January 24 marked the 134th anniversary of the founding in Kharkov of a unique school for blind and visually impaired children, which now bears the name of V.G. Korolenko. January 20, 1887, a school for blind children opened in Kharkov under the patronage of Empress Maria Feodorovna and the Board of Trustees. On January 24, 1922, the school was named after V.G. Korolenko, a humanist writer. The school was subsequently reorganized into a boarding school. Now it is the communal institution “Kharkiv Special School named after V. Korolenko” of the Kharkiv Regional Council, which has unique opportunities for teaching children with severe visual impairments. In the course of communication between representatives of the BMI department, the leadership and teachers of the school, the need for special equipment was identified in order to improve the educational process and expand the students’ capabilities in the perception of what was stated. The most prepared students of the Korolenko school subsequently become students, including KNURE. Congratulations to our colleagues on a solid anniversary of the school!

We wish great success in work, inspiration and good health to students and their pupils!