Probably, every Russian is familiar with the wonderful Russian Museum, a treasury of works by artists known throughout the world. The authority of this cultural institution is incredibly high. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that the gymnasium at the Russian Museum is so popular in the Northern capital. In the article, we will introduce the reader in more detail to all aspects of the activities of this educational institution - we will give its characteristics, the history of its formation, we will talk about the organization of the educational process, traditions, and we will definitely give reviews about the school of the students themselves and their parents.
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The Russian gymnasium at the Russian Museum is one of the state educational institutions of St. Petersburg. Its students receive secondary and complete secondary education. The school has been considered a gymnasium at the Russian Museum since 1989. Among its graduates are Ivan Urgant, Laura Pitskhelauri, Anna Mishina-Vaskova.
The directors of the gymnasium at the Russian Museum were B. I. Rypin (1989-2001), S. A. Sakharov (acting in 2001-2003). The real director of the institution is L. Kh. Belgusheva.
In fact, this institution is a secondary educational school. The address of the gymnasium at the Russian Museum: pl. Arts, 2 (St. Inzhenernaya, 3). The educational institution has its own website, as well as an unofficial group on the Vkontakte social network. There you can get acquainted with the phones of the gymnasium at the Russian Museum.
History of the school building
Like many buildings in the northern capital, the building of the gymnasium is historical. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century. Then it was the house of General F. I. Zherebin. The owner liked to arrange amateur theatrical performances here, in which professional actors were invited to participate.
In the 1830s, the house housed the "Russian Museum" of P. P. Svinin (publisher and first author of the famous "Notes of the Fatherland"). There was a library, a repository with manuscripts, a numismatic department, minerals, collections of paintings and sculptures.
Soviet changes
In the early twentieth century, the building burned down. In 1903, the site was put up for auction. It was assumed that a mosque and a madrasah school would be built on this site. But alas, the site was empty until 1938. That year, according to the project of Soviet architects T. Katzenelenbogen and N. Trotsky, a school for 880 students was built. She got 199.
In 1940 the building was already rebuilt according to the project of the architect Kedrinskiy. As a result, it became united by a common facade with the Vielgorsky house. This is also onefrom St. Petersburg buildings with its remarkable history. In imperial times, it belonged to Counts Vielgorsky, Matvey and Mikhail, known in their time to patrons and musicians, executors of the glorious A. S. Pushkin. From Soviet times until 1993, the house housed the educational complex "school-kindergarten" at the Russian Museum. Today it is a kindergarten functioning at the gymnasium.
Founding an institution
The idea of the gymnasium at the State Russian Museum was first announced in 1989. It was presented at a special seminar "Museum and Education" held in Moscow. One of the founders, "standing at the very beginning", was an employee of the Russian Museum, as well as a graduate of school No. 199, Ph. D. Boyko Alexei Grigorievich.
The gymnasium was created on the basis of school No. 199, becoming the first educational institution in Russia opened at the museum. In 1993, changes also affected the neighboring house of the Vielgorskys. With the assistance of the Russian Museum, the musical salons of the counts were recreated in its premises. Today, numerous cultural events of the gymnasium are still held in the halls of the house. In 1998, she was awarded the honorary status of the All-Russian.
Modern Development
The Russian gymnasium at the Russian Museum is one of the most respected domestic educational institutions. Margaret Thatcher, Dmitry Likhachev, Alexander Panchenko spoke before her students. From 1984 to 1996, until his death, he taught classes inBiblical specialist in antiquity and Enlightenment, researcher of Eastern and European culture Babanov Igor Evgenievich.
At the end of 2005, a wonderful educational and information center "Virtual Branch of the Russian Museum" was opened at the Russian Gymnasium at the State Russian Museum. It allows you to "visit" the halls of the Russian Museum in the classroom without leaving the classroom. The media resource consists of two thematic zones:
- Scientific and educational. Here are the developments of the Russian Museum: multimedia programs on laser discs, printed publications, videos dedicated to the history of Russian art.
- Multimedia cinema. Demonstration of the museum's collections, films about the history of creation and restoration of the most significant buildings in Russia.
Characteristics of the educational process
The gymnasium at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg is a general educational state institution of secondary (complete) general education. It is distinguished by an in-depth study of subjects of the artistic and aesthetic direction, as well as the Russian language and literature, foreign languages, and information technology. So, from the fifth grade, the program includes additional study of French, German.
Distinguishes this institution and multilateral extracurricular activities:
- FINE-Studio.
- Dance Theatre.
- Musical associations.
- Groups for solving problems in physics and mathematics of increased complexity.
- Athletics and basketball sections.
The gymnasium actively maintains international relations with similar educational institutions in England, France, Germany. Collaborates not only with the Russian Museum, but also with the Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, the International Banking Institute.
Contact with the Russian Museum
What is the connection between the educational institution and the Russian Museum? When founding the gymnasium, the creators were of the opinion that a school attached to a museum is not the same as a school attached to a university. It should not imply a professional orientation of the student.
But in the future, both the curriculum and the concept of the gymnasium became the result of joint activities of school teachers and museum teachers. In particular, the museum offered original programs of aesthetic education for schoolchildren, holding classes on the culture and history of St. Petersburg, practical lessons in its funds and halls.
Today, integrative cycles are conducted in the gymnasium, whose peculiarity is the emphasis on interdisciplinary connections. The gymnasium is recognized as one of the great examples of supporting experimental work to combine education and cultural enlightenment of students into a harmonious whole.
Insignia
The gymnasium, like most specialized educational institutions in Russia, has its own logo-symbol. In addition, insignia are introduced here. There are five of them:
- White.
- Yellow.
- Green.
- Pink.
- Burgundy.
Signs introduced for students in grades 1-5. They are also worn by teachers, as well as older students for special merits.
Gymnasium Traditions
Both parents and students love the gymnasium for the wonderful traditions adopted here:
- Children traditionally celebrate the first of September in the big hall of the Philharmonic.
- Holding the Konstantinovsky ball. This event is also considered a kind of exam for those students who have chosen the discipline "Choreography" for themselves.
- Creative gathering. One of the most anticipated events for high school students. Takes place at the end of October. It is a tourist rally, traditionally organized since 1993. Its task is to unite students through a common camp life, participation in creative competitions in nature. There are also performances for all classes. The first day of performances is a rehearsed performance, the second day is an impromptu on a theme that is revealed a few days before the gathering.
- Arts Festival. An important traditional event that takes place in December. With the help of their class teachers, the students put on plays in which the children perform the roles themselves. The whole school gathers for the final performances, guests and parents come. Although rehearsals take a lot of time, the festival leaves the brightest memories for many students.
- Theme weeks. Each week of the cycle is dedicated to a specific subject. Students are given the task to draw a wall newspaper, to complete a creative task.
- Museum practice. Held in the palaces of the Russian Museum -Stroganov, Mikhailovsky, Marble, Engineering Castle, as well as in the Summer and Mikhailovsky Gardens, other museums of St. Petersburg and its suburbs - Peterhof, Pushkin, Galich and so on. The main task of museum practice is to acquaint children with the collection and history of museums, help them master both museum and sociocultural spaces, and form students' ability to correctly perceive the museum as part of the environment.
- Publishing your own newspaper, where the editors and reporters are both teachers and students themselves.
- Regular trips to other states on school exchange.
Positive feedback
Let's imagine the positive feedback about the gymnasium at the Russian Museum:
- Small classes.
- Renovated, cozy offices.
- Diner with great menu.
- Modern, tactful, intelligent teachers.
- Open communication between the management of the gymnasium and parents.
- Strict, demanding attitude towards students, but without excesses.
- Good, friendly atmosphere in the classrooms.
- High level of knowledge - the guys regularly become winners of the Olympiads.
- Interesting extra-curricular activities - visits to museums, theaters, exhibitions.
Negative reviews
However, there will be negative reviews about the gymnasium at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg:
- Excursions to the Russian Museum are available only for primary school.
- The "Virtual Museum" system is not functioning - itsinclude only for the arrival of important guests.
- The educational institution is practically not mentioned in the ratings of prestigious schools in St. Petersburg. It is not in "High educational achievements and results", "Results of mass education", "Conditions for conducting educational activities", "Management of an educational organization".
- The school has a staff turnover - young outstanding teachers do not stay here.
- Conflicts between the director and talented teachers are frequent.
- Parents interested in quality education often transfer their children from the gymnasium to more prestigious schools in the city.
The Gymnasium at the Russian Museum is an amazing project. This is the first museum school in Russia, which has its own unique educational program and vibrant traditions. However, the feedback from students and parents about her is not only positive.
