Svetlana Lisenkova

Cognitive activity activation is one of the most important aspects of secondary school education. The author explains value of the additional education centers in the process of pre-profile training of the students of tourist and local history orientation and bringing them to educational process. Implementation of the project: «Open your city»

The article considers the game as a teaching method, deals with the question of relevance of local lore quest-game, its entertainment and cognitive functions.