secret agents in a special school.
• In the clinic Medsi children can work in an ambulance, examine a patient, become a professional team of surgeons for an operation to remove appendicitis.
• In the laboratory INVITRO KidZanians master the procedure of taking blood and perform its microbiological analysis.
• In dentistry Colgate visitors are not only told 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, operators, actors, creating news and filming a sitcom.
• IN "Crossroads" And "Children's World" KidZania's young guests make purchases with the kidzo they earn, and also try themselves as a cashier and marketer, respectively.
• Thanks to MTS children can appreciate the role mobile communications and mobile internet modern life and personally participate in the modernization of communication networks and testing the quality of networks.
• Editorial Bureau24/7, at the radio station Europa Plus and at the Faculty of Journalism at KidZania University, children can learn the profession of a journalist.
• And going to work in the local branch Russian Post, will ensure the timely delivery of correspondence and parcels throughout KidZania.
• Open Arts Festival "Chereshnevy Les" and Bosco Fresh help develop artistic skills at the acting academy and model school, after visiting which children go to perform on the stage of the KidZania Bolshoi Theater.
• Children can study different forms of painting and, fantasizing, paint their own paintings at the art school BIC Kids.
• "Rosinter Restaurants" opened several Costa Coffee coffee shops in the park, as well as TGI Fridays and IL Patio, where you can not only have a bite to eat, but also cook burgers and pizza, and children can do this together with adults.
• IN "Baskin-Robbins" ice cream is waiting for children, and a confectionery "Petitour" will feed guests with sweet desserts and teach how to create profiteroles, tartlets and other cakes.
• At the factory kinder children can make their own real chocolate bar.
  You can create your own image for all occasions in a beauty salon IL DE BOTE.
• And in order not to miss anything and better orientate in the city, you can go to a fascinating bus tour in KidZania with Gett.
• Tech Partners Help Government of Kidzania Create High-Tech City Samsung and Canon.

Throughout the territory of Moscow KidZania, free Wi-Fi AURA from MaximaTelecom is available for residents and guests. KidZania also has its own program for the youngest guests. In the cozy kindergarten "Tyoma" kids up to 4 years old are waiting for educational games and delicious treats from "Tyoma", and in their Residence they will always meet the Keepers of Rights - Urbano, Chika, Vita, Bebop and Bachi. In the meantime, parents can go to the recreation area, where they can either just take a break from city activities or listen to an interesting lecture.

You won't be fed up with theory. Do you already know how important professional tests are in career guidance - mastering a specialty in practice? To understand whether a profession is suitable or not, it’s not enough just to read about it, it’s best to “try it on” for yourself in real life. A particularly good time for thoughtful professional immersion is summer.
Today we will tell where and how schoolchildren of different ages will be able to get acquainted with professions in a fun way.

"Cities of professions"

The world of adults is extraordinarily attractive to children. For several years now, projects have been operating 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, and master different things. Children can try themselves as firefighters, doctors, farmers, radio hosts, actors, cooks and form their own idea of ​​a variety of professions.

Kidburg
Age: 1.5 to 14 years old
When: daily
What to try: more than 60 professions
Where: CDM on Lubyanka, SEC Zelenopark, SEC Riviera, SC MEGA Belaya Dacha

kidzania
Age: 4 to 14 years old
When: daily
What to try: more than 100 professions
Where: Khodynsky boulevard, 4, Aviapark shopping center

Masterslavl
Age: 5 to 15 years
What to try: more than 100 professions
Where: Presnenskaya nab., 4, building 1 (Moscow City)

Motor city MOTOR CITY GRAND
Age: 1.5 to 10 years
What to try: professions, racing driver,
Where: Metropolis shopping center, Aviapark shopping center, Mega Belaya Dacha shopping mall, Riviera shopping mall, MFC Kuntsevo Plaza

Workshops

These are long-term programs, the purpose of which is to teach some kind of craft. The atmosphere of creativity reigns in the workshops. This summer their workshops open:

Book Workshop
Age: 6 to 16 years old
When: every Saturday and Sunday
What to try: how writers, illustrators, . You will create a book yourself - from idea to binding.
Where: Gostiny Dvor

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: professions, illustrator and others. In open workshops led by young and enthusiastic teachers, you will get insights into a wide range of creative fields.
Where: Library 10, Krasnogvardeisky Boulevard, Building 1

Master classes

In cafes, parks, museums and galleries, a variety of master classes are held all summer, where you can try unusual activities. Choose a place and type of activity and feel free to go with the whole family. At the master class, you will not only get an idea of ​​​​professional activities, but also create something with your own hands, have fun, and in some cases leave the result of your work as a keepsake.

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: MultiTeapot, School of Theater and Animation

Photo
Age: 12+
When: Scheduled
What to try: profession
Where: School of Modern Photography Photoplay (course for teenagers)

Drawing
Age: 5+
When: Scheduled
What to try: profession . As part of the Kultleto program, 63 drawing master classes will be held in Moscow under the guidance of professional artists
Where: Moscow plein air (Kultleto)

Thematic lectures

For teenagers, we advise you to try a more serious format of approaching the profession - open lectures. Teachers of Moscow universities, specialists of companies and just 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: about architecture, design and urbanism. You will be able to communicate with Russian and foreign architects, plunge headlong into the questions that they put before themselves.
Where: at DI Telegraph Studio, Tverskaya, 7

Open lectures of the Faculty of Journalism 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 faculty members and journalists, who willingly answer questions from the audience about professional subtleties.
Where: Gorky Park

Open lectures of the computer technology school Scream School
Age: from 14 years old
When: Scheduled
To learn what: about the development of computer games, computer graphics and animation. You can attend open lectures and even defend graduation projects.
Where: Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya st., 10, building 2

HSE Open Lecture Hall
Age: from 14 years old
When: Scheduled
To learn what: about fashion, marketing, cinematography, tourism and others interesting topics. Lecturers at the Higher School of Economics believe that with an increased concentration of oxygen, knowledge is assimilated better.
Where: VDNH, Gorky Park

Lecture hall of the Polytechnic Museum at VDNKh
Age: from 8 years
When: Scheduled
What to try: professions of a researcher, astronomer, cosmonaut, 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 are held for future space explorers.
Where: VDNKh, pavilion №1 "Central"

Excursions to production

Excursion to the company or factory is another a good option professional test. To look at real working conditions, communicate with real specialists and participate in a real working 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 go with the class: children and adults are usually allowed to enter the production organized groups- from 10 to 30 people. Which companies are open to visit:
✔ Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard
✔ Theater of Natalia Sats
✔ Film studio "Mosfilm"
✔ Bakery plant "Kolomenskoye"
✔ Confectionery factory "Rotfront"
✔ Cheryomushki Confectionery Plant
✔ Ice cream factory "Baskin Robbins"
✔ Factory "Coca-Cola"
✔ Combine "Ochakovo"
✔ Ostankino TV Center
✔ Electromechanical plant LEMZ
✔ GKNPTs im. Khrunichev
✔ "Tupolev"
✔ NPO "Salyut"
✔ Agroholding "Moskovsky"
✔ Career Guidance Center "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 professional immersion.
We wish you a fruitful summer!

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On January 28, the official opening of the borders of the educational and entertainment center "Kidzania" took place. The ceremony began with a welcoming speech by Moscow Mayor Sergei Semenovich Sobyanin, in which he noted that one of the priority areas of the capital is the development of educational out-of-school institutions. And the opening of KidZania, a socially significant project focused on the early career guidance of a child, is becoming a landmark event for the city.

Gevork Sargsyan greeted the guests gathered in the waiting room of the Moscow Kidzania airport, CEO KidZania in Russia, Javier Lopez Ancona, founder and president of KidZania, Maxim Sterlyagov, General Director of the AVIAPARK shopping center.

But the key guests were, of course, children! Dressed in costumes of firefighters, confectioners, doctors and other professions, young visitors to the park cut the red ribbon, and after the performance of the KidZania anthem by Ragda Khanieva, the finalist of “Voice. Children” and the owner of the first mini-city passport, ran into a new world for themselves, where a full-fledged life is now in full swing!

KidZania is a mini-city for children from 4 to 14 years old, a place where they can try themselves in various 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, gain the basics of financial literacy, learn to set goals and achieve them on their own.

The legend says that once upon a time children from all over the world united and, having decided that the adult world is far from perfect, founded their own country - Kidzania. In order to consolidate the basic foundations, the Declaration of Independence was drawn up, which defined six rights for 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 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 ​​10,000 m². Moscow Kidzania can already be called the largest and most high-tech in Europe. More than 30 million dollars were spent on the construction of the city. It is expected that about 1 million guests will visit it during the year.

The entire territory of KidZania is designed as an inclusive educational and play space, a safe and accepting environment, where we are ready to welcome any child and help him to participate in what is happening, using modern and effective strategies to involve and include children with special needs in play and communication. The Naked Heart Foundation helps the Government of KidZania to create a fully inclusive environment for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Natalia Vodianova became the Goodwill Ambassador of Moscow KidZania.

The city was built in partnership with leading Russian and international companies such as Alfa-Bank, AlfaStrakhovanie, MTS, STS Media, Europe Plus, LG Electronics, MEDSI, INVITRO, Colgate-Palmolive, Rosinter Restaurants ( TGI Fridays, IL Patio, Costa Coffee), Perekrestok, Detsky Mir, Baskin Robbins, Independence Group, Ferrero (Kinder® brand), Roskosmos and URSC, Russian Post, ALROSA , Buro 24/7, Bosco di Ciliegi Group, Cherry Forest Open Art Festival, PepsiCo (Orchard, Lipton Ice Tea), Unilever (Lipton), BIC Kids, Danone (Rastishka, Actikids, Danone, Tyoma), PappaRoti , Ptifur, Gruma Corporation (Mission brand), Castrol, Samsung, Gett, Canon, ILE DE BEAUTE, MaximaTelecom.

KidZania has everything that is necessary for the full life of any city: from various infrastructure facilities to its system for obtaining citizenship, language, kidzo currency and anthem. In order to make the time spent in the city as interesting and useful as possible, children need to work, choosing from more than a hundred professions.

Each thematic zone in the city is thought out in detail and recreated together with partners.

Alfa-Bank teaches financial literacy and cash collection skills in the children's bank branch and vault. Alfastrakhovanie takes care of guests and residents of the city by insuring a burning building and motorists. LG Electronics 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 in a special school. In the Medsi Clinic, 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 INVITRO laboratory, Kidzanians master the procedure for taking blood and perform its microbiological analysis. At Colgate Dentistry, visitors are not only taught how to take care of their mouths, but they are also taught how to treat cavities. In the STS studio, children can try themselves as presenters, operators, actors, creating news and filming a sitcom. At Perekrestok and Detsky Mir, young guests of KidZania make purchases with their earned kidzos, and also try themselves as a cashier and marketer, respectively. Thanks to MTS, children can appreciate the role of mobile communications and mobile Internet in modern life and personally participate in the modernization of the telephone exchange. According to Bureau24/7, at the Europe Plus radio station and at the Faculty of Journalism at the University of Kidzania, children can learn the profession of a journalist. And having gone to work in the local branch of the Russian Post, they will ensure the timely delivery of correspondence and parcels throughout KidZania. The Cherry Forest Open Arts Festival and Bosco Fresh help develop artistic skills at the acting academy and model school, where children go to perform on the stage of the Kidzania Bolshoi Theater. Children can learn different forms of painting and, fantasizing, paint their own paintings at the BIC Kids art school. Rosinter Restaurants has opened several Costa Coffee coffee shops in the park, as well as TGI Fridays and IL Patio, where you can not only have a bite to eat, but also cook burgers and pizza, and children can do it together with adults. Ice cream awaits children at Baskin Robbins, while Ptifur confectionery will feed guests with sweet desserts and teach how to create profiteroles, tartlets and other cakes. At the Kinder factory, children can make their own real chocolate bar. You can create your own image for all occasions in the beauty salon IL DE BEAUTE. And in order not to miss anything and better orient yourself in the city, you can go on an exciting bus tour of KidZania with Gett. Tech partners Samsung and Canon are helping the government of Kidzania create a high-tech city. Throughout the territory of Moscow KidZania, free Wi-Fi AURA from MaximaTelecom is available for residents and guests.

KidZania also has its own program for the youngest guests. In the cozy kindergarten "Tyoma" kids up to 4 years old are waiting for developing games and delicious treats from "Tyoma", and in their Residence they will always meet the Keepers of Rights - Urbano, Chika, Vita, Bebop and Bachi. In the meantime, parents can go to the recreation area, where they can either just take a break from city activities or listen to an interesting lecture.

“Moscow Kidzania is opening, but it is very important to note that the park does not stop in its development, it will grow and change. And this once again emphasizes the importance of connection with reality, the relationship of changing reality with the park,” adds Gevork Sargsyan.

Thus, in 2016 KidZania is scheduled to open such areas as: With the support of Roscosmos and RCSC, a unique space center will be created, where children will be able to learn the legendary space professions from the inside; ALROSA will create a diamond mine; GC "Independence" - a tuning center, as well as a service center together with Castrol; PepsiCo will open the Orchard juice factory and, together with Unilever, the Lipton Tea Factory, where children can learn how tea is made, from picking tea leaves on plantations to the finished product. Danone will launch a mini yogurt factory where children will try themselves as expert dairy producers.

If the Schengen is over, and your favorite visa-free warm countries do not want to receive Russian guests, what remains to be done? Right! The main thing is not to be sad) After all, you can travel around our outback ... Well, or discover new cities, cities of the future, cities where #childrendecide.

Getting to KidZania is very simple, you come to the Aviapark shopping center on Khodynka, here you check in for a flight of local airlines (the most chip flights! where else can you fly back and forth for only 1200?! for adults, a ticket to the country of childhood is half the price), go through passport control, and go ...


As a bonus to air tickets you get insurance, a check in local currency, a plastic card (so that everything is completely grown-up) and a map of the city. On January 28, we got to the official opening of KidZania, as you can see, the city is completely new and has not yet been put on Google maps, so we use the old-fashioned paper version.


Although, to be honest, instead of a map, we used an even more ancient method, which is called "language will bring you to Kiev", well, or wherever you wanted to go there ... By the way, except for the unusual greeting "Kai!", Local citizens they speak Russian perfectly, but with a very strange smiling accent. Although, it only seems strange upon arrival, but after a few minutes you yourself begin to smile and feel at home.

The flight lasts a few minutes, but even in such a short time, AirKidzania fed us. And, although something tells me that the snack boxes were dedicated only to the day of the festive opening, but it was tastier than in Aeroflot, and even with Baskin Robbins ice cream)
And now we are already in the city ... As experienced tourists who have already been in similar cities, we are immediately looking for a bank. It is located on the same square as the local Bolshoi Theatre. We cash the check. But along the way, we understand that it was possible not to rush into this. Kizo (local currency) can be spent here in few places, but to earn...

And we immediately went to work. Or rather, it would be more correct to say that the younger part of our team has started work, because adults are forbidden to work in this city ... It's a pity!


Working in a medical laboratory is a serious matter, so only employees who have reached the age of seven are allowed to work. Well, or children whose mothers really wanted to make a medical photo essay)


The Invitro laboratory is equipped with the most modern equipment, here you can master the procedure for taking blood and its microbiological analysis...


What, in fact, did ours with Natasha taxi children, microbiological blood tests (and this is in less than five and less than six years old!). Test tubes, glasses, masks, gloves, microscopes with monitors... uh... blood... It looked, at least, quite plausibly. And we looked through the glass fantasy movie with the participation of our children - it is not possible to break away!


Despite the fact that we still leaked into the laboratory, the laws in KidZania are strictly observed. Even if you found someone else's license (well, or in some other way you got them), you can't drive here until you reach the age of seven. And, here, to work at a gas station - this is please.


Pumping up tires, pouring gasoline are also useful skills for a car enthusiast, by the way.


The work of a rescuer is for the most courageous and courageous citizens. What parent doesn't want to see their child as a hero?! By the way, in KidZania, most jobs are very accessible for parents, in terms of peeping and taking pictures (for this, the city immediately scores 100 points ahead of others).


And here are the educational moments for you: if you want to be an independent citizen, be it in everything - put out the fire and pull on your trousers. If you still have "Mom, help!" at home! you definitely need this address.

While our friends were going through a fire drill, a call signal came in - there was a fire in the city!


Turn on the siren and get on the road! And to maintain morale, there is even a chant - "We are strong firefighters, we will put out the whole fire! We will save the Kidzanians ... And there is something else (I forgot)". My boy then chanted it for three days.


Arrived ... Naturally, a fire! Fire, smoke, fumes, broken glass and the house is about to collapse... And lots and lots of water... Which, however, did not bother the ubiquitous paparazzi at all.


And what is happening around! The police cordoned off the disaster area, evacuation is taking place immediately, and an ambulance team is immediately helping the victims. Boils, rages in the city life.


After a long and stubborn struggle (another 100 KidZania points for the duration of this action! Really, not 1-2 minutes, as in other places), the fire is finally extinguished. And I cannot ignore the equipment - a changeable angle of inclination, a large radius of action and an adjustable water supply for each fire hose (well, and the human factor in the first place, of course) - this is the secret of such a successful work of the fire brigade


A little tired and wet, our glorious heroes.

You can work as a law enforcement officer in the city upon reaching the age of seven. But anyone can be a criminal. Mark, however, did not want to) He pulled out his girlfriend and ran further with her, to play in the store ...

I remember that in our childhood we bought pebbles for leaves ... Our children have other games: cash register, scanner, electronic scales ...

... and real products in the basket. To appreciate the whole reality of what is happening, you have to be there, to see these serious faces of children, how grown-up and important they are. Incredible!

Learn about different professions, choose what the soul lies in, feel like a full-fledged resident big city. To learn how to earn money, to know its price, to be able to decide for yourself what to spend it on - this is far from full list opportunities for the people of KidZania. It's great that you can spend money here not only on entertainment, but also on studying, for example, at an art school.


I looked in for a second under the guise that I need to take a photo, and I myself almost stayed for the lesson. With such inspiration, the teacher told them about the composition, and about the colors ... I listened)


As a result, my little Leonardo created his "Lady with an Ermine" using the appliqué technique) Tell me, is it cool?!

And the children already have a new task - the ambulance team needed employees, how can I get past it? We put on white coats and be sure to wash our hands (another 100 points for this item!)

I honestly try very hard to reduce the number of photos in order to show you only the most important and interesting. But what to do if everything, absolutely everything is insanely interesting here ?! How, for example, not to add this young Dr. House to the post?)


Find a pulse, measure blood pressure, be able to provide first aid - while little doctors learn about all the intricacies of a life-saving profession, an urgent call comes in ...


A man was injured in the fire... Our team arrived at the scene and is in a hurry to provide first aid.

From an eyewitness account: "Mom! Mom! We found a real person! REAL! You understand?! But it was just a sticker on her hand, right? Not a burn? Not for real, right?" Below, in the video, you can see how much my boy was worried about the victim.

Attention! Minute report from the hottest spot in the city.

Before leaving, the guys ran into a photo studio, took a few pictures for themselves, put all the money they earned on their personal bank cards and said goodbye to the wonderful city.

We will definitely come back here to work at a chocolate factory and a modeling agency, to study theater and music, grow up a little and come for a pilot's license, and we will look forward to the opening of the space center and the diamond mine.


PS: many thanks to Tatyana