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There are kids in Moscow who have been conducting scientific research, creating smart technology and speaking at conferences since they were 13. They go to regular schools, but study from the seventh to the ninth grade under a special program of the city project “Educational verticals”It has been implemented since 2018 and helps to choose the direction of future activities in advance, to enter a specialized or pre-professional class.
The project has already been joined more than 87 thousand children from 465 schoolsThere are currently three verticals in the capital: mathematics, information technology (IT), and natural sciences.
About enrollment in the project and how it helps find your life’s work – in the mos.ru article.
“Mathematical vertical”: for any profession
The first in the project was “Mathematical vertical”: schools began implementing it in 2018. In 2025, more than 51 thousand children in 460 educational institutions are studying under this program.
“The mathematical direction, perhaps the most popular, opens up the broadest prospects for teenagers. After the ninth grade, they can go to almost any pre-professional classes: engineering, IT, entrepreneurship. Knowledge of practical mathematics is necessary for athletes, art historians, and musicians,” says the curator of the “Mathematical Vertical” School No. 1502 “Energy” Galina Bezrukova.
The main condition for admission to the vertical is to study well. At the end of the sixth grade, children undergo testing (diagnostics) by the Moscow Center for Education Quality (MCEQ) in mathematics and functional literacy – the ability to navigate a large amount of information, deeply analyze text and apply mathematical knowledge in practice. For example, one of the tasks may be: “Determine which theater has cheaper tickets and how to get there faster.” Annual diagnostics are mandatory for all schoolchildren, but to become a vertical student, sixth-graders need to pass all tests with a good or excellent grade.
Even before the MCCO, teachers pre-select those who will be suitable for the vertical program. They pay attention to children who not only study well, but also attend math or IT clubs and participate in Olympiads from elementary school. Parents of these children are advised to think about enrolling in the project. In the first year of the vertical, the student finally decides whether he has chosen the right direction Natalya Vorobyeva, curator of the Mathematical Vertical and IT Vertical projects at the Institute for the Development of Profile Education at the Moscow City Pedagogical University (MCPU)
Schools that have educational verticals form one or more classes for project participants. Those who chose the “Mathematical Vertical” have four to five hours of algebra, two to three hours of geometry, one to two hours of probability and statistics, and two hours of additional classes after school.
The teaching aids used in the project are distinguished not only by their scientific nature, that is, respect for the subject, but also by their accessibility, that is, respect for the student. Complex things are explained in the simplest possible way. Each section contains practical, life-related tasks. Therefore, learning is exciting, and when a child is interested, he does not notice the increased workload Galina Bezrukova, curator of the “Mathematical Vertical” of school No. 1502 “Energy”
Nine universities participate in the “Mathematical Vertical”. Among others are the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. University teachers conduct master classes for children, teach them how to write project papers, and suggest research topics.
“IT-vertical”: for those who want to become a programmer and inventor
“IT-vertical” has existed since 2022. 194 schools and about 12 thousand teenagers participate in this project.
Those who entered the IT-vertical class at our school study eight hours of mathematics and two hours a week of computer science, programming, and technology. In technology classes, children study modeling and prototyping, and from the eighth grade, electronics and microprocessor technology are added. In addition, project participants are required to attend at least two clubs, for example, robotics, project activities, or the basics of creating devices for a smart home Roman Koltunov, curator of the IT-vertical, school No. 444
The project is cooperating with 12 Moscow universities, including the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”, MIREA – Russian Technological University, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. Teachers from these educational institutions guide the students and suggest ideas for development.
“Two ninth-grade students from School No. 444, Kamila Sabirova and Taisiya Yablonovskaya, for example, created a device for brewing tea: boiling water is poured into a glass, a robotic hand dips a tea bag into it, and a person, meanwhile, sets the parameters for the strength of the drink in the program,” a mos.ru source shared.
And ninth-graders from the same school, Nikolai Valchuk and Daniil Devyaterikov, invented a home flight simulator for future pilots. The engine control levers, made similar to those used in airplane cockpits, are connected to a computer, and a novice specialist can train without leaving his room.
“Since early childhood, I have loved programming and assembling things with my own hands, and I am interested in the aviation industry. My dream is to make an ion engine that can be used in space satellites. It works from a cylinder with inert gas, and is wear-resistant. In the near future, I hope to complete this development and test it on a small boat,” explains Nikolai Valchuk, a ninth-grader at School No. 444.
“Natural Science Vertical”: Future Doctors and Ecologists
“Natural Science Vertical” appeared in schools in 2022. More than 17 thousand students in 253 schools study under this program. The knowledge will be useful in medicine, pharmaceuticals, psychology, energy industry, genetics, ecology. The project partners are 10 universities, in particular the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov, the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow State Pedagogical Univ.
In the natural science vertical classes, schoolchildren have more hours of physics, chemistry and biology than in a regular class. Moreover, chemistry starts not in the eighth grade, but in the seventh. In addition, teenagers have additional courses in natural science, which are allocated at least an hour a week. The guys devote the same amount of time to project-research activities. Since the age of 13, they have been speaking at city scientific and practical conferences Elena Semyashova, curator of the Natural Science Vertical project at the Institute for the Development of Specialized Education at Moscow State Pedagogical University
So, inschool #2070 named after Hero of the Soviet Union G.A. Vartanyan Children in the seventh grade stay after school for classes on plant and animal physiology, and in the ninth grade – on inorganic synthesis.
This year, the project participants prepared 28 scientific papers on human anatomy and physiology. For example, they found out that in-ear headphones contribute to the development of ear infections. It turned out that almost none of the respondents treat the device with an antiseptic. Based on the results of the testing, the children wrote a memo on the use of headphones and placed it in the hallway Olesya Lukinskaya, curator of the Natural Science Vertical at School No. 2070
One of the students in the Natural Science Vertical class at this school, eighth-grader Victoria Fedyanova, conducted a study: she interviewed 50 teenagers, then measured their blood pressure before classes and during tests. It turned out that those who sleep less than seven hours and often experience stress are prone to a 20 percent increase in blood pressure. “I’m thinking of studying to become a doctor, perhaps an endocrinologist. I’m sure that the knowledge I gained through the vertical program will help me enter a university,” Victoria sums up.
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