A nationwide educational and cultural project titled “The Digital Museum and XR Lesson on Chernobyl for the 40th Anniversary of the Accident” is launching in Ukraine. The initiative aims to preserve and promote cultural heritage, develop students’ critical thinking skills, and deepen young people’s knowledge of environmental, technological, and nuclear safety.
General secondary schools from all regions of the country are invited to participate. In total, the project will involve 500 schools and at least 50,000 students in grades 5–11. The first 500 schools to register using the designated form will be accepted as participants.
What each participating school will receive free of charge:
- a set of interactive XR posters with QR code navigation for setting up a school exhibition;
- access to the CHRNBL mobile app and materials from the Chernobyl Digital Museum;
- adapted, ready-to-use lesson plans, presentations, video lessons, quests, and quizzes;
- teaching guides, technical instructions, and training for educators;
- the opportunity to participate in online meetings with accident cleanup workers, eyewitnesses, and employees of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant;
- ongoing methodological and technical support from the organizers.
Participation in the project, resource kits, and teacher training are completely free of charge.
To register an educational institution, a designated school representative must fill out the online form: https://forms.gle/fyNLuKdX8UKfCJby7
The initiative is implemented with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, in cooperation with the Museum of the City of Slavutych and the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the National Museum “Chernobyl,” the National Center “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,” the NGO “European Institute of Chernobyl,” as well as with organizational support from the All-Ukrainian Youth Movement “Let’s Do It Ukraine” and the International Youth Movement “School Recycling World.”