Schooldays have become a whole lot more fun for kindergarteners in Copenhagen because their lessons are temporarily taking place at Tivoli Gardens and other visitor attractions. The Danish government recently announced that children up to the age of 11 could return to childcare and school, providing more space for social distancing while focusing on outdoor learning.
Like most other visitor attractions around the world, venues such as Copenhagen Zoo, the National Museum of Denmark, and the FC Copenhagen soccer stadium have had to close to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Along with other housing, sports, and cultural associations, they have volunteered their open spaces to accommodate the education of children. This initiative includes Tivoli Gardens, known as the world’s second-oldest amusement park and the fifth most-visited theme park in Europe.
Social distancing measures include each child having a designated space of 12 square feet and six feet at lunchtime. All activities take place outside wherever possible, and appropriate sanitizing and cleaning procedures are implemented to ensure safety. The kindergarten children at Tivoli are using the garden’s Rasmus Klump playground and HC Andersen Castle for their educational activities.
“We are happy that we can give a hand and we are used to children,” says Tivoli director, Lars Liebst. “We have space in the garden and a number of premises that are currently unused because Tivoli is closed due to COVID-19. Of course, the rides and other activities are still waiting for us to open to guests, but in the meantime, it is nice that we, as the amusement garden, can still give some children a good day.”
