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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
In the new academic year, additional city courses in mathematics, science and technology will be introduced for Moscow schoolchildren. They are designed for students in grades one through six. The initiative was supported by Moscow Expert Council for the Development of Mathematical and Natural Science Education. This was reported by the capital Department of Education and Science.
“Any educational changes start in primary school. If there is no continuity, then it is too late to start in high school. Children must grow up, and their knowledge must accumulate from year to year,” said Igor Remorenko, chairman of the expert council for the development of mathematical and natural science education and rector of the Moscow City Pedagogical University.
In the capital’s schools, an additional course “Mathematics and the World Around Us” will be introduced in the first through fourth grades. It will be held in the format of extracurricular activities. Schoolchildren will develop logic, mathematical thinking, and geometric intuition. Teachers who will teach according to the new program will undergo special training. In April next year, at the “Ready for Life in a Smart City” Olympiad, third- and fourth-graders will be able to demonstrate the knowledge they gained in additional classes.
Children from the fifth and sixth grades will be engaged in developing mathematical and natural science literacy. Those interested in mathematics and natural sciences will be offered to attend clubs at the Center for Pedagogical Excellence. They are designed for schoolchildren from the fifth grade.
In addition, as part of the initiative to strengthen the natural science and mathematical areas, a new city experimental Olympiad will appear. It is aimed at identifying the interest of schoolchildren in creative research and project activities.
“The children will have interesting extracurricular classes in mathematics and natural sciences. They will be filled with bright, interesting stories, many of which echo the life of our smart metropolis, modern technologies and the history of the city. Of course, the children will get acquainted with modern professions, and they will be able to demonstrate their knowledge at new Olympiads – “Ready for Life in a Smart City” and the Moscow Experimental Olympiad,” said Ivan Yashchenko, scientific director of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence of the Moscow Department of Education and Science.
Earlier, an expert council for the development of mathematical and natural science education was created in the capital. Its goal is to improve the quality of education in schools and support children’s interest in the exact sciences. The council will develop and examine teaching aids, refresher courses for teachers, and analyze best pedagogical practices.
Today, the boundaries between disciplines are blurred: understanding biology is impossible without knowledge of the laws of chemistry and physics, noted the winner of the International Biology Olympiad, Associate Professor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Georgy Nosov. Therefore, it is important to consider these subjects in a complex, to reveal all aspects of the phenomenon. This will allow us to provide not only a high-quality school education, but also a holistic understanding of different areas, so that it will be easier for future graduates to choose a profession. Having become specialists, they will be able to implement new technologies, develop the sovereignty of the country and Russian science throughout the world.
The Council will become a permanent body under the Moscow Department of Education and Science. It will be engaged in the development of mathematical and natural science education in the capital’s schools. It is headed by the rector of the Moscow City Pedagogical University, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences Igor Remorenko. The composition includes leading specialists: coaches of Olympiad teams, teachers, scientists, methodologists, representatives of universities and industrial partners.
Moscow schoolchildren regularly demonstrate high results. In 2024, more than half of the country’s gold medals at international Olympiads were won by participants from Moscow, and in terms of the absolute number of gold awards, the city entered the top ten world leaders. The share of graduates who scored over 220 points in three subjects on the Unified State Exam is 38 percent. In addition, the number of students choosing to take advanced-level mathematics, computer science, and physics is growing. In this regard, Sergei Sobyanin approved priorities for the development of Moscow educationIn particular, he made a decision to strengthen the mathematical and natural science training of schoolchildren in order to achieve technological leadership in the capital.
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