Starting from this academic year, Wrocław
University of Technology students and doctoral students can leave their
children under supervision close to the University. The “mSzkrab” children’s
club, maintained by the “MANUS” Foundation, starts operation.
“This is the
first university children’s club in Wrocław.” – says Kamil Nawirski, President
of the “MANUS” Foundation. The work on the launching of the club started in
2011.
The club is
located in the T-4 dorm at 22 Górnickiego St. (15 minutes on foot from the
University main campus). It is dedicated to the children of Wrocław University
of Technology students and doctoral students between 1 and 3 years of age.
It is too
often that students, especially women, resign from continuing their education
when a child appears in their families. Students should not bear the costs of
childcare. That’s why the fees are such that they cover the real costs of club
maintenance – declares “MANUS” Foundation.
Any student
or doctoral student of our University that has a valid student’s ID may use the
services of mSzkrab. The club has an online registration system made by
Computer Science students at our University. It allows to choose easily the
time and length of the child’s stay, as well as inform the employees of the
child’s individual needs and treats of personality. The system allows to
register a child for a period of up to 5 hours, for a maximum of 3 times a
week. The club can accommodate up to 22 children at the same time. “We decided
on a rotation system so that as many children as possible could benefit from
the club.” – says Nawirski.
The club
has an area of 300 sqm. There are two spacious rooms for playing and leisure, a
dining room, a kitchen, two locker rooms, a toilet adapted to the needs of the
youngest children (with baby changing table and shower), a separate toilet for
people with disabilities, as well as crew rooms for the personnel. Next to the
building, there is a fenced playground with a slide, swing, and sandpit.
The club
still needs to be entered into the register of nurseries and children clubs by
the Mayor of Wrocław. But the students can already register their babies at www.mszkrab.manus.pl
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Translation: Dariusz Więcławski |