High-school students and teachers of number of secondary comprehensive schools located in different regions, who having passed all the stages of the competition, supplemented the ranks of voluntary assistants of large-scale sport forums, are among the corps of volunteers of Ashgabat 2017 Games.
As is known, sound knowledge of one or several languages, history and culture, traditions and customs of Turkmen people, specifics of every of the programme sports of Asian Games, communication abilities, responsiveness and openness are among the main requirements to the volunteers.
Group of high-school students of capital school No. 64 led by the teacher of physical training Magaram Allahguliyev, having enthusiastically prepared to make their contribution to preparation of the Games, not just mastered the skills of volunteers’ mission but also founded school photo studio Mekdep Media.
The opening of children creative workshop was forestalled by the photo club Chynar, founded in children recreation centre of Gyokdere of the same name where Magaram Allahguliyev worked as an educator during summer holiday. Life of recreation centre filled with different events was depicted in hundreds of photos made by the teacher and his supporters later.
The collection of photo illustrations about summer rest in Gyokdere was growing with every summer season.Mass ardour of the children became an impetus to organization of photo contest.
When the holidays were over, the captures of school life started to be captured by the cameras of the guys more often.With the time, photo club Chynar turned into Mekdep Media and get the residence in capital school No. 64.
Today, the art studio unites not only high-school students of school No. 64 but also number of students of other schools of the capital.Aylar and Dayana Pastushenko, Daniella Fokina, Aylar Amanova, Valentina Makeeva, Hashym Aliyev, Selbi Yagmyrova, Aysha Bayramova, for who the art of photo become serious passion, are the most active member of the studio.
They prepare topical albums for different departments and first of all for the Ministry of Education.
As is known the members of Mekdep Media are active participants of volunteer movement. Some of the children are included to the special TV groups and they will have to participate in photo coverage of large sport forum.
Magaram Allahguliyev coordinates the work of his fosters. Once in personal conversation he said that his way as an amateur photographer started from the children’s smiles. By the way, the history of the art studio led by the teacher of physical training started from photo works depicting bright children’s emotions.
In his time, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Ashgabat 2017 Games Dayanch Gulgeldiyev, having met the guys and chatted with them, appreciated their commitment, - Magaram says.As the result, we received accreditation on the First Asian Jujitsu Tournament and after on the series of Inspiring Ashgabat tournaments.
Now, we are awaiting the opportunity to capture bright victories of Turkmen sportsmen at the Asian Games in the week time.