The 9th city educational forum Education of Irkutsk 2014 has concluded

In Irkutsk, the 9th city education forum Education of Irkutsk 2014 ended, turning the city for a month into a major venue for discussion, experience sharing, and showcasing achievements in education. At the closing, the best teachers and institutions of the year were named.

On February 17, the ceremonial closing of the IX City Educational Forum “Education of Irkutsk – 2014” took place.
For a month, the capital of the Angara region turned into a large school classroom, where pressing issues and innovations in the field of education were discussed, achievements were presented, and experience was shared. During the forum, 25 municipal professional skills competitions were held, in which 132 educational institutions took part, including 67 schools, 55 kindergartens, 10 institutions of additional education for children, and more than 700 teachers.
Along with the competitions, there was a festival of achievements of institutions – leaders that entered the top 500 best schools in Russia in 2013, 22 methodological seminars, in which about 1,500 teaching staff took part, the scientific and practical conference with nationwide participation “Fostering Spirituality in the Modern World,” the city school-conference for teachers “Digital Technologies,” etc.
The educational forum became not only a demonstration of the achievements and experience of the city’s educational institutions and teachers. During its work, events that have already become traditional for schoolchildren were held: the international scientific and practical conference for students in grades 5-8 “Eureka” with the participation of representatives from Korea and Mongolia, and the youth computer festival “Irkutsk Computeriada.” During the forum, 524 Irkutsk schoolchildren took part in the regional stage of the All-Russian School Olympiad. 167 students became winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad, which amounted to 47% of the total number of winners and prize-winners of the regional stage.
At the closing of the forum, the winner and prize-winners of the professional skills competition “Teacher of the Year - 2014” were announced. The winner was Russian language and literature teacher of Lyceum-Boarding School No. 1 Elena Palshina, and the prize-winners were primary school teacher of School No. 40 Elena Ukolova and French language teacher of Gymnasium No. 25 Galina Ashchenkova.
The winners of other competitions were also announced. Thus, the best innovative institution of 2014 was named Education Center No. 47, the best general education institution - School No. 34, the best preschool educational institution - Kindergarten No. 83, and the best institution of additional education for children – the Palace of Children and Youth Creativity of the city of Irkutsk.