Yekaterinburg Announces 2026 Children's Camp Registration Process

Yekaterinburg city hall has explained how to apply for a child«s camp voucher in 2026. Inna Gumbatova, director of the education department, clarified that for the third year in a row, children»s recreation will be organized not only during summer holidays but also during spring, autumn, and winter breaks.

In connection with this, four application deadlines have been set:

spring holidays: from February 9 to 16;

summer holidays: country camps from March 2 to 9, day camps from March 16 to 23;

autumn holidays from September 14 to 21;

winter holidays from November 3 to 16.

Methods for submitting applications remain the same: through the Gosuslugi portal, MFCs, schools — for day camps.

This year, during the summer holidays, each country camp will have at least 6 shifts, including one 21-day health shift, one 7- or 10-day shift, and the rest lasting 14 days.

In day camps during the summer, all shifts will be 21 days long. During spring, autumn, and winter holidays, 7-day shifts are planned in all children«s recreation and health organizations.

In total, in 2026, the municipality will organize recreation for about 70,000 children.

Earlier we reported that schools will switch to a new curriculum and unified textbooks. The education system is facing major changes.

Also, schoolchildren will start receiving grades for behavior. The new rules are intended to improve student discipline. But this has sparked debates among parents and psychologists. For more details on all the pros and cons of the innovation, see this article.

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