Students of the regional center of Volyn have special diaries. They are called "Diaries of a Lutsk schoolchild." In them, in addition to entries about lessons, one can find information about the native city, about local creative centers and about how to act in emergency situations.
The diaries were prepared by the Lutsk City Education Department. They differ from traditional ones in that they contain additional information about Lutsk, about how to maintain health and what to do in extreme situations. The head of the city education department, Mykhailo Makhomed, continues: "How a child should behave on the street and especially when older people approach or address them. It clearly says here: 'Try to make sure your games take place in front of your parents.'
According to Mykhailo Makhomed, the diary is intended for active parents who can use the information presented in it about local creative and educational centers, theaters and libraries, as well as monitor that the child does physical exercises necessary for their age. According to the head of the city health department, Fedir Koshel, the exercises depicted in the diary are necessary primarily for maintaining good posture: "This way a person will treat exercises in a more disciplined manner. They will know that they should organize their time according to the student's calendar that is there, and will follow it. Then it will be easier for the student to handle the workload."
The diary of a Lutsk schoolchild contains at the end of each quarter a form for a medical card with information about weight, height, and the ability to do pull-ups and push-ups. It is to be filled out by the school medical worker and physical education teacher. On the first pages there is a prayer before and after studying. However, a priest from the local Orthodox church, Rector of the theological seminary Ivan Nidzelskyi, noted that no one consulted with the church about which prayer to choose: "In the Orthodox church, prayers were composed over many centuries. In non-Orthodox, Protestant and generally various denominations, whoever wants to, writes prayers however they like. And in general, in my opinion, if the state publishes something, it should probably consult with the church."
The schoolchildren themselves are satisfied with the diaries. What attracted their attention most was the information about their city:
"There is space to write friends' phone numbers. There is also our city drawn on the first page, Lesya Ukrainka." "I like that it says about the city of Lutsk, and all sorts of dungeons there." "And I like it because there are physical exercises. I do them at home, repeat them. And there are also all sorts of addresses of Lutsk here."
The new diary costs 2 hryvnias. The education department plans to create a new one - it should be larger due to expanded information about Lutsk.