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At a recent press conference, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Russia will open its schools abroad. They will be created with funds from the Russian budget, teaching will be conducted in Russian, and the program in them will also be Russian. “We have approved - and soon it will begin to be implemented at the government level - a project called “Russian School Abroad.” We will negotiate not only with the Baltic countries, but also with other states where our compatriots live, to create Russian schools there at our expense, in which teaching will be conducted based on our standards,” said the head of the foreign policy department.

It is worth explaining what we are talking about. The concept of “Russian School Abroad” was developed in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by order of the President and Government of Russia back in 2011. It provides for the opening of four types of schools abroad.

The first type is ordinary general education schools, where education is conducted according to Russian programs, the graduates of which pass regular state exams and receive state diplomas.

The second type is schools where teaching is conducted in Russian, but only part of the programs are Russian. Such schools are created on the basis of interstate agreements, and their graduates receive both a Russian diploma of education and a diploma from the country of residence.

The third type is schools where teaching will be conducted only in Russian or classes will be opened in which lessons will be taught in Russian. The work of such schools will be regulated by the state where they are located, establishing the educational program. Graduates of these schools will receive a certificate of education from the country of residence, but will also be able to pass Russian exams and receive a diploma from that country.

Finally, schools of the fourth type must provide the opportunity to receive basic education in Russian in accordance with Russian educational standards. These will be Sunday schools operating according to the laws of the host country.

Lavrov's statement caused an immediate reaction in the Baltic countries. Latvia, where more than half a million Russian compatriots live, took a particularly tough position. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Eldgar Rinkevich, has already stated that Latvia will not allow Russian schools to open there. The Latvian Ministry of Education stated that it is possible to open only schools of the fourth type, and the State Service for the Quality of Education believes that Russia’s intention for schools that would operate in accordance with Russian education standards cannot be realized in Latvia, InoSMI reports.

Lithuania was also wary of Russia's initiative. The local Ministry of Education and Science issued a press release stating that the opening of such schools can only be carried out “with the approval of the government and the consent of the Minister of Education and Science,” RIA Novosti reports. Estonian education representatives also believe that such schools can only appear if a corresponding agreement is signed between Estonia and Russia.

It is clear why Sergei Lavrov’s statement caused a strong reaction primarily in this region: local elites have long viewed education policy as a political tool aimed, in particular, at the assimilation of large Russian-speaking communities.

Meanwhile, establishing a civilized dialogue in the field of education between countries is not such a difficult task. Provided, of course, there is good will on each side. In the same Estonia there are German gymnasiums, whose students receive education in two languages ​​and diplomas from both Germany and Estonia. They operate on the basis of a bilateral agreement, and the Estonian government treats such German schools in the same way as Estonian ones. Consequently, the only question is signing the relevant intergovernmental agreements.

Coordinator of the Council of Latvian Public Organizations Viktor Gushchin believes that this program will not affect secondary schools of national minorities in Latvia. In his opinion, it concerns to a greater extent public organizations working in the field of education, that is, schools of additional education. And here, Gushchin is sure, the Latvian government should not create obstacles, since additional education in Russian does not contradict the law. “We can teach Russian classical art, Russian classical music, offer religious education—anything. Including preparing children as part of the secondary school program,” the human rights activist quotes Mixnews.

Russia's opening of its schools abroad is part of the state program to support Russian-language education, adopted last year. Let us recall, among other things, we are talking about the creation under the government, endowed with coordinating functions, as well as a network of Russian cultural centers abroad -.

Obviously, Russia does not intend to “put all its eggs in one basket” and is trying to increase support for its compatriots abroad in various ways. Such structures as the government agency Rossotrudnichestvo and the non-governmental foundation Russkiy Mir are already working on this floor, implementing their own programs abroad.

Teachers of Russian schools in the USA are invited

The events will be organized in three US cities - Washington(Columbia region), Portland(Oregon) and Sacramento(California) from October 9 to October 16, 2018. The target audience is teachers of Russian schools (or schools with a Russian segment of education, “charter” schools).

With lectures and master classes Leading lecturers from the Higher School of Economics (Nizhny Novgorod branch) will speak. You can expect round tables and lectures and presentations, and get acquainted with new methods of teaching Russian to bilingual schoolchildren. Seminars are free.

The tasks solved within the framework of the events are:

• Discussion of current problems in the field of education in Russian abroad;
• Issues of formation of motivation in increasingly complex educational conditions;
• Formation of ideas about the new most effective approaches and technologies in teaching the Russian language, culture and modern literature for children and adolescents;
• Introduction to new electronic educational resources;
• Practical development of electronic educational and information resources in teaching Russian as a foreign language (RFL).

EVENT PROGRAM

Washington DC Subprogram

1825 Phelps Place, NW, Washington DC

Portland (OR) Subprogram

Subprogram of Sacramento (California)

DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS

THE FIRST DAY

Round table: The main challenges in the field of education in Russian abroad: the search for answers and solutions.

Subject: The current situation with the teaching of the Russian language and subjects in Russian in schools in the region and the United States as a whole.

Organizers: National Research University Higher School of Economics - Nizhny Novgorod.

Purpose of the round table – discuss existing problems and outline ways to solve them.

Main topics of discussion:

• Discussion of the current situation with teaching Russian in the digital environment.
• Positive experience of forming motivation for studying the Russian language of a modern schoolchild in the USA.
• Experience in introducing new educational practices and their effectiveness.
• Directions for the development of dialogue between universities and schools in Russia and abroad.

Predicted results of the discussion:

• Discussion and identification of the most problematic areas in education in Russian and the search for possible solutions.
• Identification during the discussion of the most successful educational practices, search for technologies and resources for more effective teaching of the Russian language and subjects in Russian;
• During the discussion, identifying directions for developing dialogue between universities and schools in Russia and abroad to increase the interest of students.

Round table participants:

School teachers, pedagogical community, experts.

The predicted number of Round Table participants is at least 50 people.

Lecture: Forming the motivation of modern schoolchildren to study the Russian language and culture: who is to blame and what to do?

The purpose of the lecture is to give an idea of ​​ways to form motivation in increasingly complex educational conditions.

Main content. Motivation is a complex socio-psychological phenomenon that has external and internal conditioning. Motivation for learning a foreign (Russian) language has a broad base, which can include a wide variety of factors: from the geographical proximity of the country of the language being studied to the dream of reading the lyrics of a favorite band in that language. A big problem is maintaining interest in learning the Russian language at difficult stages of learning grammar... How to awaken motivation and increase it as you study the Russian language will be discussed in this lecture.

Lecture – presentation: New technologies in teaching the Russian language, culture and modern literature for children and adolescents.

The purpose of the lecture is to introduce students to the new most effective technologies in teaching the Russian language, culture and modern literature for children and adolescents.

Master Class: Using film adaptations of Russian classics to develop cultural competence in students.

Goal: to demonstrate to students the possibilities of using film adaptations of Russian classics to form and develop students’ cultural “sensitivity.”

SECOND DAY

Presentation lesson: The latest Russian educational resources in the field of supporting the Russian language abroad.

The purpose of the presentation lesson is to give an overview of modern Russian electronic educational resources that give an idea of ​​the diversity of the Russian language, typical difficulties in learning it, and using game formats to master the material.

Workshop (seminar): Application of electronic educational and information resources in teaching RFL.

The workshop will be devoted to working with the National Corpus of the Russian Language. Techniques for using the NCRE for composing tasks and exercises will be discussed, and practical tasks for composing exercises on various topics will be offered.

Workshop (seminar): The use of electronic gaming resources in teaching RFL to schoolchildren of different ages.

The workshop will be devoted to the study of the game resource “True Words”, built-in courses and opportunities that this resource provides.

Pedagogical workshop: Educational opportunities of cinema in teaching humanities disciplines.

The format of the event involves familiarization with a methodological approach that uses the various possibilities of cinema for an exciting, motivating immersion into various cultural and historical layers of Russian life. The workshop allows you to become familiar with specific lesson materials.

Event speakers:

• Natalya Gronskaya – Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Department of Applied Linguistics and Foreign Languages, Nizhny Novgorod Campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics;
• Marina Tsvetkova – Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Department of Literature and Intercultural Communication, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Nizhny Novgorod Campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics;
• Anastasia Bonch-Osmolovskaya – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor at the School of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Moscow Campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Event coordinator:

• Natalya Artemyeva – head of consulting projects at the National Research University Higher School of Economics – Nizhny Novgorod (e-mail: ; tel./viber/WhatsApp +79101299321).

The priority goals and objectives of the state policy of the Russian Federation in relation to general education in Russian in the international educational space have been identified. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin approved the Concept “Russian School Abroad” (hereinafter referred to as the Concept). The document is posted on the official website of the head of state.

Thus, the goals of the state policy of the Russian Federation in this area are defined:

• ensuring access to Russian education and education in Russian for Russian-speaking Russians, foreigners and stateless persons living abroad;
• creating conditions for compatriots, foreign citizens and stateless persons living abroad to receive general education in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standards within the framework of intergovernmental agreements;
• improving the conditions for the formation and formation of the student’s personality on the basis of Russian cultural traditions and moral values, the development of interests and the ability for social self-determination;
• formation in new generations in the process of studying abroad respect for human rights and freedoms and a positive attitude towards modern Russia.

To achieve these goals, it is planned to provide high-quality general education in Russian abroad and provide state support to organizations carrying out educational activities in the field of general education in Russian in foreign countries. In addition, it is expected to ensure the demand for Russian education, to develop the cultural and aesthetic education of students based on Russian traditions, as well as moral standards, including love and respect for Russia and its spiritual values.

Russian schools abroad are recognized as specialized structural educational units in foreign institutions of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that carry out educational activities, Russian educational organizations (their branches), educational organizations created in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation, foreign organizations that carry out educational activities in the main or additional programs in full or partially in Russian or in accordance with Federal State Educational Standards.

At the same time, state support for Russian schools abroad is planned in four main areas:

• information support (providing such schools with information of a regulatory, educational, scientific, educational, cultural and aesthetic nature). Such support will be provided using the resources of the Internet, television, print and electronic media and the specialized Internet portal “Russian School Abroad”;
• methodological support (including providing Russian schools abroad with access to Russian educational technologies, teaching and upbringing methods, development of modern educational and methodological complexes, organizing the use of Russian digital educational resources, etc.);
• material and technical support (involves measures to improve classroom facilities, improve educational and computer equipment, specialized software, create modern educational and methodological complexes, provide textbooks, books and electronic educational resources, etc.);
• organization of vocational education and additional vocational education for employees of Russian schools abroad (including providing such employees with the opportunity to receive vocational education, additional vocational education in Russian educational organizations, organizing and conducting on-site scientific and methodological events by Russian specialists in relevant countries as part of additional vocational education for employees Russian schools abroad).

The authorities and organizations that will take part in the implementation of state policy regarding general education in Russian abroad have been identified. Among them are the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, Rossotrudnichestvo, the Government Commission for Compatriots Abroad, the Russkiy Mir Foundation and the Foundation for Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad, Russian educational organizations, public organizations and associations, the media, state corporations, as well as business structures.

Based on the Concept, it is planned to develop the “Russian School Abroad” subprogram of the Russian Federation state program “Foreign Policy Activities,” as well as subprograms of other specialized state programs, other targeted programs, individual projects, events and initiatives aimed at supporting Russian schools abroad.

According to estimates by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about 17 million Russian citizens and compatriots currently live in the CIS countries alone, for whom it is important for their children to receive an education in Russian.

It is emphasized that support and promotion of general education in Russian abroad is an important factor in Russia’s humanitarian and political influence in the world community, serves to strengthen the position of the Russian language and spread Russian culture in the world. It is expected that such support will help deepen and improve integration processes in the world, taking into account globalization and internationalization, and expand opportunities for the implementation of new programs and projects in the field of international humanitarian cooperation.

Dear compatriots! It is very difficult to determine which of the modern education systems gives the best results for the intellectual, creative and aesthetic development of our children, but we can confidently say that RBSM boarding school follows the precepts of Aristotle and Plato.

Great philosophers seriously studied the issues of human education and training, always noting that the main, fundamental factor in the harmonious development of the individual should be considered the native language, that is, native speech!

The ability to speak serves to enhance the process of becoming human.

(The ability to speak helps improve the process of personality development)

Aristotle

An disability to speak went hand in hand with an disability to reason, hand in hand with stupidity.

(The inability to speak goes hand in hand with the inability to reason, respectively, hand in hand with stupidity.)

Plato

We can give a 100% guarantee of success if you understand the importance and correctness of teaching your child in his native language, the language spoken by parents and relatives, the language in which he thinks and dreams. It doesn’t matter at all where you live permanently, what matters is how you can help your child to be a person of the world, while remaining Russian-speaking, intellectually developed, self-confident, beautiful and proud of himself, his roots and, of course, his country of residence.

Do not force your child to try to “integrate” or imitate children of other nationalities. Firstly, he will still remain Russian for local children, and secondly, for Russians he will already be a stranger.

Many parents living abroad, without hesitation, break the psyche of their children by sending them to local schools to study, provoking OCD (obsessive compulsory disorder), stuttering, dyslexia, dysgraphia, irritability, aggressiveness, and isolation in the child.

In order for a person to become educated and literate, to be able to think and make decisions, he must have a tool for thinking! This tool is NATIVE SPEECH, and in our case, the Russian language!

In Europe, branches of the Russian boarding school were opened in Malta so that each of our compatriots has the opportunity to give their child an education at the European level, but in their native language, without psychological trauma for the child.

The fifteen-year history of the boarding school shows the correctness of our concept, proves the relevance of RBSM in Europe, and guarantees the quality and success of the educational system we have developed for Russian-speaking children living outside the borders of Russia.

About the education system at the Russian boarding school:

Our students achieve a high level of intellectual and creative development without unnecessary pressure on them, but thanks to the soft policy of persuasion on the part of professional teachers, coaches, curators and methodologists of the boarding school;

The methods of our work help the child to show his individuality, not to feel lost in the team, to realize his significance, importance and uniqueness:

In the classes of the RBSM boarding school there are no more than 12 students, which obliges each teacher to pay attention to each student in the class every day, know the characteristics of each student, monitor the progress of each student, report on the results of their work at weekly teachers’ meetings, report to parents twice a year ;

During the academic year, constant contact has been established between the administration and the parents of our students in order to jointly help the child learn, develop, achieve success and dream.

At the RBSM boarding school, your child can study in two programs simultaneously:

1) Russian basic program for schools with in-depth study of foreign languages ​​- (14 subjects in Russian)

2) International Baccalaureate Program (IB Diploma) - in English.

A RBSM student can study in one of the two programs, or study both programs simultaneously.

If both programs are studied simultaneously, then the duration of study is 12 years, instead of the accepted 11 years of study in a Russian school. The IB Diploma program begins to be studied from the second half of the 10th grade, smoothly adapting the child to the requirements of the foreign education system. After passing the exams for a Russian certificate in the 11th grade, the student continues to study under the IB Diploma program for the 12th academic year, studying five to six subjects only in English.

In the 12th grade, the student takes the IB Diploma exams, but already has a Russian-style matriculation certificate.

In 2015, the Russian president confirmed the concept of financial support for Russian schools abroad. For such purposes, a unified state register has been created, which is maintained by authorized federal bodies. This support includes interaction with leading official structures of foreign countries, coordination of organizations that provide teaching in Russian. Russian-language schools abroad strive to preserve the Russian language and culture, make it easier for Russian children to stay abroad and overcome the problem of bilingualism (Russian is perceived as a second native language).

How does studying in a Russian school abroad work?

• A Russian school abroad can teach both in Russian and combine Russian and a foreign language in the program;
• Depending on the type of school, it can offer several programs: kindergarten (preschool education), primary, secondary school, additional education (creative and preparatory courses);
• In some schools, education is conducted according to the program of the Russian Ministry of Education, and some schools are developing their own program + a foreign education system adopted by the school;
• Obtaining a matriculation certificate is an important moment! A Russian school abroad can issue a Russian-style matriculation certificate for children if it has been accredited and a special inspection has visited the institution at its location, or if the school is a branch of a Russian institution. Otherwise, the student must travel to the territory of Russia and defend his diploma there, or undergo additional training abroad in order to receive an international certificate of maturity.

IMPORTANT: Studying at a Russian school abroad does NOT give you the right to receive a Russian matriculation certificate.

Typically, a school abroad for Russians is a kind of stepping stone for migrant students, who most often complete their studies at a public school in their country of residence. On the edu-vienna website you can find out more about the programs and teaching methods in Russian schools abroad.

Where are there Russian schools abroad?

In almost every country there is an opportunity to start or continue studying abroad for Russian schoolchildren at their home school, and associations of students and teachers have been created, which are supported by the embassy and the government of the country.

Where are there Russian schools for children abroad?

1. Great Britain (about 25 schools and educational centers in London, Warrington, Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford and other cities);
2. Austria (about 17 schools in Vienna, Salzburg, Dornbirn, Innsbruck, Linz, Graz);
3. Germany (about 15 schools in Berlin, Nuremberg, Dresden, Frankfurt and others);
4. Poland (about 13 schools in Warsaw, Lodz, Bydgoszcz and other cities);
5. Italy (about 10 schools in Milan, Verona, Naples and other cities).

Also, Russian schools are located in the Czech Republic, France, Spain and other countries in Europe, Asia, America and Africa, supporting the large-scale concept of Russian education abroad. How a transitional stage between a Russian school and a national one can become, where many foreign students study.

Studying in Russian schools abroad

Most often, Russian citizens choose Russian-language schools abroad if they emigrated or arrived in a given country for a place of work (for a certain period).

Before you start studying at school, you need to familiarize yourself with the conditions for admission:

• European Russian schools accept children from 5-6 years old;
• Testing for a child’s readiness to learn is carried out in the form of a short test 6 months before the start of training. Goal: to identify a child’s abilities at an early stage and place him in the right class;
• Application form for training, copies of citizenship documents;
• Tuition fees (depending on the form of ownership of the school).

When transferring to school from another educational institution, you must provide an extract with grades for six months or a year, characteristics from teachers. The decision on admission is made as a result of an interview.