Archive 2011/2012
9-grade students’ graduationOn the 31st of May the 9-formers were awarded the certificates of basic secondary education. The form masters and teachers wished the students to confidently follow the way of knowledge, to reach new heights in education, to take the challenges of adult life with dignity, to be able to defend their views and beliefs, and to be responsible for the decisions taken. |
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Holiday of the Norwegian languageOn the 24th of May the traditional holiday of the Norwegian language took place at the gymnasium. This year the students of 5B, 6B, and 7B forms participated in it. They prepared a wonderful composition of Norwegian dances and songs called “Inquisitive Troll Kid”. The performance was accompanied by a slide show of the lessons and extracurricular activities in the Norwegian language. |
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Graduation party at the primary schoolThe 4-formers are preparing to make their next step to adulthood. In May the children got a present of the holiday of bidding farewell to the primary school. Four years of studies flew by quickly. The children grew up, got stronger, and successfully climbed the steps in the Land of Knowledge. |
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Danish meetingsFrom the 22nd through the 23rd of May our colleague Brigitte Wolfsberg from Copenhagen visited our school for the third time. She had a meeting with the students who study the Danish language. The children had the opportunity to speak to a native speaker, to learn about the royal family and the culture of the Danes. |
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Meeting with the Russian teachersOn the 19th of May directors of schools and heads of trade union committees from the Moscow Syevyernyi district on a visit to Darnytskyi district and its schools visited our gymnasium. The guests during their 3-day stay in the capital had the opportunity to get acquainted with Scandinavian gymnasium, Engineering gymnasium, and boarding school ¹ 12. |
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One more victory of the “Merry Notes” choirOn May the 15th the city phase of school choirs’ competition was held at the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth. The vocal ensemble “Merry Notes” of Scandinavian gymnasium represented the Darnytsya district. |
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Graduation nightOn the 12th of May the Graduation Party took place at the gymnasium where the 11-formers received their school-leaving certificates. The evening was special and exciting for everyone – the students, the parents, and the teachers. |
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The awards ceremonyOn May the 8th, 2012 a traditional ceremony of awarding the winners of the nationwide subject Olympiads and competition-defense of student research works at the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held at the gymnasium. |
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Day of Farewell BellOn the 3rd of May the gymnasium celebrated the joyous and yet sad holiday – the “Last Bell Ringing” ceremony when the school graduates said farewell to school and started their independent adult life. |
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Kyiv-Naestved International projectFrom April 22nd through the 28th the teachers and students Scandinavian gymnasium visited the city of Nestved, Denmark. On invitation of the Danish partner school A.Voron and O.Petrunko, the teachers Danish, together with the students of 9-11th grades attended the lessons and learned about the Danish system of education and its specific features. |
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Festival of embroideryOn April the 27th a large family of Scandinavian gymnasium initiated a new tradition in the life of the school – the Festival of Embroidery. Different colors of Ukrainian embroidery beautified each class. |
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Week of ecological knowledgeEvery year on the eve of Environment Day and Earth Day the Week of Environmental Knowledge takes place in Scandinavian gymnasium. Primary school students prepare exhibitions of handicrafts, creative works and compositions on the topic "The Earth is Our Home". |
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Festival of MusicOn April the 26th a rehearsal of Danish National Youth Ensemble which came to Ukraine on occasion of the presidency of Denmark in the European Union on invitation of Michael Borg-Hansen, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark was held at Scandinavian gymnasium. |
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Choice of future professionAs part of vocational guidance at Scandinavian gymnasium a meeting of our 11-formers with graduating students of the Institute of Journalism of Kyiv National University named after T. Shevchenko took place on the 9th of April. |
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Trip to BerlinFrom the 26th through the 31st of March the delegation of teachers and students of Scandinavian gymnasium led by Tetyana E. Pushkaryova, the Headmistress of the gymnasium, visited Berlin, the capital of Germany on invitation of the International Language School «Illg in Pankov». |
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District competition "Dialogue of the Countries"On the 21st of March on the basis of gymnasium #315 the district phase of the competition "Dialogue of the Countries: Partnerships in Education" was held. "Sport Unites Friends: Everybody to Euro 2012!" was the motto chosen for the event for teams of 5-11 secondary schools formers. The event was attended by 10 teams of finalists, each representing an individual country. |
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Visitors from EstoniaOn the 19th of March the guests from Tallinn Mustiyeyska gymnasium (Estonia) visited our gymnasium. The representatives of the institution headed by the director N. Polyakova made a tour of our school, attended the lessons of Russian and Ukrainian languages, and got acquainted with methodological achievements of the teachers of Scandinavian gymnasium. |
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Celebrating the 8th of MarchOn the eve of the International Women's Day the employees of the gymnasium attended the festivities and received greetings on the occasion of the holiday. In the lobby the students prepared an exhibition of portraits and handmade articles dedicated to beloved mothers and teachers. And after the lessons the students presented a great concert to all women-employees of the school. |
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Different families make one extended familyOn the eve of the Women's day – the 8th of March – Scandinavian gymnasium traditionally organized an educational event “Different families make one extended family” to which Olena Suslova, the NGO "Women's Information Consultative Center" Chairman of the Board, was invited. She conducted an interesting lesson on gender problems for students of the 6C class. |
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"Sunflower" gameOn the 1st of March the All-Ukrainian “Sunflower” game took place at all schools of Ukraine. The students had the opportunity to compete at the national level in knowledge of the Ukrainian language, Ukrainian literature, and the history of our country. The 2-6-formers of Scandinavian gymnasium had thoroughly prepared for the game and on the 1st of March participated in the event. |
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Round work tableOn the 2nd of March Scandinavian gymnasium hospitably met the director corps from Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk, representatives of the Lviv specialized school «Nadiya» led by I. Khmil in particular, directors of Ivano-Frankivsk region Tysmenytsya district educational institutions M. M. Hrechanyuk, V.G. Leshchyshyna, M.R.Soltan, M.D. Lyuta. Learn more… |
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«The Tenth Kingdom» BallOn the 25th of February the members of the Ancient Dance Club acting at the gymnasium attended the 10th Kingdom Ball at the House of Teachers. A group of 8-9-formers - Elena Strekalova, Anna Makovetska, Alexander Krayev, Roman Shabalkov under the guidance of E.V. Gorbunova were able to demonstrate their skills in dancing waltz, quadrille, contredanse, polka with other ball participants. Learn more… |
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«The World without Borders»The cultural and educational project for senior students «The World without Borders» has started at Scandinavian gymnasium. The volunteers from Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, Turkey, and Taiwan have been conducting exciting interactive sessions on different topics with the students. Learn more… |
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The second district phase of nationwide subject OlympiadsNationwide student competitions on basic and special subjects is a serious school of creative contests which gives the students an opportunity to test their knowledge and skills, to show the originality of thinking, the ability to show their scientific cognition. The second district phase of nationwide subject competitions has been completed. Learn more… |
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The Trip to ScandinaviaThe 4th-formers are preparing to study Scandinavian languages in the 5th form of the gymnasium. On the 13th of February the traditional presentation «The Trip to Scandinavia» took place as a result of an interesting research work undertaken by the students, their teachers and parents. Learn more… |
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The Birthday of the GymnasiumOn the 25th of January Scandinavian Gymnasium traditionally celebrates its birthday. This year the Gymnasium celebrated its seventh anniversary. The festivities began with the 5-formers’ presentation that impressed everyone since that was the first time the 5-formers declared themselves as gymnasium students. Learn more… |
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English available for everyoneScandinavian gymnasium is a participant of the international project - «English available for everyone» - series of demonstration lessons with a native speaker teacher Russell Wright. On the 20th of January the second meeting of the 9-10-formers with a representative of the project took place. Learn more… |
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GREETINGS from the Ambassador of FinlandThe Ambassador of Finland in Ukraine Mrs. Ar'ya Makkonen wishes a happy New Year to the students and teachers of Scandinavian Gymnasium with a special gift – the musical greeting card with a Mummitroll. You can hear the music of the famous Finnish group “The Nightwish” which will come to Kyiv in March, 2012. Learn more… |
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Christmas Celebrations at the GymnasiumFrom the 21st to the 23rd of December the traditional Christmas matinees took place at our gymnasium. The celebrations began with the "Christmas Eve" play for the students of the 5-6th classes where the students had an opportunity to learn folk customs and traditions, to hear Ukrainian folk songs of the winter cycle calendar. |
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"The Teacher of the Year" ContestThis year the creative competition "The Teacher of the Year" in English was held at Scandinavian Gymnasium. The students of the 6 grades were lucky to participate in vivid, various lessons on the topic "Appearance". The students showed good knowledge of English, were very active and produced excellent results. |
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St. Lucia’s Day CelebrationOn the 14th of December to celebrate the Day of St. Lucia the students of the 7G class who study the Swedish language visited the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden. The pupils congratulated the diplomats and the guests of the Embassy who gathered for a festive Christmas dinner. Holding the candles as a symbol of celebration our students dressed in traditional costumes greeted the distinguished gathering with songs and poems. |
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The 94th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of FinlandOn the 8th of December at the R. Glier Kyiv Institute of Music the festivities to celebrate the 94th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Finland were held in which the students of Scandinavian Gymnasium participated. The gala party which was attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland Mrs. Ar'ya Makkonen was opened by the President of the "Ukraine - Finland" Society, Professor B. Tsyganok. |
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The Students’ SAS Scientific and Practical ConferenceOn the 7th of December, 2011 the annual scientific and practical conference to defend the students’ SAS scientific research works took place in the gymnasium which was attended by the students-members of the “Erudite” scientific society, the teachers – supervisors, specialist teachers, parents and guests. |
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NovemberfestFor the first time in the history of our gymnasium the holiday of the German language «Novemberfest» was celebrated and was attended by more than 500 students. |
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The Model of the United Nations Organization: Scandy – 2011From the 2nd of December through December the 3rd Scandinavian Gymnasium hosted the Third Scientific Conference "The Model of the UN. Scandy - 2011". The teams from Kyiv schools (“The Leader” and “The Scientific Successors” lyceums, the Kyiv Engineering Gymnasium, Gymnasiums # 323, #48 and school #136) participated in the conference. |
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The Youth for Healthy Way of Living!On November the 25th the psychological service of Scandinavian Gymnasium together with the «Children's Village» ICO Welfare Fund organized and conducted the photo exhibit "Drug is the Killer" (authoring of Mary Syoderberh, the Swedish photo designer and psychologist) for the students of the 7th, 8th and 9th forms for the purpose of preventing drug and other chemicals dependency, juvenile crime, and HIV contagion amidst young people. |
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Participation in the Nightswood TournamentOn the 17th of November at the Darnytsya gymnasium #315 the holiday of the adepts at English - the Nightswood Tournament – was held. The Darnytsya Education Administration, the Scottish Nightswood Education Fund and the Center of Foreign Languages rendered their assistance in organizing the event. |
Career-Guidance MeetingOn the 4th of November the representatives of the State Frontier Service came to Scandinavian gymnasium to introduce a career–guidance programme for the 10-11-formers. At the meeting the students were told about the employment procedure and the advantages which the Service provides. |
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The first success of the «Merry Notes»Two years ago the choir of students called «Merry Notes» was created in the gymnasium. Since then they have become permanent participants of various holidays, festivals, they are invited to the holidays of Scandinavian organizations and embassies. During the autumn holidays the «Merry Notes» presented Scandinavian gymnasium at the International Festival – Contest «The Autumn Stars» which took place in the city of Yalta. |
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Not only do we study, but…Our gymnasium is the second home for all our students. The children stay most of the day at school. That is why the teachers assume great responsibility for developing the pupils’ personalities, and building up their characters. The life at the primary school of Scandinavian gymnasium is not limited to studies only; it is various enough and interesting even after classes. |
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The Best Pumpkin ContestOn the eve of All Hallows' Day the students of the 5-11 forms staged the Best Pumpkin Contest. The children of each class prepared one specially decorated Halloween pumpkin. To make the contest scrupulously fair the students elected the winner by democratic voting. The 5G pumpkin won a victory. |
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Guests from LidcopingFrom the 16th through the 19th of October a group of teachers from De La Guardia Gymnasium (Lidcoping, Sweden) visited our gymnasium. Marianne' Agelin-Scorshedt, Dan Klashon, and Vent Larm came to our school to see the curriculum, to meet the students, to assess their Swedish and English language skills. |
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New project: Kyiv – NæstvedEvery year the gymnasium receives the honorary guests – the students from the Scandinavian countries. This autumn, from the 9th through the 14th of October, a group of students from Denmark, the country of unbelievable beauty, visited us. They were the children from the city of Næstved, the students of Næstved Gymnasium who study Russian, and decided to visit Scandinavian gymnasium and the city of Kyiv. |
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Forum of the Ministers of Education of EuropeOn September the 22nd through the 23rd, 2011 the Forum of the Ministers of Education of the European countries «The School of the 21st Century: Kyiv Initiatives» took place in Ukraine. Over two days plenary and section meetings of the creative groups were held where the strategies of development of education in all the European countries were discussed. |
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Exhibition of Darnytsya district educationOn September the 24th, 2011 in the Soldier-Internationalist Park an exhibition «The Education of Darnytsya: the Present and the Prospects» took place. The infant and secondary schools, lyceums and gymnasiums of Darnytsya district presented their accomplishments and innovations in educational activities. |
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Safety of everyday lifeThe Month «Attention! Children on the road!» and the Week of Fire Safety are always very interesting at the primary school of Scandinavian gymnasium. |
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Days of Education and Science of Ukraine in the Russian FederationOn the 15th through the 17th of September the Ukrainian delegation headed by the Minister of Education and Science, Youth and Sports Mr. D. Tabachnyk visited the capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow, in the framework of conducting the Days of Education and Science of Ukraine in the Russian Federation. Among the members of the delegation were Ms. V. Goryunova, the Head of the Central Administration of Education, heads of the District Administrations, heads of educational establishments of Ukraine. |
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Meeting with the Senior StudentsOn September, 5 the meeting of the 10-11-formers with the representatives of the DÅÑ Education Agency and Ms. Anna Hammond, Director of the Department of International Marketing and Business, from the Griffith University (Australia), took place in Scandinavian gymnasium. The Griffith University is one of the best universities in world in which 39 thousand students study from 123 countries of the world. |
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Many Happy Returns of the Day of Knowledge!The first of September is an important and long-awaited day for those who teach, and those who study. It is always a new page in the life of teachers and their students, the educational establishments, the city and the country. As usual, the holiday was a long-expected day for the students of Scandinavian gymnasium who happily celebrated it in the school stadium. |
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