ІННОВАЦІЙНИЙ ДОСВІД ВИХОВАННЯ БЕЗПРИТУЛЬНИХ ДІТЕЙ НА ПОЛТАВЩИНІ У ДОРОБКУ ФЕДОРА ІВАНОВА(20-30-і рр. ХХ ст.)

The problem of homeless children in Ukraine of the 21th century has been updated. The best practices of one of the first managers in the Poltava region, who initiated the re-education of young people on the principles of teamwork and cohesiveness of pupils around joint productive work, were analyzed by Fedor Danilovich Ivanov, the head of the children's agricultural colony named after V.G. Korolenko. The main achievements of the colony were identified: the creation of a system of children's self-governance, the structure that included general meetings, the organizational committee, the system of detachments, commissions (economic, sanitary, linen, club board, library, editorial); availability of Pioneer and Komsomol organization; clear organization of the labor process of the colonists; organization and provision of educational work for pupils; organization of cultural and educational life and improvement of children. The author notes that the organization of work’s level has ensured its high effectiveness: the upbringing and returning to the full life of hundreds of pupils (together with the labor colony of A. S. Makarenko, about 2 thousand pupils were rescued by children's institutions, the cases of relapse were not recorded among them); the recognition of the colony of the People's Commissariat of Ukraine as a research and development institution, 1925; the abandonment of the posts of educators and the 
transition to self-governing colonial administration, from 1928 (colony named after M. Gorky, since 1930); the popularization of the experience of educational work in pedagogical journals, journals, methodical collections. There was concluded that the efficiency and high results in education had become possible due to the innovative, non-standard approach to work created by the personal convictions and views, efforts and desires of Theodore Danilovich Ivanov, his dedication and love for children. The specifics of work with children of preschool and junior school age have helped the children's institution become an innovative center for the development and validation of democratic, humane views on the education of young people. The author expresses the hope that the innovative experience of upbringing street children of Fyodor Ivanov will not only be a historical value, but will also be a real example for the formation of Ukrainian citizens and their return to full-fledged life.