Garden Tree

Igor Kirshin — Knight of humane pedagogy, candidate of pedagogical sciences, teacher of verbal creativity. For thirty-six years, he has headed the famous studio «Sunny Garden» in Kaliningrad. The book describes the history of the studio's development in vivid artistic sketches: friendship with children and conflicts with them, children's problems and the difficulties of growing up. This is a book about love for childhood. «I work as a kind gnome, a listener to children. When I come to the studio, children rush to me shouting: “Sanych has arrived!” And they start telling: they were given a ball, scraped their knee, watched the movie “Scarecrow”! I listen carefully to each one. I react: I admire the ball, examine the knee, discuss “Scarecrow”. From these conversations, my lessons, outings, and books are born. Because first, you need to understand — what the child dreams about. And help the dream come true: go to the lake, find a friend, play Cossacks. “Sunny Garden” is a place where dreams come true». (Igor Kirshin)