The foundation stone of a kindergarten to be built with the support of the Hungarian government was laid in Magyarpéterfalva, which administratively belongs to the town of Balázsfalva. In the little more than five hundred enthusiastic settlements, 94 percent of the population declared themselves Hungarian in the 2011 census.
In welcoming János Árpád Potápi, he expressed his joy that the scattered Hungarians also want to build and build a Hungarian institution. He noted that kindergarten is one of the most important stations in the socialization process of children.
If children go to kindergarten in their mother tongue, they can learn the basic forms of behavior much more fully, and they can develop their language skills better, noted the state secretary.
He mentioned: 103 new kindergartens are being built in Transylvania out of HUF 33 billion, and 376 kindergartens are being renovated.
János Árpád Potápi, who took part in the foundation stone laying and inauguration of the kindergarten in southern Transylvania/Source: Vojdaság Ma
The Romanian Association of Hungarian Pedagogues (RMPSZ) is the partner of the Hungarian government in the construction of kindergartens in St. Petersburg. In his statement to the public media, Burus Siklódi Botond, the president of the RMPSZ, also mentioned that the municipality of Balázsfalv supported the initiative and agreed to operate the institution if the kindergarten is built. He also added that HUF 150 million will be allocated for the construction and equipment of a kindergarten suitable for feeding the children.
Burus Siklódi Botond, president of the RMPSZ, said in his welcome speech: the Hungarian government will provide the tools and money for the investment, but "the locals will have to breathe life into the walls". The president also believed that the investment proves the will to live on the small Hungarian island.
János Árpád Potápi, the Prime Minister's Secretary of State responsible for national policy, gives a welcome speech at the ceremonial inauguration of the afternoon kindergarten in the building of the Reformed Church in Vajasdon, Transylvania, on October 2, 2021.
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In Vajasdon, which is adjacent to Gyulafehérvár, the state secretary handed over an afternoon employer for preschool and school children, which also functions as a cultural center for the small community. The construction was supported by the Hungarian state with HUF 12.2 million.
In the 2011 census, 37 percent of the 806 enthusiastic residents of Vajasdon, which administratively belongs to the Felsőgáld municipality, declared themselves Hungarian.
