BBC
Some pre-schools in Ukraine have reopened for the first time since the war broke out.
Solomiia Boikovych, who runs a network of kindergartens in Ukraine, said teachers and pupils have been practising drills for when air raid sirens sound “so the kids would know what to do and what rules to follow”.
“We had to practise that in real life – I was there when the kids were going down to the shelter and there were no negative emotions, no panic,” she said.
The children saw it as a game and started to play in the shelter, just as they had above ground, she added.
One of the kindergartens that opened in the shelter has a play area, a book corner and arts centre, she said.
“Before the war started we had already prepared lots of water, some food, sleeping bags,” Boikovych added.
She said education had been hugely disrupted for all Ukrainian children.
“We need some time – we do not have any books with recommendations of what to do when war comes in the 21st Century.”
