DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATION IN THE REGION: PROGRAM-PROJECT APPROACH (EXPERIENCE OF KIROVOHRAD REGION)

In the article the author reveals peculiarities of the development of extracurricular education in Kirovohrad region and its use, in order to stimulate the program-project approach. The author analyzes the regional educational program for the development of preschool, general secondary, and extracurricular education for 2017‒2021 in Kirovohrad region.The main structural elements of the program are clearly identified and indicated (main goal, main tasks, priority areas and ways of implementation through project activities). The directions of the program that stimulate the development of the extracurricular education system ‒ the field of education of the region, which works with gifted children, additionally studies certain areas of educational activities, promotes early socialization and educational specialization of children and youth.It is noted that the regional educational program of Kirovohrad region contributes not only to the preservation of educational heritage of the region, but also to the positive dynamics of extracurricular development, including the increase in the number of extracurricular education institutions, and in the number of its branches.To sum up, in this paper the author reveals the close connection of the educational program in the region with the main directions of the New Ukrainian school realization.