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WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R UARTSergey Andriyaka avoids white learned methods to convey an efficient way of studying.paint in his work. He regards the object’s local tone and various “A good teacher should notpaper as a white screen and the patterns, and also became show their mastership to thefirst law of multi-level painting acquainted with principles of students. They must descendstipulates proceeding from light consequential drawing as well to the student’s level and growcolours to dark. That is why, as the rules of nature still- together with then. Otherwiseunder his guidance, the children life setting. Sergey Andriyaka the studies will not achievebegan drawing from the lightest did each task along with his success,” he says. During theobjects to the darkest, allowing students. The students were lessons the children not onlythem to preserve the brightness then only considered to have practiced drawing, but alsoand vividness of the colours in mastered it if they were able to listened to lectures on the workstheir still lifes. do the task by themselves. of famous international masters of painting, which allowed themDuring the lessons, the children In the renowned artist’s opinion, to better learn compositional andmastered drawing small objects, visual expression is the most- technical methods. 53

ART AUTUMN 2015 “THE STUDENTS AT ‘SIRIUS’ ARE NOW TRAINED TO BECOME FUTURE SUPER PROFESSIONALS”Sergey – Sergey Nikolayevich, thankAndriyaka you for visiting our Educational Centre. Please tell us about thePeople’s artist of Russia, aquarelle painter and professor, Moscow aquarelle school.Sergey Andriyaka conducted a series of masterclasses for stu-dents at the ‘Sirius’ Educational Centre. In an interview – The Moscow aquarelle school ishe told us how he became an artist and why it is so important characterized by its orientationto follow the experience of predecessors. and methods. For several years, the children consistently learn54 the basics of drawing and the multi-layer aquarelle technique. But technical skills are impossible without understanding beauty. These only work in combination. As teachers, we can see beauty and try to make our students see it as well. – You must have tried different painting styles during your artistic career. Why did you choose aquarelle? – My life had different creative stages. In one period I did oil painting. For me, it was sort of

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R UART We had a piano at home. It never Drawing lays the foundation fulfilled its primary function; for painting skills. You can’t do rather it served as a design without it! element. I would put my works on it, and my father would say which It’s for that purpose that we set up ones were good and which ones the Academy. Any person can learn required improvement. to draw there. A student is offered a variety of techniques including – Did you get any special sculpture, mosaic, stained-glass treatment? artwork and ceramics.advanced training courses. But, – I don’t think so. My father could – What skills are required toalong with that, I used aquarelle be rather tough when required. become successful?because it can feature everything. I remember once, when I was aIt was love at first sight, and there primary school student, my father – I think that in today’s world,was nothing I could do about it. and I stayed at home because we narrow-profile specialists cannot were both sick and decided to achieve fulfilment and establish– In what way was your career paint a nature still-life. We put themselves. Only those who caninfluenced by your father, the flowers and a vase on a coffee apply numerous techniques arehonoured Soviet artist Nikolay table. My father was displeased likely to succeed.Ivanovich Andriyaka? with my finished work. Although I was very disappointed, it did me We must train super specialists.– As a child, I hardly saw my good. He sent me a message that Students at ‘Sirius’ have suchfather. Being the director of the I had to accept. My father gave me an opportunity. The EducationalSurikov School, he spent most the mastership and skills that he Centre is aimed at raising skillof his time at work. And I could possessed himself. And I am glad levels in the regions. We mustseldom attend his studio. I had that it happened to me. encourage the children so thatthe chance to observe my father’s they realize that, in this country,work only shortly before his death. – And what message do you now they can get a good education. send to your students? – What are your wishes for would – I must teach them to take the the next generation of artists? profession seriously. I do realize that children coming to ‘Sirius’ do – One must preserve inner not always have the necessary spirituality. This is a big issue preparation level. However, we nowadays. Children do not make every effort so that they can understand that gadgets destroy fulfil themselves! their souls. My wish is for them to serve the light, peace and I THINK THAT IN TODAY’S goodness. However, that requires WORLD, NARROW-PROFILE certain skills. SPECIALISTS CANNOT Finally, one should realize that ACHIEVE FULFILLMENT AND human life is short and we must manage to do a great deal, giving ESTABLISH THEMSELVES ourselves and all our abilities away to benefit others.Nevertheless, my father was –Regarding professionalism, Interview byalways the major authority to me. what specific elements do you Elena GordeenkovaIt was he who determined what prioritise?was good enough and what failed. 55Any professional artist requires – It’s very simple. Let’s takesomeone to criticize them. academic drawing and painting.

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AUTUMN 2015SCIENCEMATHEMATICS SCIENCE DIVISION HEADS – FOUNDER AND FOUNDATIONAND PHYSICS BOARD MEMBER IVAN VALERYEVICH YASHCHENKO AND FOUNDATION FOUNDER STANISLAV KONSTANTINOVICH SMIRNOV.The Expert Panel selects students IVAN VALERYEVICH STANISLAVfor the Science Division based YASHCHENKO KONSTANTINOVICHon their results from themed SMIRNOVOlympiads, tournaments andcompetitions at regional, national Mathematician; Mathematician, professor,and global levels, as well as in Head of the Federal Group of Fields Medal recipient, Head ofindividual or team projects of a Developers of the Unified State the Chebyshev Laboratory atscientific, technical or research Examination in mathematics the St. Petersburg State Uni-nature. and Director of the Moscow versity, co-chair of the Ministry Centre for Continuous Mathe- of Educational and Science’sIn September, the educational matics Education. Community Council.program involved studentsfrom among Russia’s top 100mathematics schools, and alsostudents in mathematical circles(7-9th grades) from seven Russianregions. The October programfocused on in-depth studying ofmaths, physics and programmingfor 9-10th-grade students fromschools specializing in physicsand mathematics in five Russianregions. From October 31 toNovember 9, ‘Sirius’ housed the ХIХMathematical Tournament, namedafter А.N. Kolmogorov, for senior-grade students. From November 11-22, the centre held an Olympiad ofexperimental physics (IEPhO-2015).The December program included7-11th grade students from 15regions in Russia’s Southern andNorth-Caucasus Federal Districts,and also from the Republic ofCrimea and the city of Sevastopol.58

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USCIENCE “FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, ‘SIRIUS’ HAD TO SET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS”MIKHAIL SLUCH SHARED HIS VIEW ON THESCIENCE DIVISION AT THE ‘SIRIUS’ EDUCA-TIONAL CENTRE- The key tasks set during the ‘Sirius’ also staged an Olympiad MIKHAIL SLUCHfoundation stage at the ‘Sirius’ on experimental physics, Deputy head of the Talent andCentre included creating and which was quite technically Success Foundation’s Scienceselecting operating systems that complicated. In association with Divisionwould help attract the most- the Central Methodologicalgifted students in both the exact Commission on Physics, we plan 59and natural sciences. From the to conduct in April 2016 thevery beginning ‘Sirius’ had to finals of the Maxwell Olympiadset the highest standards. That - a prototype of the all-Russianis why, as part of the first June Olympiad, aimed at 7-8th gradeprogram, held on a trial basis, in students.the Science Division, the centreperformed a general selection of In addition, we would like to startnational teams in mathematics lessons on chemistry and biology,and, in July, it gathered the without waiting for laboratoriesstrongest physics students from to be constructed. The firstthe whole country. results will be achieved in 2016 as soon as the centre completesTalented students require the selection of students forexcellent teachers. And such chemistry and biology as partteachers - those capable of of the Ural-Siberian program. Iftraining winners for national this trial project turns out to beOlympiads - are quite rare. We successful we will plan a fully-try to encourage them to come to fledged program for biologists‘Sirius’ and hope that, eventually, - with a compulsory chemistrymost of them will take part in the component - for a total of 200centre’s programs and work with students in October 2016.the gifted students from variousregions around the country. We think that inviting individualIncidentally, the best teachers are teachers will not resolve theusually gathered during serious problem. Implementing high-competitions. We attempt to profile programs requires themake ‘Sirius’ the platform for involvement of teaching teams.holding high-profile Olympiads. Therefore, we have started, andIn November, we successfully will continue to collaborate,staged the Kolmogorov Cup, with the leading physical-which is considered to be the mathematics - and later withmost-reputable maths Olympiad. chemistry-biology schools - to

AUTUMN 2015SCIENCE invite the strongest top-rated schools to ‘Sirius’. In July we received students educational and research students from these centres, from the renowned Moscow centres –Ural and Novosibirsk ‘Sirius’ will train students from school No. 57 and, in August, Universities (February 2016), various parts of the country. the centre accepted students Moscow State University (August from the Second School Lyceum, 2016). Of course, together with An important aspect is the together with regional students. involvement of high-level Even the strongest schools academics in working with can benefit from their stay at children. The Fields Medal ‘Sirius’. For instance, they have laureate and Research Manager the opportunity to exchange of the Chebyshev Laboratory experiences with their colleagues at St. Petersburg State from other schools. With that in University, Stanislav Smirnov, mind, the October term included and Andrey Raygorodsky students from Krasnoyarsk, (Head of the Department of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Khanty- Discrete Mathematics at the Mansyisk, St. Petersburg and Moscow Institute of Physics and Moscow. While lessons were Technology, Head of Research delivered by teachers from at Yandex, laureate of the RF two strong schools – the St. Presidential Award for young Petersburg lyceum Physical- academics) opened the first term Technical School and the Moscow at ‘Sirius’. Physical-Mathematical School No. 2007. We plan to involve the teachers’ teams from the specialized The students also attended presentations from the Nobel Prize-winning academic Jores Alphyorov, and the Principal of Moscow State University, the academic Viktor Sadovnichiy. We will continue, in association60

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USCIENCEwith our experts, to expand the Federal Districts. Using a similar An important element inscience program during terms. similar selection procedure, the supporting regional students is centre will hold a program for the system of workshops and‘Sirius’ has started operating, physics in March 2016. advanced training courses and now we need to provide designed for teachers that theaccess to the centre’s programs centre started in September 2016.to promising students in various These workshops bring togetherparts of this country. a wide audience (at one point, the number of participants exceededTo that end, we plan to conduct 100), and, most importantly,separate programs orientated these are teachers from varioustowards the Federal Districts regions who purposely came to(Southern District program, ‘Sirius’ to get acquainted withthe Ural-Siberian program, the the best practice in dealing withPrivolzhskiy Federal District gifted children.program and the Far-EasternFederal District program). And finally, another area of our work deals with graduallyWe must also support those implementing the project line,regions that do not get high organizing project activitiesresults in the all-Russian within the term’s framework (JulyOlympiad, giving students 2016) and a contest of projects instudying there a new impetus. natural sciences. These activitiesIn January, the centre will run a began during the trial Augustprogram on mathematics which term with works from studentswill involve students from the from the Lyceum Second School’.above regions located in theCentral and North-Western 61

AUTUMN 2015SCIENCE VIKTOR SADOVNICHIY on the dramatic chapters in the history of mathematicsL omonosov Moscow State University Lomonosov Principal and Russian Academy of Moscow State Sciences academic Viktor Sadovnichiy University Principal delivered a lecture called ‘From Viktor Sadovnichiy hypotheses and errors to the scientific truth is looking for future from the mathematician’s point of view’. The students at the head of the country’s largest university told the ‘Sirius’ Centre children about a complicated path in scientific research, where victories are usually followed by The audience learned about recent projects by the Moscow State failures. University Principal on various applications of mathematical science. For instance, the specific reaction of the human eye in Together with the young audience, Viktor zero gravity, and about Moscow State University creating one of Antonovich embarked on a journey covering the most-powerful super-computers. more than 2,000 years: from Euclid to the outstanding scientists of the 20th century - Tsiolkovsky, Keldysh, Perelman, focusing on the most-dramatic pages from the history of mathematics. He talked not only about the essence of scientific discovery, but also about complex relations between members of the scientific communities and issues of leadership. OLYMPIAD on experimental physicsF rom November 12-22, opened, as the award panel and During the closing ceremony of the the centre conducted an organizing committee did their IEPhO-2015 Olympiad, the winners Olympiad on experimental final preparations, the young were presented with awards. In the physics (IEPhO-2015) among physicists attended two interesting team event, the Grand Prix was won 8-11th-grade students. This year, a lectures. Konstantin Parphyonov by Moscow school No. 1329. First total of 28 teams from 19 Russian - a Candidate of Physical and place went to the team from the regions took part. More than 200 Mathematical Sciences and Lyceum Physical-Technical School gifted students came from various associate professor of Physics at in St. Petersburg. The silver medal parts of the country. The award Moscow State University - explained was awarded to the first team from panel included representatives the arrangement of matter and the St. Petersburg Physics and of Lomonosov Moscow State the micro-world’s fundamental Mathematics Lyceum No. 239. And University, the Moscow Physics and rules. After a break, the program third place was taken by the same Technical Institute and other leading proceeded with a lecture by the school’s second team. higher learning institutions, as well winner of the all-Russian ‘Teacher Of as from the Yerevan Institute of The Year 2015’, Sergey Kocherezhko, In the senior school league, the Physics and the Belarusian State on the history of myths in Grand Prix was awarded to the University. Before the Olympiad science history and everyday life. Republic of Mordovia’s second team.62

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USCIENCE VIRTUAL THE XIX ALL-RUSSIAN TOURNAMENT ‘nuclear excursion’ – The Kolmogorov CupS irius’ regularly conducts scientific lectures on various topics. One recent T he November term consisted of two stages: lecture was a virtual excursion through The XIX mathematical tournament for a nuclear weapons museum. It was senior grades students, The Kolmogorovorganised by the head of the Nuclear Arms Cup, took place in the first fortnight. ItMuseum at the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre included both team and individual mathematical– the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute Olympiads and contests. The tournament involved aof Experimental Physics, which participates total of 372 students and 80 teachers, including thein nuclear arms tests and the emergency Methodological Commission and the jury panel. Thecontainment mission at Chernobyl. Viktor 19th Kolmogorov Cup was, for the first time, held atLukyanov is also a veteran in the atomic power ‘Sirius’. While the first Cup attracted 12 teams, the XIXengineering and industry. tournament involves 80 applicants, of whom no fewer than 66 passed the competitive selection. The AUTUMN The winner and absolute leader in the XIX Kolmogorov lectures Cup was a team from Yaroslavl. The Small Cup went to Moscow team “MMMF-9”.A mong those who delivered lessons and lectures this autumn were: Nazar Future Agakhanov (Candidate of Physical great and Mathematical Sciences, Chairman mathematicians of the Central Methodological Commission on and physicists Mathematics, Head of the all-Russian Olympiad at ‘Sirius’ of school students and Head of the Russian National Mathematics Team); Aleksandr Shtern (Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Chairman of the Algebra Department at Dostoyevsky Omsk State University and Chairman of the Regional Methodological Commission of the All-Russian Mathematical Olympiad for School Students); Sergey Lando (Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Dean of the Mathematics Department at the Higher School of Economics National Research University and Board Member at the Moscow Mathematical Society); Aleksey Sosinsky (Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor and Vice-Principal of the Independent University in Moscow and renowned mathematics promoter). 63

AUTUMN 2015SCIENCEAndreyRaygorodsky Despite the fact that ‘Sirius’ was officially opened in September, the centre’s first term was launched in early summer. In June, ‘Sirius’ welcomed Andrey Raygorodsky, Head of the Discrete Mathematics Department from the Innovations and High Technologies Faculty at the Moscow Physics and Technical Institute, Head of Theoretical and Ap- plied Research at Yandex, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and laureate of the 2011 Presidential Award in science and innovation among young scientists. Andrey Raygorodsky told us about his plans for his stay in the Sochi Centre and ex- plained why it is so important to grow future scientists from school age.– Why do you – a decorated – Actually, I’ve always had projects What is your impression of thescientist – want to work with related to school students. It children there?school children? turns out that I am very good at teaching mathematics to children. – They were 9-11th grade children– Actually, I want to establish And, of course, if there is an who had got good results at thean effective scientific team. And additional educational platform advanced mathematics Olympiads,this can be achieved if you start - especially one as good as the such as the All-Russianworking with children during Sochi Centre to implement my Mathematical Olympiad.their schooldays. Afterwards, projects - I seize the opportunity.they will grow up and come to But my global aim is to establish – And what about informatics?study at one of my universities; an educational line from school toI work in several institutes. university, and then up to post- – To a lesser extent. I have anotherMy major occupation is at the graduate studies. At Yandex I have school that operates twice a yearMoscow Physics and Technical a department where we conduct in February and August, near theInstitute where I chair the Discrete research, and I am also Chair of town of Kostroma. It combinesMathematics department in the the Moscow Physics and Technical mathematics and informatics,Innovations and High Technologies Institute. Through all of that, whereas the Sochi Centre is mostlyFaculty, which has already become we can create really interesting focused on pure mathematics,one of the country’s leading science. primarily the discrete form.faculties in computer science and Naturally, we try to engage themathematics. But I also teach at – You spent a few days in ‘Sirius’ children with combinatorics, butMoscow State University, which I during the June term, whereas that’s not all. There are otherlove, and at the joint Bachelor’s your principal term was in July. areas.program at the Russian EconomicsSchool and the Higher School My global aim is to es- – In what way do your lessonsof Economics. And also in the tablish an educational differ from those conducted byMaster’s degree program at the line from school to uni- other mathematicians?School of Data Analysis at Yandex. versity, and then up to post-graduate studies – Between June 1-4, I wasDoes that mean you are willing engaged with the Russian nationalto search for gifted students and mathematics team. And laterdevelop them by yourself? during the second July shift, with64

SCIENCE WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R U The selection is carried out by assessing problem-solving results that meet certain standards. It’s also necessary to promote good teachers. There is a need to de- velop regional centres, support- ing initiatives to develop school students. This should be done in association with known regional leaders.my children. ‘Sirius’ also held – There are many of them: should be done in association withlessons for students from School Yaroslavl, Kirov, Maykop, known regional leaders.No. 57, whom we also worked with. Novosibirsk, Omsk, Ekaterinburg. We are open to everyone. We – Could you name some talentedI like to show the children the accept students that meet certain teachers in the regions?beauty of various mathematical requirements.patterns. Not through lectures, – Of course. Aleksandr Shternas I usually do in the school The Sochi Centre has received from Omsk, Daud Mamiy fromnear Kostroma, I like them to children and teachers from Maykop, Vladimir Dolnikov fromimplement scientific projects ordinary, not just elite, schools. Yaroslavl, Igor Rubanov from Kirovby themselves. It’s a relative But there are many children who, and many others. But also thereconcept, of course. These are for whatever reason, do not get are those who are still unknown;problems of an advanced, almost into the All-Russian Olympiad, but they need our support.scientific, level that are usually set still seek to resolve complicatedduring Olympiads that students problems. I am pleased that the Sochiare capable of solving. These Centre has established anproblems are a test of complicated – If a gifted student doesn’t make excellent platform for teachers totasks that one deals with in it into the All-Russian Olympiad, meet strong students, showinguniversity. But, at the same time, how can they be discovered? them interesting problems andthey should be within reach for encouraging them to join thisany advanced school student that – I don’t think I can answer that business. This place is reallywe select. question because I mostly dealt wonderful! with the Olympiad’s winners.One of the aims was to collect The selection is carried out by Interview bystudents from the whole of assessing problem-solving results Natalia Ivanova-GladilshchikovaRussia– from Moscow and from that meet certain standards. It’sthe numerous regions, where there also necessary to promote goodare leaders that we communicate teachers.with. There is a need to develop regional– And what are these regions? centres, supporting initiatives to develop school students. This 65

AUTUMN 2015SCIENCEIgorRubanovFrom October 31 to Novem-ber 9, the ‘Sirius’ Educa-tional Centre held the XIХ‘Kolmogorov Cup’ mathe-matical tournament amongsenior-grade students.“THIS IS RUSSIA’S MOST-IMPORTANT – This year, the ХIХ KolmogorovMATHEMATICAL TOURNAMENT” Cup was held for the first time in Sochi, at the ‘Sirius’ EducationalSochi welcomed 62 student teams from 28 Russian regions. The Centre. In what way does thiscompetition was held in two age groups: the younger group (up tournament differ from those heldto 9th grade) and the seniors (10-11th grades). This year’s tourna- in other places?ment differed from previous years, as we learned from competitionco-ordinator Igor Rubanov (Candidate of Physical and Mathe- – The Kolmogorov tournament hasmatical Sciences, Deputy Director of the Centre of Supplemental already been held in various citiesEducation for Gifted Students in Kirov, Coordinator of the Euler in Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg,Olympiad - the Ural tournaments for young mathematicians and Omsk, Yaroslavl and many others.other events designed for gifted children). Owing to a lack of sponsors, it has always been held on a subscription basis. Last year, participation cost 17,000 rubles but in Sochi it was free of charge. And that, along66

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USCIENCETeachers already know this group of children. They be- both local and national levels. Thesecome known even earlier: following the Euler Olympiad are the Krasnodar festival, regional tournaments in Perm, Ivanovo,and after summer schools. Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Vologda, Moscow; while St. Petersburg is the home of mathematical tournaments.with excellent accommodation and children from Petrozavodsk, three – Do you keep track of the childrencatering, made it different from from the Krasnodar Region and who succeed in the mathematicaltournaments in previous years. the head of the team is from St. tournament? Petersburg. In a word, there may be– How was the tournament different configurations. If it were – Teachers already know thisconducted? The teams arrived and my decision, there would be more group of children. They becomecompetitions began? teams. But no more than 66 of us known even earlier: following the could come to ‘Sirius’. The selection, Olympiads and summer schools.– Not at all. It began three days of course, was conducted fairly –prior to the Cup starting when the children first took part in the – Did the children have anmembers of the Methodological selection Olympiad. opportunity to get some rest inCommission arrived in Sochi. We Sochi?had to prepare versions of problems – Who turned out to be thefor two Olympiads –team and strongest? – Yes, from November 4–7, someindividual - and to start working of the children went on tour toon versions of mathematical – In the senior group, they were Krasnaya Polyana, and the restcompetitions. Later, the children the Yaroslavl and Kurgan teams. In played football, volleyball, ping-came and we started to play. terms of problem solving, the best pong… The program also included results came from the Moscow team visiting the Olympic rink. In addition,– Playing? of 11th-grade students, bearing in the children played the ‘What? mind that the majority of the St. Where? When?’ game.– Yes, a maths contest is a game. Petersburg team members had goneSoon after the opening on October to the “Baltic Way” Olympiad. But in At weekends, students could go to31, the children played ‘abaka’ - also the group tournament the Moscow lectures in other divisions. Also it isknown as ‘mathematical poker’. It’s team lost to Yaroslavl, with nine most gratifying that we were ablea dynamic and interesting game. problems resolved against six, due to bring to Sochi students who’dThe next day there was the team to tactical errors in the game. participated in previous KolmogorovOlympiad. On the basis of those Cup tournaments. They helped us aresults, the teams are further split – Is it true that the mathematical lot.into leagues, to divide the children tournament is the most importantinto groups of comparable levels. in Russia? – And was the specializedThe strongest go the senior leagues, Kolmogorov educational-scientificwhich are then followed by the – It’s not for me to say. I think centre represented?first and second ones. Each league in terms of the level andinvolves eight to twelve teams of six representation, it is. But, in terms – No, it wasn’t. They did not passstudents. of the leading teams’ strength, it the competitive selection conducted is comparable to the less wide- among Moscow’s teams.– Does a team represent a region? scale Southern Tournament held in Orlyonok. Interview by– Not necessarily. They may be Natalia Ivanova-Gladilshchikovaa circle, school, and region. For Russia has a few dozeninstance, there is a team from mathematical tournaments held at 67

AUTUMN 2015SCIENCE GAME Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva. of bosons Following the theoreticalO n November introduction, the children 17, some 100 proceeded with participants practical studies. of the They were given an experimental physics opportunity to do a Olympiad ‘IEPhO-2015’ physical analysis by learned lots of new using real data obtained information at a from experiments on the masterclass called Large Hadron Collider. ‘The Game of Bosons: The young physicists identification of Z, W and learned to classify Higgs bosons through the events, compile and use of experiment data analyze data on types from the Large Hadron of particles and their Collider’. The day before, masses, and also obtain the young physicists information on methods watched a documentary used in contemporary – ‘Particles Passion’. elementary particles Then, the participants physics. Finally, their were able to apply the conclusion: discovering a knowledge from that film new particle. in practice. The introductory lecture was delivered by Ivan Belotelov (Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Senior Research Associate at the High Energy Physics Laboratory at the United Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna). He told the children about the arrangement of collider experiments, about detectors, about the way collisions are performed, and how the search for new particles is done. Ivan Belotelov is one of the team conducting the ‘Compact Muon Solenoid’ experiment at the Large68

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USCIENCE THE FIRST SCIENCE SLAM: Caucasus intellectual stand-up battle Mathematical Olympiad ‘Sirius’ held an The children became intellectual acquainted with the T he competition stand-up scientific research by involved 200 show called Yakov Medvedkov from 7-11th-grade ‘Science Slam’. During Samara (‘Chemistry students from 10-minute performances, is awesome’), Mikhail 15 southern Russian the ‘slammers’ talked about Yamburov from Tomsk regions. The participants their scientific research in a (‘Witches’ brooms and underwent a serious simple, clear and interesting other forest mutants’), selection procedure, way. Today, this is one of the Dmitry Ponomaryov from which coincided with most-progressive means Ekaterinburg (‘3D printers the selection for the of science dissemination instead of factories’) and Southern District term around the world. winner Vitaly Vasyanovich on mathematics. The from St. Petesburg (‘How organizers observed In Russia, similar events to catch a liar’). that the Caucasus have already been held in mathematical Olympiad 19 cities. On September The Sirius ‘Science Slam’ is likely to give 26, 2015, the first all- became possible owing to additional impetus to Russian Science Slam was the centre’s cooperation the development of the conducted in Samara. Of the with the Festival of Olympic movement in five who made the finals, Contemporary Scientific Russia’s southern regions. four came to ‘Sirius’ to give Films – a partner in the The competition is presentations to the centre’s all-Russian Science Slam expected to unite gifted students. Association. students of maths, not only in Russian regions, but also in the CIS countries. 69

AUTUMN 2015SCIENCE Pavel “OUR AIM IS TO SHOW TEACHERS Chulkov FROM THE REGIONS WHAT WE CAN DO AND TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM” Pavel Chulkov (Deputy Director of the Moscow Physics and Mathematical School No. 2007, Associate Professor and Chair of Elementary Mathematics and Methodology of Teaching Mathematics at the Moscow State Pedagogical University) brought his students to the ‘Sirius’ Educational Centre. This school, despite its location in the so-called ‘sleeper’ community of South Butovo, triumphs in many topical Olympiads.– How many students from your children must show what they The development ofschool came to ‘Sirius’? can do. mathematical abilities is a strategic asset, which– We brought 56 children form the – Do you cooperate with regional is even more important9th, 10th and 11th grades. And we students and teachers? than oil and gas. If we failnow hold lessons on mathematics, to do that, the countryphysics, informatics and some – Of course we do. Both our will have no potential forgeneral subjects. teachers and those from St. development Petersburg give lessons toBesides us, the current term at regional students and share in mathematics, physics and‘Sirius’ involves the St. Petersburg their experience with teachers informatics, while enjoying most‘Physics and Technical School’ from the provinces. The children comfortable conditions.Lyceum (founded by Nobel prize who come from the regions havelaureate Zhores Alferov) and some different levels of preparation – Do teachers from the St.50 students from a number of and, therefore, the most-difficult Petersburg Lyceum give lessonsregions (Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, task is to create more-or-less to your children?Khanty-Mansiysk, Krasnoyarsk), homogenous groups. For instance,who had achieved sufficient with informatics, groups were – Yes, of course. We do anresults in the Olympiads. formed on the basis of their exchange: their teachers give acquaintance with programming, lessons to our students on physics,– Are those the famous regional usually regardless of that child’s Russian language, literature;schools that prepare students for grade. and ours study maths with theirparticipation in Olympiads? children. In addition, our students – What does a stay in ‘Sirius’ had the opportunity to work with– Some of them are famous, mean to you? invited maths teachers - Sergeyothers – less so. During selection Dvoryaninov (Moscow), Olegwe were mostly focused on – For us, this is an opportunitychildren, not on schools. The to deeply involve the children70

LIFE AT SIRIUS WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R UIvanov and Alexandr Khrabrov (St. Petersburg), and also OLYMPIC SOCHIwith the World Art teacher Natalia Solenkova (Moscow). W hen arriving at the ‘Sirius’– Do you cooperate with regional teachers? Educational Centre students get acquainted with the heritage of– Of course. These are good teachers from strong schools. the Sochi Olympic Games. TheSome of them give lessons, some attend them. Our aim is children have a unique opportunity to learn theto show teachers from the regions what we can do and to history of the Games and to personally see thelearn something from them. sports facilities located in the city’s coastal and mountainous regions. The children take part– How were you able to create such a strong school in in various quests and quizzes, showing theira ‘sleeper’ community from Moscow? knowledge of the Olympics.– This is a regular mathematical school that admits notonly ‘brilliant’ students, but also those with abilities. Westart accepting children from the 5th grade when theirabilities are not yet noticeable. Two to two-and-a-halfstudents compete for one slot, while other mathematicalschools could see competition between 10-12 persons forone slot. But, eventually, we show comparable results.– Is it because you develop your children from the 5thgrade?– Yes, it is. In fact, the majority of children havemathematical abilities. And those abilities have to bedeveloped because they are strategic resources that areeven more important than oil and gas. If we fail to do so,this country will have no potential for development.Also it is important for teachers to work as one team,pursuing their common goal, cooperating rather thancompeting with each other.– In what way, in your view, can ‘Sirius’ benefit thechildren?– ‘Sirius’ is a very important educational resource. Ithelps all those who come here. Children find themselvesin comfortable conditions and have every opportunityto do their studies without external temptations. Forinstance, athletes enjoy excellent conditions for trainingand studying various subjects. They do not have to wastetheir time travelling as they have everything in one place.I used to work in a sports school where the children had totravel and, for a long time, stay out of school. While here,everything is close and of good quality. Besides, there isplenty of communication with famous scientists, athletes,artists; and the marvellous nature: the sea, mountains,fresh air. Interview by Natalia Ivanova-Gladilshchikova

AUTUMN 2015SCIENCE The FESTIVAL OF The Festival was purposely scheduled of contemporary scientific films to run in the autumn: at the end of October,In November and they gathered children Khaustova,on the choice Russia’s higherDecember, the ‘Sirius’ studying the same topic. of films for showing at learning institutionsEducational Centre Besides, we tried to ‘Sirius’. launched films aboutprovided a platform select films that are not Festival Program Director great scientists andfor the Festival of only informative and Irina Belykh add, “In their discoveries. TheContemporary Scientific educative but also those selecting films, we aimed students from ‘Sirius’Films. The mission that help expand human to show various kinds supported the all-was to engage a wide consciousness and give of scientific movies to Russian movement whichaudience with science and inspiration. These films the children, should they brought together morestimulate interest towards should be of interest to a become interested not than 100 educationalpopular scientific lectures wide audience, not only only in physics, but also institutions.“We areand literature. to science students; they in its popularization, they greatly pleased and should have authentic should learn of the tools honoured to be involved“Programs shown in both aesthetical value and to convey their knowledge in film show for giftedterms depended primarily be able to amuse the to a wider audience children at ‘Sirius’,” saidon specific topics’ audience,” said Festival in a simple and clear Ekaterina Khaustova.objectives, because Director Ekaterina format.” FESTIVAL OF “MATHEMATICS CONTEMPORARY AND THE DEVIL” SCIENTIFIC FILMS (DIRECTOR: SEMYON PROGRAM RAYTBURG, USSR, 1972). A mathematician is willing to sell his soul to the devil for being able to either prove or overturn the Fermat theorem. “PHYSICS AT HALF PAST “HOW I GOT TO HATE NINE” (DIRECTOR: SEMYON MATHEMATICS” (DIRECTED RAYTBURG, USSR, 1964). BY OLIVIER PEYTON, FRANCE, 2013). In a play format, this popular science film showcases The film takes the audience quantum physics. During on a trip around the world a break in a hockey match, with a group of renowned a group of guests at a mathematicians, including recreation centre discuss the Cedric Villani (Fields Medal arrangement of the atom. Laureate 2010), describing the way in which mathematics changed the world for the better and – sometimes - for the worse.72

LIFE AT SIRIUS WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R U “SENSITIVE MATHEMATICS” LEONARDO DA VINCI (DIRECTOR: EKATERINA MECHANICAL MUSEUM ERYOMENKO, RUSSIA- IN SOCHI GERMANY, 2012). T his museum features working models The majority of people and mechanisms created by Russian regard mathematics as historians according to drawings by an abstract, mysterious, Leonardo da Vinci. The eternal engine, complicated and far-off sail plane, arbalest, catapult and other exhibits subject. But at the same can be personally tested to find out how they time, it is a language that the work. The museum offers lectures on the historyworld uses to talk to us. Mathematics can also be of these discoveries and displays the scientificsensitive. It has a taste, it can sound, and it can be achievements of the genius that was Da Vinci.felt. It can touch us as well. Sensitive Mathematicscontains several stories, one for each sense: taste, Thesight, smell, touch and hearing and also for the students arefeeling of balance, while attention is primarily always thrilledfocused on the individual. Sensitive Mathematics and impressed whentells human stories with portraits taken from the visiting the Leonardoflow of life. da Vinci Museum “PARTICLES PASSION” (DIRECTOR MARK LEVINSON, USA, 2013). The makers of Particles Passion depict research from six brilliant scientists at the Large Hadron Collider, who tell us about the launch of the most-ambitious and expensive experiment of theplanet. As they attempt to resolve the mysteriesof the universe, a total of 10,000 scientists andengineers from 100 countries unite their effortsfor one common goal: to reconstruct the ‘BigBang’. Their aim is to find the Higgs boson and tounderstand what the world is based on. And theyraise an even-more complicated question: have wereached the limit of our understanding of humanexistence? “WHAT IS THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY” (DIRECTOR: SEMYON RAYTBURG, USSR, 1964). A popular science film with elements of feature films that explains the theory of relativity.

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AUTUMN 2015SPORT HEAD OF THE HOCKEY DIVISION, FOUNDER AND FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER VALERY VIKTOROVICH KAMENSKYHOCKEY Among the centre’s first IGOR NIKOLAEVICH TUZIK hockey players were young athletes from the best sports VALERY VIKTOROVICH Master of Sports in Ice Hockey, teams selected on their KAMENSKY honoured USSR and Russian results in all-Russian and SFSR coach, Head of the Na- regional competitions. Olympic Champion, Stanley tional Teams Department at the Cup winner, three-time World Russian Hockey Federation and Regular studies and Champion, Honoured Master of Vice-President of the Russian masterclasses are delivered Sports in the USSR. Hockey Federation. by Russian and international hockey stars, players from DMITRY VIKTOROVICH Igor Tuzik conducted a series of the Continental Hockey DUDAREV masterclasses for young hockey League, the country’s best players at ‘Sirius’. He also held a coaches and representatives Master of International Sports, special meeting for the children’s from the strongest two-time Winter Olympics coaches. He told them: “In 2008, tournaments. competitor for the Kazakhstan we became world champions hockey team and Champion of in Canada. You are the next The centre conducts training Russia in the ‘Ak Bars’ hockey generation. So let’s get down to and competitions at the squad. work!” Shayba ice arena and the small training ice arena – both Olympic legacy facilities. This gives young athletes access to ice cover of the highest global standards. THE ‘FIRST ICE’ TRAINING PROGRAM The ‘Sirius’ Centre offers excellent of each term, attend the First Ice conditions for the comprehensive skating program. development of the young students. IN ‘SIRIUS’ MANY YOUNG ARTISTS, PHYSICISTS AND The children involved in scientific MATHEMATICIANS ALSO research activities and painting spend a lot of time in classrooms DO ICE SKATING and laboratories. The science and arts students, at the beginning76

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USPORTThe First Ice program allows the YOUNG STUDENTS TEACH EACH OTHERyoung artists, physicists and IN THE ‘FIRST ICE’ PROGRAMmathematicians to learn whatit feels like to be real athletes “I looked forward to visiting the Olympic rink because Iand to master a new skill in like figure-skating and have always dreamt of learningice skating, while improving to do what figure-skaters can do. We were giventheir confidence on the ice. In skates and divided into groups. Those who could notperforming this complicated skate well were offered helmets. It was an incredibletask, the children are helped by feeling to be in this enormous arena because, only aexperienced coaches and get few days before, we had been there to watch worldthe support from the young champions play hockey!”hockey players and figure-skaterstraining at ‘Sirius’, who are already ANASTASIYA VASILYEVA,accustomed to the ice. 15, science student “The kids enjoyed the First Ice program. Those who could not skate learned to do it, or at least had a go. And those who could - for instance our guys from Novosibirsk - were eager to help the first-timers. On the whole, First Ice was great fun and very useful. We would like to take part in such projects in the future. MARIA RASHIDOVNA ULDASHEVA, Teacher at the Specialized Educational and Scientific Centre at Novosibirsk State University 77

AUTUMN 2015SPORTHOCKEYWITHTHE PRESIDENTOn battling fighting victory. It was a memorable game, September 1, ‘Sirius’ not only because of its held a friendly match legendary participants, for the opening of the but also thanks to a centre between a team few practical jokes. from ‘Sirius’ and ‘Hockey During one quarter, Legends’ including Vyacheslav Fetisov lay national hockey stars led under the puck which a by the Russian president. ‘Sirius’ team player was Together with Vladimir trying to hit. And, and in Putin, the team included another quarter, Pavel Vyacheslav Fetisov, Pavel Bure - pretending to be Bure, Velery Kamensky, an awkward first-timer - Aleksandr Ovechkin, directed the puck towards Evgeny Malkin and many his own goal. The hockey other premier players. friendly saw the legends win 9-5. Team The ‘Sirius’ team was captain Vladimir Putin made up of young hockey thanked his rivals for the players from Tatarstan and match and congratulated Yakutia. everyone on a brilliant game. The young team had a hard time against the champions, but kept78

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AUTUMN 2015SPORT ‘SUNRISE-2’ TEAM CHOREOGRAPHER: “WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT THIS CENTRE HAS A SPORTS DIVISION. WE ARE STILL IN HIGH SPIRITS; THE GIRLS KEEP REMEMBERING YOU SO WARMLY. ON BOARD THE PLANE THEY SAID: “HOW ABOUT RETURNING?” THANKS TO ‘SIRIUS’ THEY HAD AYOUNG HOCKEY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN IN SUCH EXTRAORDINARY SPORTS ARENAS. THIS INSPIRED THE WHOLE TEAMPLAYERS TAKE ON TO DO A REALLY GOOD PERFORMANCE WITHOUT FEAR. YOU HELPED US TRAINNHL STARS FIVE NEW GIRLS WHO HAD HAD NO EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN THE TEAM”.On - two-time Olympic and eight-time World October 6, the centre’s Champion, USSR Super Syaba small ice arena held Series participant and a hockey match between Night Hockey League ‘Stars of the Night Hockey president. League’ and ‘Sirius’. The match ended with the The ‘Sirius’ team was ‘Stars of NHL’ winning 7-3. made up of young hockey players born in 2000 and The ‘Stars’ team consisted 2001, representing the of two-time Olympic “Olympia” (Irkutsk Region), Champion, five-time World “Yeti” (Great Novgorod) Champion and Canada and “Rubin” (Tyumen Cup winner Aleksey Region) hockey clubs. Kasatonov; Olympic and three-time World The ‘Sirius’ team was Champion, Goodwill supported by young Games winner, Stanley hockey players not Cup holder and Triple included in the centre’s Golden Club member team, together with future Valery Kamensky; two- ballet dancers, musicians, time Olympic and eight- figure-skaters, physicists time World Champion and mathematicians. and USSR Super Series Thanks to the ‘Sirius’ participant Vladimir musicians, the audience Lutchenko and many other enjoyed wonderful music famous hockey players. during the break, with the traditional “ole-ole-ole” The match was attended performed with trumpets by Aleksandr Yakushev and saxophones.80

SPORT WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R U WATCHING THE CHAMPIONS SKATING From September 7–15, the Russian national figure- skating team performed at the centre’s Shayba small ice arena. ‘Sirius’ students watched Yulia Lipnitskaya, Adelina Sotnikova, Yuko Kavaguti, Aleksandr Smirnov and many other famous figure-skaters. HOW ‘SIRIUS’ HELPED ‘SUNRISE-2’ On November 7-8, Moscow held the First Stage of the Cup of Russia for synchronised ice skating. There was a flawless victory for St. Petersburg’s ‘Sunrise-2’ team which trained at the ‘Sirius’ Educational Centre in October. Currently, the children are preparing for the Championship of Russia. STUDENTS OF ‘SIRIUS’ WATCHED THE ‘CARMEN’ ICE SHOW In the summer and autumn, ‘Sirius’ hosted Ilya Averbukh’s famous ice show ‘Carmen’, which was watched by all of the centre’s students. Choreographer Aleksey Zakharchenko, who’s also appeared in TV’s Minute of Fame, Dance Everyone and Dance on the First Channel gave a masterclass on contemporary dance styles for the ‘Sirius’ figure-skaters. 81

SPORT AUTUMN 2015FIGURE- FIGURE-SKATING DIVISION HEADSKATING AND TALENT AND SUCCESS FOUNDATION FOUNDER ALEKSANDR ALEKSANDR GEORGIEVICH GEORGIEVICH GORSHKOV. GORSHKOV Olympic Champion, multiple The young figure skaters at world and European champion, ‘Sirius’ in the autumn – winners Honoured Master of Sports, of the all-Russian sports Honoured Coach of the USSR, competitions and tournaments, President of the Russian Figure members of regional teams, Skating Federation. gifted students of sports schools – had the privilege of receiving training from Olympic champions, Honoured Masters of Sports and the country’s best coaches. Figure skating is like painting figures with skates. Elements become come easier as soon as the figure-skater masters the sliding technique. VIKTOR NIKOLAEVICH Viktor Nikolaevich Kudryavtsev do jumps. Our coaches tend to KUDRYAVTSEV - who coached the first Soviet do it the other way round: they World Champion in singles teach jumping and then how to Member of the Moscow Presid- figure skating, Sergey Volkov skate, not realizing that skating ium of Figure Skating Federa- - regularly comes to Sochi to on blades is the foundation for tion and Member of the Coach work with the children at ‘Sirius’. the entire jumping technique. Council of the Russian Figure Before starting a lesson, Viktor Therefore, the more accurate the Skating Federation. Nikolaevich asks children to skating technique is (on blades simply skate on the ice. He then and through arcs), the better quickly determines their levels multi-turn jumps are,” he said. of preparation and decides what elements to focus on. “The basis for figure skating should be laid from the first steps on the ice so that, later, you can learn step-by-step to82

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USPORTVIKTOR KUDRYAVTSEV’STOP FIVE COACHING TIPS1. In figure skating all turns are done with the head, shoulders, body, hips and the free leg; the skate is the last to participate in the move. All these must be instilled in the athlete during the first stages of training, otherwise you can forget about getting results.2. Learning a one-turn jump is only possible once the child is able to accurately do arcs and the required three turns. One can teach double jumps only if the child can faultlessly perform a one-fold jump.3. When turning, it’s very important to teach the child to keep their arms in position, because positions mean balance.4. When children first start figure skating, it’s best to undertake general physical exercise for all muscle groups to harmonize every part of the body and to ensure good coordination and muscle mass growth.5. I am sure that many mistakes can be eliminated if coaches ELENA ANATOLYEVNA pay attention to base sliding and develop the jump technique CHAYKOVSKAYA precisely through arc and turns technique. Coaching success lies in the ability to spot mistakes and knowing how to correct Master of Sports in figure skating, them, and also to train to the child to perform technically USSR champion in singles skating, complex elements. Honoured Coach of the USSR and Russia, Honoured Master of Arts of RussiaThe young figure skaters at ALEKSEY EVGENYEVICH In December, children fromSirius, under Aleksey Urmanov’s URMANOV two Novosibirsk schools and aguidance, are mastering turns school in the town of Berdskand jumps. The coach pays Russia’s Honoured Master of (Novosibirsk Region) had theparticular attention to the Sports, Olympic Champion, chance to train with legendarysynchronised figure skaters. We Russian figure-skater and coach coach Elena Chaykovskaya,face a most-complicated task: during which the coach paidthere is the need to achieve ideal attention to every mistake andsynchronisation of movement, detail. She explained where thewhich is immediately noticeable hands should be positioned, andduring moves of a similar type. demonstrated how to accuratelyThe Olympic Champion also turn the legs and to gracefullyoffers his advice to the teams’ raise the head. “Everything donecoaches during special informal between jumps is what figuremeetings. skating is all about. Otherwise it’s only jumping on the ice,” remarked Chaykovskaya on the aesthetics of the sport. 83

AUTUMN 2015SPORT Vladislav Tretiyak and Nikolay ValuevTALKED TO THE ‘SIRIUS’ STUDENTS ABOUT THE SECRET OF SUCCESSIn October, ‘Sirius’ was visited by the hockey legend Vladislav Tretiyak and the heavyweightboxer Nikolay Valuev. The young hockey players and figure skaters were delighted to meetand talk with the sports stars. Among other things, the children discussed their dreams, vic-tories and failures while studying at ‘Sirius’. They asked questions about their future careers,the secret to success and about the lives and careers of their special guests.84

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R USPORTRenewed Soviet hockey player, Only the best athletes can get here, and youcoach and social activist Vladislav have already taken a very important step, notTretiyak opened his speech by through external promotion, but because youexplaining why he decided to turned out to be better than others.become a goaltender. His reasonwas simple: everyone wanted NIKOLAY VALUEVto be forwarders; therefore, thegoalkeeper’s gear was easy to find. Nikolay Valuev encouraged the Both guest mentioned the“We lived under different conditions, young athletes by telling them, great significance of majorthe hockey gear was hard to get, “only the best athletes can get competitions in developingand there were no centres like this. here, and you have already taken cities, referring to the SochiThis country provides everything for a very important step, not through Winter Olympic Games, theyou now,” said Tretiyak. external promotion, but because World Student Games in Kazan you turned out to be better than and other high-profile sports others”. events. The sportsmen also offeredThe right attitude is most important. Both athletes and valuable advice and answeredmusicians have to prepare themselves for a performance. the children’s questions. “TheUsually, I stopped talking two hours before a game. I would right attitude is most important. Both athletes and musicianssit in the changing room, meditating and remembering the have to prepare themselvesbest moments. VLADISLAV TRETIYAK for a performance. Usually, I stopped talking two hours before the game. I would sit in the changing room, meditating and remembering the best moments,” said Tretiyak. They also recounted some amusing stories. Vladislav recalled an incident during the USSR-Canada Super Series when a foreign journalist wrote about the Soviet hockey players having no chance of defeating the Canadians. He promised to literally eat his words if the Russians won even a single game. The next day, the journalist had to make good on his promise – although, the paper was shredded and sprinkled onto his meal. The Visiting legendary goalkeeper sports giants ended his speech by Vladislav Tretiyak encouraging the young hockey players, “only (left) through great effort and Nikolay Valuev and challenges can you achieve great were highlights victories.” at Sirius. 85

AUTUMN 2015SPORTTatiana Tarasovaand Tamara MoskvinaGAVE INVALUABLE ADVICE TO THE ‘SIRIUS’ STUDENTS ‘Sirius’ students met with the eminent figure skating coaches Tatiana Tarasova and TamaraMoskvina. They answered questions not only from the young figure skaters, but also themathematicians, athletes, musicians, and dancers. They discussed their favourite occu-pations, talent, perseverance and the other qualities of a champion. Tatiana Tarasova andTamara Moskvina gave the students invaluable advice.86

SPORT WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R U The coaches suggested that children pursue their ideal 87 careers, so that work can be feel more like a hobby and bring them real satisfaction because that can increase their chances of success. Tamara Moskvina believes that, although each victory is a personal athletic achievement, there are many other factors involved: parents, coaches, country leaders. Tamara Moskvina is convinced that, along with talent and hard work, curiosity plays an important role in professional development. “Never miss those small pieces of information that can help you fulfil your dream. Sometimes good luck can introduce you to the right people who can help or give advice. Don’t waste your time sitting down and just reading books – communicate with people”. THE COACHES ADVISED THE CHILDREN TO PURSUE THEIR IDEAL CAREERS, SO THAT WORK CAN FEEL MORE LIKE A HOBBY AND BRING THEM REAL SATISFACTION BECAUSE THAT CAN INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF SUCCESS. TAMARA MOSKVINA BELIEVES THAT, ALTHOUGH EACH VICTORY IS A PERSONAL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT, THERE ARE MANY OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED: PARENTS, COACHES, COUNTRY LEADERS. On the qualities required of a champion, Tatiana Tarasova mentioned the significance of innate abilities, hard work, patience, and stamina. Tamara Moskvina added that even someone with less ability but with the strong desire to become the best, can achieve high results. As an example, she mentioned Elena Bechke who performed in doubles skating with Denis Petrov and who won the silver Olympic medal in Albertville in 1992 (as part of the united team) and became an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR (1992).

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AUTUMN 2015TEACHERS WINNERS OF THE 2015 ‘TEACHER OF THE YEAR’ COMPETITION IN SOCHI OnOctober 5, the ultimate winner of the 2015 all- Russian ‘Teacher of the Year’ was announced. It was history and social studies teacher Sergey Kocherezhko from Samara. After the event, the country’s 15 best teachers were invited to the ‘Sirius’ Educational Centre for gifted children. They took part in a series of discussions, round tables, open lessons and masterclasses. On October 8, the centre held a gathering of the competition winners and the Russian president (and Chairman of the Talent and Success Foundation) Vladimir Putin, which covered the issues and problems in the country’s education. Particular attention was paid to child development regarding the ‘Sirius’ students outside the specialized and general education programs. That’s what makes ‘Sirius’ so unique – bringing together students of various disciplines: sports, arts and science.90

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R UTEACHERS President Putin’s introductory speech when meeting the winners of the 2015 Teacher of the Year competition in Sochi in October. I would like last year’s consolidated budget. That is a to begin by significant amount. congratulating you on the The conditions you and your colleagues work in are very important. In 2006, recent Teacher’s Day and, no more than 40% of educational establishments met requirements, of course, on your victory whereas now that share is up to 90%. in such a prestigious With regards to teachers’ salaries. You know better than me that, without a competition as Russia’s proper salary, there is no way we can raise the prestige of being a teacher, Teacher of the Year 2015. of the profession in general, which is undoubtedly the most-important in any As you may know, we hold society, including ours. these meetings regularly, and I am especially pleased that today If we look at 2005 again: the average we have gathered at the Sirius salary was 6,500 rubles, which was centre for training gifted children. 77% of the national average. Now, Of course, we should consider - over the past year we have created and are considering, as I hope you conditions where the average salary of can see - the development of the a schoolteacher is 8% higher than the education system. This is reflected national average - amounting to 35,000 primarily in the resources allocated by rubles. the state for these purposes. Compared to 2005, our spending on general education has grown four- fold, amounting to 1.4 trillion rubles in 91

AUTUMN 2015TEACHERS 2015 English Teacher of teacher the Year winner Yulia Simakova, Sergey Kocherezhko, School No. 51,history and social studies Ryazan teacher at Gymnasium No.1 in SamaraYou and I know very well that the objective indicators. Now 98% of all rural schoolsthere is a significant difference Internet access is one such have the opportunity to usebetween the regions – I refer indicator that’s very important the service. However, thereto the average figure but, if we bear in mind that the are other positive things innevertheless, it exceeds the main thing today is not simply the development of schoolnational average by 8%. I know to pass on knowledge, though education.there is never enough money, that’s very important, butand this should probably not to teach people to learn. We At the same time, naturally,be the maximum, but these are often say this now, meaning any large system has its problems and extra things that a that need to be done: we school need to develop the system classroom of education and help our is not the teaching corps. only source of knowledge. Let’s consider that, especially So, in 2005, now that we have gathered 3.7% of all at such a unique educational schools in the establishment as this centre country had to support talented children. Internet access. We have many of them: very Today the Internet many people who can and is available at 90– want to make great strides 95% of all schools. in their profession and take That is a truly part in their country’s affairs. impressive indicator. Undoubtedly, you can do a lot to support these kids in their There are things development in these areas. that didn’t even Source: kremlin.ru Music exist before. Rural teacher Andresychools never had buses. Parkhomenko, School No. 5 in Muravlenko (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District)92

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R UTEACHERSHOW TO MAKE A RUSSIAN SCHOOL ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD?WITH MAJOR CHANGES but failed at the regional level. They then don’t feel like doing‘Sirius’ held a round-table discussion between the winners of what they are actually capable of.the all-Russian ‘Teacher of the Year’ competition. So there is a need for a complete scale of competitions to accountHow can a teacher contribute to development of their students? How can for different levels. For instance,they create favourable conditions for gifted students in the regions? Why several competitions at a schoolare gifted children an ‘at risk’ group? These and many other issues were level and several at a municipaldiscussed by the all-Russian ‘Teacher of the Year’ finalists at the ‘Sirius’ level. These competitions may relateEducational Centre in Sochi. The discussion was led by Mikhail Sluch, Head to individual projects or groupof the Sirius Science Division and 2010 ‘Teacher of the Year’ winner. contests. They help children better learn how to understand each otherAll children have abilities… In addition, we must remember and develop their communication that a gifted child is different from skills.Mikhail Sluch began the discussion the norm. Other children usuallysaying, ‘We believe that all feel uncomfortable communicating There has been a lot of talk aboutchildren have abilities, but some with them and vice versa. There integrating supplementary andhave manifested their talent, while are cases when young people, compulsory education. A child who’sothers haven’t. Therefore, today, after successfully graduating not particularly successful in mathsthe issue of gifted children is an from school and winning many may take an interest in somethingissue of school efficiency. While Olympiads, find themselves else, such as a history re-enactmentpreviously we used to say that completely unaccustomed to life, society, as was the case with Olegschools lacked equipment, now unable to communicate with others. Katrenko, a history teacher from St.there is plenty of it, and schools These children should receive Petersburg, who’s established suchare better financed”. additional support to boost their a program at his school. Oleg runs communication skills. This should another project called ‘Visiting theHis introduction was followed be done alongside developing their City’. He invites representatives fromwith the question: What is key intellectual abilities. St. Petersburg’s cultural communityto determining and developing to the school. After watchingabilities? CHILDREN REQUIRE presentations, the children become OPPORTUNITIES TO interested in research and conductThe Teacher of the Year finalists BECOME SUCCESSFUL. their own projects. And everythingof believed that, for a child to ONLY THEN CAN THEY starts with such gatherings. It’s alsomanifest his or her abilities, large KEEP PURSUING THEIR important to organize discussionsschools need to have suitable with successful graduates. Oneconditions: plenty of platforms, GOALS. renowned winner of a historygroups, extra-curricular activities. Olympiad from St. Petersburg madeHowever, that’s still not enough. Another trait among gifted children such a deep impression on oneThere is the need for a network of is a heightened level of anxiety senior-grade student that she wentprojects that unite the efforts of owing to a fear of failure. Suppose on to win the all-Russian Olympiadschools and teachers in the regions a child has achieved high results at the following year.across the country. Children also the municipal stage of an Olympiad,require opportunities to become On integrating supplementary andsuccessful. Only then can they compulsory education, Mikhail Sluchkeep pursuing their goals. observed that ‘Sirius’ is different from ordinary schools: “The major share of our education is taken by supplementary disciplines. In fact, children come here to study 93

AUTUMN 2015TEACHERSdisciplines that they are specializing The teachers who came to ‘Sirius’ children covering all of thein. There are general subjects, but also suggested creating an country’s 85 regions to monitorthey are not key ones. electronic database of such their results.“Each class has children with Of course we could act according to written rules andacademic or creative abilities. standards. But if we take a creative approach, we canThey feel uncomfortable in regular see that teaching is a delicate activity and, in a sense, anlessons and teachers a have hard art. Therefore, whatever you bring here [to ‘Sirius’], willtime dealing with them. Sometimes be accumulated in new standards that the centre canthey refuse to do their homework, implement and pass on to the rest of the country.do not fit the system. Therefore,there is a need to select teachers VLADIMIR PUTINwho are able to understand gifted at a meeting with winners of the all-Russian ‘Teacher of the Year’children and to teach them. competition, October 8, 2015. ‘Sirius’ students are always up to the mark TEACHER OR MANAGERMikhail Sluch gave a new twist to now clear what the prize was gifted children?” The majority ofthe discussion: “Recently a new awarded for: neutrino zero mass participants agreed that, in dealingphysics Nobel prize winner was has been identified. But are there with gifted children, the teacher isannounced. This prize is usually enough teachers who are capable not enough. However, it’s often theawarded for research so complicated of explaining this? What abilities, case that that no one else can bethat one can’t even describe the qualities and knowledge are involved.topic’s definition! However, it’s required of a teacher to deal with94

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R UTEACHERSIt’s easier to address this problem WHAT ABILITIES, QUALITIES A possible way out is for teachers toin capital cities – Moscow and St. AND KNOWLEDGE ARE learn to take the right approach toPetersburg. Oleg Katrenko said his dealing with such children. That’s whyschool invited university teachers to REQUIRED FOR A TEACHER it would be a good idea to invite toteach supplementary subjects. They TO DEAL WITH GIFTED ‘Sirius’ some 200 teachers in variousare willing to teach at school, and CHILDREN? disciplines for each term.children can benefit a lot from theirlessons. The discussion participants also said that teachers working with giftedBelow is the story of Marina gifted children?” and scientists students should be rewarded. TeacherGorbaneva, a teacher from who can conduct complex research. Of The Year Sergey Kocherezhko said,Kalmykiya: They should be prepared to accept “Our governor pays specific attention the fact that a gifted child can to developing gifted children.– Although Elista is a capital city, outperform their teacher. Teachers receive grants for theirwe do not have such stuff, only students winning in Olympiads. Theschool teachers are available. I Unfortunately, teachers usually best chemistry teacher, aside fromlook for information on the Internet overlook children who take a non- their salary, gets a grant of 70,000to offer something interesting standard approach to acquiring rubles. Teachers must be financiallyto the children. Last year, I read knowledge. A good example comes motivated.about St. Petersburg Polytechnic from history teacher AlekseyUniversity’s “From Ideas to the Vorobiyov-Isaev from the Tomsk “Additionally, funds must be allocatedFactory” program. And I suggested Region. A pupil from his school to create and finance specializedthat the children participate in it. was invited to the State Duma to centres to invite university professorsInterestingly, some of the children receive an award for his research and PhDs.who agreed to take part were in robotic technology. At the samethose who were failing in lessons time, he was getting poor grades What should a teacher sacrifice to– for being too shy or getting poor in other subjects, giving rise to develop gifted children? That wasresults. One boy who wasn’t keeping another problem: the boy was going brought up during the round-tableup in class put forward the idea of to have to stay for a second term. discussion.a rescue system for a drone aircraft.The Polytechnic University likedit, and the boy was fired up by theproject. As time passed, he took theSingle State Examination and gotinto the university. In this case, aschool teacher and the Internet wereenough.Olga Korchagina, from the PermRegion believes that, in today’sworld, a teacher is a manager whotries to build links between giftedschool students.However, it’s now clear what theprize was awarded for: neutrinozero mass has been identified.But are there enough teacherswho are capable of explainingthis? What abilities, qualitiesand knowledge are requiredof a teacher to deal with 95

AUTUMN 2015TEACHERSWHAT TOSACRIFICE?One must resist the temptation totell everyone that it was they whodiscovered a gifted child. At somepoint, you have to hand the childover to the right person to continuetheir development. Each teacherhas to overcome that barrier. Oneidea that was voiced: we work forthe child’s sake and they require allnecessary conditions.” Also there isa need to abandon formal advancedtraining courses. And, as a counterto the traditional system, to developan interactive form of teachertraining, to create an environmentwithin which they can communicate.Such network projects already exist.On the whole, we should let go offormal stuff. A gifted child shouldcreate their own educationalprogram, determine what theyneed and decide where to lookfor knowledge. Some subjectscan be studied in absentia (as percontemporary standards) or as anextern. The child can then have thetime to develop their abilities.Here’s how History and Social Sergey Kocherezhko concluded byStudies teacher Anna Sheliya from saying, ‘Sirius was a great discoveryYaroslavl imagines cooperation for me. There is the need to createbetween schools and educational a unified record with all informationcentres in developing gifted on centres working with giftedchildren: children, and of various events devoted to such children. A unified– Like universities, schools should database should be set up thatintroduce a system of accreditation will be available to all teachers andand academic mobility. How else students.can a youngster from Yaroslavlmake use of a super telescope from Interview bythe Saransk museum for gifted Natalia Ivanova-Gladilshchikovachildren? Obviously by going to thatparticular lyceum. Or, when a childreturns from ‘Sirius’ with certaingrades, the teacher should not loadthen with ordinary assignments.96

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AUTUMN 2015TEACHERSTEACHERS AT DESKSCONTEMPORARY school. It also covered the initial Among the lecturers wereMETHODS OF PREPA- training of 5-7th-grade students representatives of the physics-RATION FOR THE SIN- for mathematical Olympiads. mathematical schools of MoscowGLE STATE EXAMINA- In addition, the workshop dealt and St. Petersburg, including theTION with the issue of psychological Alferov Foundation grantees and support for gifted children. In winners of the Korchak awards,In September, the ‘Sirius’ addition, audience members could mathematics books authors,Educational Centre held a workshop take part in masterclasses on Honoured teachers of Russia: V.А.for maths teachers – ‘Preparing geometric fibration and on solving Ryzhyk, К.М. Stolbov, P.V. Chulkov,students for the Single State combinatorial maths problems. О.А. Ivanov, V.B. Nekrasov, А.G.Examination on specialized subjects Zarembo, А.М. Kuznnetsov, М.A.and for mathematical Olympiads: ISSUES IN TEACHING Dvorkin.contemporary methods’. GEOMETRY WERE DIS- CUSSED AT ‘SIRIUS’ They discussed the teaching ofAmong the lecturers were algebra in secondary schools andrepresentatives from the Federal ‘Sirius’ conducted a workshop titled issues of in-depth mathematicalCommission for the Development “Topical issues in teaching geometry education. They also looked atof Control Materials on SSE in in schools and separate aspects of methods of dealing with non-Mathematics, leading teachers from in-depth mathematical education”. standard issues and geometryRussia’s mathematical schools who problems in the Single Stateorganise the all-Russian Olympiads Examination and learned about newand tournaments and who have opportunities in using the programsconsiderable experience in dealing “Geometry Expression”, “Livewith children interested in maths: Mathematics” and “Geogebra”.I.V. Yashchenko, L.М. Samoylov,I.R. Vysotsky, V.Z. Sharich, А.V.Shapovalov, О.S. Nechaeva. THERE WERE MANY YOUNGTEACHERS IN THE AUDIENCE, INDICATING THAT THE TEACHING PROFESSION ISAGAIN ATTRACTING YOUNG SPECIALISTS.The workshop acquaintedthe audience with moderntechniques in specializedmathematical training for theSingle State Examination andwith specifics in teachingthe theory of relativity at98

WWW. SOCH IS IR IU S. R UTEACHERSHOW TO PREPARE The participants discussed how Podlesny, P.S. Tikhonov, Yu.А.STUDENTS to prepare gifted children for Chernikov, М. V. Varlamova, М.R.FOR OLYMPIADS intellectual maths contests Yuldasheva. and how to plan educating inIn November, a total of 115 teachers specialized subjects. The workshop observed the efficienttook part in the workshop for math combination of theoretical materialteachers called ‘Organization forms PHYSICS IN THEORY and aspects of preparing giftedand methods of working with gifted AND IN PRACTICE children for physics Olympiads withstudents, preparation of students masterclasses focused on problem-for intellectual competitions on In November, a total of 85 physics solving in experimental physics.mathematics’. teachers took part in a workshop on upgrading their professional skills. It .THE INTEREST OF STU-The participants represented more was held as part of the experimental DENTS IN MATHEMAT-than 40 cities from 24 Russian physics Olympiad in association ICS IS BASED ON MOTI-regions. with members of the Methodological VATION Commission and the judging jury.The workshop was conducted as The workshop included teachers More than 80 teachers took part inpart of the XIX Kolmogorov Cup from 25 regions of Russia, who came the ‘Motivating students studyingMathematical Tournament for to ‘Sirius’ to expand their teaching mathematics and techniques tosenior-grade students including skills in specialized subjects and prepare for the final Examination’members of the tournament’s in preparation for the physics workshop.Methodological Commission. The Olympiads.lecturers were leading experts in The lecturers were honouredmathematics: N. Kh. Agakhanov, I. The lecturers were members of the education campaigners, PhDs, juryV. Yashchenko, I. S. Rubanov, А. S. methodological commission and members of the all-Russian MathsGolovanov. S. G. Volchenkov, О. S. experimental physics Olympiad jury: Olympiad finals: N.N. Andreev,Nechaeva. D.А. Aleksandrov А.I. Slobodyanyuk, L.А. Emelyanov, D.К. Mamiy, S.P. А.V. Gudenko, V. Lukyanov, D.V. Konovalov, Е.А. Shyryaev. At The workshop was primarily ‘Sirius’, focused on how to teach solving even experienced geometry and algebra problems in teachers can learn the Single State Examination and how to prepare Olympiads. The listeners observed students for Olympiads the significance of methods for and the Single State effectively motivating students to Examination. study mathematics in lessons and optional courses. “SIRIUS’ DEVELOPS CONTEMPORARY PROGRAMS FOR UPGRADING TEACHING SKILLS. REGIONAL TEACHERS RECEIVE GUIDELINES FROM THE BEST TEACHERS OF RUSSIA, REPRESENTATIVES OF INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND SECTOR EXPERTS. 99

AUTUMN 2015HOW TO GET INTO ‘SIRIUS’The centre’s educational program runs for 24 days and includes specialized studies and training (in-depth preparation in specific disciplines), as well as recreational activities, masterclasses and creativeworkshops and, throughout the year, general educational studies covering the school curriculum. Thestudies are run by leading teachers in sports, physics and maths, chemistry-biology schools and Russianarts representatives in music, classical ballet and visual arts. In addition, lectures and masterclasses aregiven by prominent athletes, arts experts, academics and professors from leading institutes of higherlearning. SCIENCE ARTS SPORTSThe centre has arranged special Promising young musicians, ballet The centre’s sports programs areeducational programs on dancers and artists undergo inten- designed for children who havemathematics, physics, chemistry sive training in academic musical achieved high results in hockey andand biology designed for children disciplines (fortepiano, strings, wind figure skating.who have achieved high results in and percussion instruments), classi-mathematics and natural sciences. cal dance and painting. The selection criteria in the SportsThe curriculum program includes Division:in-depth study in specializedsubjects, creating science projects, Hockey (only team participation).conducting experiments and Figure skating (team and individualpreparing for the final stages of participation).the all-Russian and international Selection is based on results oftournaments and Olympiads. team participation in international competitions, Russian champion- ships, school contests, regional and national competitions. The selection criteria for the Science The selection criteria in the Arts Division: Division:The results of candidates’ Academic music: individual creativeparticipation in Olympiads, selection based on judging videotournaments and contests at recordings.regional, national and internationallevels. Classical ballet: selection through video recordings. Academic painting: individual creative selection through judging photos of art pieces.100

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