2. OUR CHRONICLE A unique status1990 is the year when our
educational institution was founded. It got a unique status of the
Orphanage School with Profound Study of English being the only one
of this kind in Russia. Since then that it has been pursuing a
noble aim of bringing up, giving social protection, educating and
socializing orphans together with kids from regular families giving
them a good command of English as an extra chance to secure their
future 3
3. Present-day status2000 A new well-equipped block joined the
school building and the orphanage.2007 Our status has changed into
The Secondary school with profound study of English with the
structural units of an orphanage and a department of additional
education, but the essence remained the same. 4
4. Our rewards Our school is a reiterated winner of the
Pedagogical achievements contests and the All-Russia contests in
the nomination School of the year 5
5. Social guaranteeThe orphans have another unique opportunity
of using the so-called social hotel at our educational institution
Methodological guidanceOur school is working under the guidance of
Primorsky district Science methodology centre. 6
6. Our leaderAll this has been achieved due to the titanic
labour ofour headmistress, the Honored Teacher of the
RussianFederation, Lubov Alexandrovna Kataeva, a uniqueperson
evoking unanimous love and respect. 7
7. Our facilitiesOne of the important aspects the school is
judged by is its facilities. So, whats available for our students?
32 well-equipped studies, 6 of them with smart-boards or projectors
3 lingaphone studies 8
8. 2 computer classrooms 2 video hallsa sensor room a
relaxation room 9
9. a theatre-like assembly hall with intricate illumination and
a multimedia system 2 gyms with modern training equipment a cozy
reading hall and a library with a wide choice of books, CD-s and
DVD-s in Russian, English and German 10
10. a well-equipment canteen with 2 tea-stalls and an excellent
choice of dishes including dietary ones a highly
qualifiedpsychological escort andmedical service available 24 hours
around 11
11. Our statistics600 students, including 80 orphans whom we
call our kidsget education, lot attention and love our school93% of
our teachers and caretakers are of the higher or 1st-rank
qualificationThe teaching staff of the Foreign languages
departmentnumbers 17 specialistsAll of us, but for 1 young
specialist, have the higher or1st-rank qualification 12
12. Our awards 6 of us have been awarded honorary titles,
medals and otherhigh official rewards:L.A. Kataeva Honoured Teacher
of the Russian FederationE.V. Mikheeva Honours EducationalistO.N.
Gulyaeva Honoured Secondary School Educationalistof the Russian
FederationI.A. Zasetskaya awarded a medal For
humanisingSt.Petersburg SchoolS.G. Buldakova Honoured Secondary
School Educationalistof the Russian FederationE.V. Bychkunova
District winner of the pedagogicalachievements contest in the
nomination Subject teacher 13
13. Our team profileThe unity of aims and ideas is of crucial
importance forus. It creates the atmosphere of trust, confidence
andpartnership, beneficial for teaching. Cooperation with different
teachers means a lot for ourteam, especially when making integrated
lessons,organizing after-class activities, working in full contact
withthe caretakers and parents facilitating the process ofstudying
for our kids. 14
14. Another point is working on a grand scale when thewhole
school is engaged in sharing ideas about theProject contests, Songs
and poetry festivals, Reportsfrom the lessons and so on.We are
especially keen on organizing all kinds ofcreative activities which
enable the kids to developtheir individual talents and abilities.
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15. Our aspiration is to move forward learning effective ways
of teaching, which is clearly seen in our motto: Every day in every
possible way get better. Never stop half way! All of us attend
educational seminars and courses, exchange experience giving and
attending open classes, making reports on using effective methods
of teaching. We consider our work, especially with the kids from
the orphanage,to be a mission which is to be done well, never mind
if it takes a lot of our time, nerves and efforts. 16
16. T h e Tr u e F r i e n d s S o n gSomewhere in our
cityNamely in Savushkin streetHappened I to meet youNever again to
quit.Teachers create the kingdomWhere the wisdom rules,Where theres
no boredomAnd you can learn the truth,Where you feel at homeSweet
as it can be,Where youre never alone,Busy as a
bee.Refrain:La-la-la-la-la-la-laFriends come backfrom long
ago.
17. Our teaching staffNo doubt that every member of our team
plays their special role and deserves good words. L.A. Kataeva Head
of school 46, teacher of Foreign literature 41 years of pedagogical
work experience Lubov Alexandrovna, you are our everything! You
guide, support, criticize and love us. We know we can always turn
to you for help andunderstanding. You are strict, but just and
caring with both kids and your colleagues. 18
18. E.V. Mikheeva Deputy-Head, teacher of Country study 29
years of pedagogical work experienceElena Vasilevna, you are more
than the British queen for us, as you both reign and rule.Moreover,
you are much better tempered than Elizabeth II. 19
19. I.A. Zasetskaya Higher rank qualification 29 years of
pedagogical work experienceIrina Aolitovna, you are the brain of
the team. Sometimes we say that you demand too muchfrom us.
However, you have a sound excuse. You do the bulk of the work
yourself. 20
20. O.A. Gulyaeva Higher rank qualification 27 years of
pedagogical work experienceOlga Nikolaevna, our Iron Lady. You
always have the best discipline in class and you can teach English
even the most difficult students with a perfect result. 21
21. E.V. Bychkunova Higher rank qualification 17 years of
pedagogical work experience Elena Vladislavovna, our Perfection
Lady.The most charming and elegant member of the team. You can
achieve most of the aims you set, be it the teachers contest or the
students competition. 22
22. E.E. Tsiglyuk Higher rank qualification 19 years of
pedagogical work experienceElena Evgenievna, our Tranquility Lady.
Like a flagship you lead your students through the sea of troubles,
having the National exam skills at your finger tips. 23
23. I.F. Stepantseva Ist rank qualification 10 years of
pedagogical work experienceIrina Fedorovna, our Austerity lady,
perfectionism is your guiding principle. Who else could have made
junior students star in the world famous musicals performing the
most difficult parts? 24
24. Develop a passion for learning. If you do, youll never
cease to grow Anthony J.Dangelo Rise of the students motivation
level when learning foreign languages through integration of
knowledge, perfection of the individualapproach using effective
teaching technologies with the aim of individual personal
development of the students. 25
26. What is motivation like? It is our thoughts and feelings
which make us want to do something and turn our wishes into
actions. Motivation makes learning successful. How to encourage
greater motivation in the students Be positive and interested
Create a relaxed atmosphere Use interesting methods Make tasks
achievable Be open but keep the distance Increase the students
self-confidence about language learning Promote students
independence Make the learning process relevant to the students
lives Increase the students awareness of their goals Familiarize
students with the target language and culture
27. A positive group atmosphere can have a beneficialeffect on
the motivation of the learning process. It develops cooperationand
tolerance, makes teaching and learning enjoyable. We mostly
practice the followinghumanistic activities to foster
supportivegroup atmosphere: Group statistics, Group records orGroup
learning style questionnaires,composing group songs or poems,Blind
trust and Reseating games,I like it when and Negative
feelingsdustbin,Speaking to a brick wall, Bambootelegraph, Pyramid
discussions,personalized grammar games : Grouppredictions (What
will your friends be doingin 10 years time?), Sound advice (If I
wereyou, I would) BACK
28. Integration of knowledge Intersubject integration is
becoming extremely actual at the modern stage of educational
development which is following the way of knowledge integration.
I.A. Zimnyaia Integration of knowledge promotes creation of an
integral conception about the world, which is very important for
our students. That is why at the lessons of English and German we
use theknowledge our students get at the lessons of Literature,
History,Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Music and work in contact
with ourcolleagues giving integrated lessons. We also pay special
attention to the regional component , that is particular knowledge
about the city and the district we live in , working on quizzes ,
posters, booklets, projects and excursions.
29. Individual approachWhen teaching students we take into
account theirmotivation,age,personality,language level,learning
style (visual, kinaesthetic; group,individual; reflective,
impulsive),learning strategies,past language learning experience.
We pay special attention to the orphans, create individual
programmes for them to catch up with the class, offer them extra
classes and special courses Situational English (for the younger
kids) and English in action (for the older ones), organize meetings
with native speakers on a regular basis.
30. Effective teaching methods and technologies The main aim of
the modern school is to develop abilities of every student. Dmitry
Medvedev In order to develop our students personalities as well as
theircognitive and creative abilities we practice such
effectivetechnologies as: open group work, role and business games,
problem solving, simulations, interviews, projects, discussions,
remakes, information and multimedia technologies, development of
critical thinking technology, artistic and aesthetic educational
technologies, research and interactive activity methods. We held a
district seminar Project work as a means of developmentof the
students creative potential where we shared our experienceand got
an extremely favourable response from our colleagues.
31. Te c h n o l o g y o f r e m a k e sAt a district seminar
we introduced our know-how, educational remakes technology, which
hasnt been described before. Remakes give the students a rare
opportunity to develop their abilities as script writers,
producers, computer designers, singers, poets and actors alongside
with creative usage of the foreign language.Our students enjoy
remaking catching episodes from their favourite films and cartoons
in order to express themselves.
32. Our work resultsWe are keen on every kind of creative
activities and have always been amongthe winners beginning from
Shakespeare festivals and readings, Guidescontests, Poetry
festivals, Singers competitions,Do you know the English-speaking
countries? contests to The creativemosaics festival.Yastrebov V.
was among the winners of the city contestDo you know Scotland? and
was offered a free trip to Scotland. We are proud to be chosen to
participate in the international festival of childrens creative
activities in Finland where we are going to present our productions
Anastasia and The sounds of music.
33. Academic activities results We have achieved good results
at the National English exams and were named among the best schools
at the city conference. The number of students who took this exam
in 2009 increased 4 times compared to 2008 with the points varying
from 72 to 98, the average point being 87.75 in 2008 and 83.5 in
2009. We are happy that the number of NUMBER OF WINNERS OF THE
DISTRICT the winners of the district English QUIZZES quizzes
increased from 10 in 2009 up to 15 in 2010. So, our task is to
improve individual work with the talented students. RESULTS OF THE
NATIONAL ENGLISH EXAMS NUMBER OF THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE
EXAM
34. International contactsWe develop international contacts
with Waldorf school in Germany, annually exchanging students and
teachers, and with charity organisations in the US where our
orphans have opportunities to spend their holidays improving their
English.
35. Words of Wisdom It is said that Mother Teresa had this on
her wall:Give the world the best you have, and it may never be
enough. Give your best anyway.We, teachers, are among thosewho are
responsible for the future.Our mission is to develop the
bestqualities of our students.We hope, the missions possible!