Education Ministry, 14 March. The best of the best pupils from all regions received invitation to a solemn ceremony held in Education Ministry. These guys study well, they are active in social life, compete in quizzes, art and sports competitions, they help the one in need.

15 young boys and girls received their passports from minister. Currently, an all-Belarusian event “We are the citizens of Belarus” is going on. An event when youngsters receive their first ever important document – a passport. When chit-chatting with kids, Andrei Ivanets noted when you receive your passport, you make your first step into an adult life and the ceremony is a good tradition being lasting for several years of our sovereign Belarus.

“I would like to note that today, in accordance with the amendments to the Constitution, we have provided separate guarantees for young people, because for the first time in our Constitution there was an article that states that the state is obliged to create the necessary conditions for the development of creative, scientific, intellectual potential, and the realization of young people. This is a very important indicator that in our country, the Head of State, the Government, and the entire society pay close attention to the young generation,” added the Minister of Education.

The schoolchildren also did not miss the opportunity to ask the Minister about his school years, what it is like to be a leader, what inspires him, and asked for advice for modern youth. The heroes of the occasion also received pleasant gifts in the form of state symbols and the Constitution of Belarus, as well as sweet treats. In addition, each of them had a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the museum project “Education in Belarus: Origins, History, Modernity”.