Àrchive 2012-2013

High School Graduation Party

On June the 1st, 2013 the graduation ceremony where 11-formers received certificates of secondary education was held at Scandinavian Gymnasium. Among the graduating students, Sergey Bodrov, Denis Zelenko and Anna Sokur were given the Gold Medals “For Outstanding Academic Achievements”, and Maryan Kinzer – the Silver Medal “For Academic Excellence”.

High School Graduation Party

Kyiv - Tbilisi: New Vectors of Cooperation

From the 24th through the 29th of May a delegation of teachers and students of Scandinavian Gymnasium visited the public school #98 in Tbilisi (Georgia). The teachers and students participated in the Week of Slavic Culture.

Kyiv - Tbilisi: New Vectors of Cooperation

Day of the Farewell Bell

On May the 24th, the last school bell rang in this academic year. All the friendly family of teachers, students and parents gathered to celebrate.

Day of the Farewell Bell

Farewell to Elementary School!

On May the 23rd, 2013 the holiday of "Farewell to Elementary School!" was held for the 4-graders of the gymnasium. An unusual day - graduation from the elementary school.

Farewell to Elementary School!

Pride and Hope of Scandinavian Gymnasium

On May the 21st, 2013 on the Day of the Embroidery, the annual holiday of awarding the winners of All-Ukrainian Subject Olympiads and the Competition-Defense of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held at Scandinavian Gymnasium.

Pride and Hope of Scandinavian Gymnasium

The Holiday of Embroidery

Among the May celebrations the Day of the Embroidery held in Scandinavian Gymnasium on May the 21st, 2013 became a real folk festival. The variety of colors of Ukrainian embroidery beautified each class. In the school yard the students created a flash mob "The Scandinavian Gymnasium Embroidery."

The Holiday of Embroidery

Farewell to the Primer!

On May the 17th-18th our 1st-formers came to school festively dressed and in high spirits because the smallest students of the gymnasium had to say goodbye to their first ABC book – the Primer!

Farewell to the Primer!

Meeting with a Delegation from Estonia

The other day, in celebration of the Day of Europe, Kyiv hosted the XI International Conference of the Pedagogical Club of European Capitals on "Experiences and Prospects of Development of the European School Education Area." The participants who gather every year in different European countries discuss problems of the school education.

Meeting with a Delegation from Estonia

«Kyiv Waltz -2013»

Spring. Flowers in bloom and smelling herbs. This time of the year brings both joy and sadness. Joy for the students who have completed the school year, and sadness - for 11-formers because they have finished the school and can’t turn back the time. Now they look forward to their exams and are ready to make a new step in life. But our graduate students can manage everything. 

«Kyiv Waltz -2013»

Our Michael Jackson

In March Spain hosted «Fiestalonia Milenio», the International dance festival which was attended by about 600 participants of different ages. Among the variety of dance styles and a large number of talented young people Dennis Shulga, the 5th grade student of our gymnasium, took the first place.

Our Michael Jackson

Happy Victory Day!

On the eve of the great holiday the guests of honor, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Vladimir Zarzhitsky and Gregoriy Skoryna visited Scandinavian Gymnasium. They talked about their memories of the terrible events of the war and their participation in the liberation of Kyiv and the Motherland from the Nazi invaders.

Happy Victory Day!

Happy Easter!

On the eve of the Easter holidays our students had a great opportunity to join the master class on painting Easter eggs. The Christmas decorations factory worker who came to us on a visit taught the students to decorate Easter eggs. The teachers also joined the master class and had a lot of fun.

Master class on painting Easter eggs

Meeting at the Center for Indian Culture

On April the 25th the delegation from Scandinavian Gymnasium visited the Centre of Indian Culture "Sankriti" where an evening of Ukrainian-Indian friendship was held. Our students presented a small concert of folk and ballroom dancing.

Meeting at the Center for Indian Culture

Visitors from Norway

On April the 25th the teachers of Foss Skole from the capital of Norway visited our school. The teachers Hannah Berg, Anne Stolen, Elin Stokke, Peter Voss were interested in the education system of Ukraine and the lives of the high school students. The distinguished guests had the opportunity to talk with our high school students – the members of the European Club "The Vikings" who presented the “Model of the United Nations" project.

Visitors from Norway

Moscow International Model of the United Nations, 2013

On April the 14-19th at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations the scientific and practical conference "MIMUN-2014" was held. The game was attended by about 600 young people from 28 countries. The students of our school accompanied by a history teacher E. Glotova were also invited to Moscow.

Moscow International Model of the United Nations, 2013

Week of the English Language in the 4th Forms

During the festival of foreign languages in Scandinavian Gymnasium the week of the English language was held in the 4th forms. The aim of the event was to identify the best students learning foreign languages. The pupils took part in various contests and competitions, demonstrated their knowledge of grammar, listening, reading, speaking and writing. The high-school students showed their talents and the ability to be fluent in the language.

Week of the English Language in the 4th Forms

Meeting with an Interpreter

On April the 23rd the famous Finnish-Ukrainian translator Yuri Zub visited Scandinavian Gymnasium. During his visit Mr. Zub met with the students studying Finnish. The students were interested in the Finnish language, the difficulties of translation and the future plans of the translator.

Meeting with an Interpreter

Ukraine and Finland Through the Eyes of Children

Recently, an international exhibition of children's drawings "For the Future" initiated by the public organization "Kyiv - Tampere" took place in the Chocolate House. The children from Finland and Ukraine exhibited their works. Scandinavian Gymnasium was represented by the fine arts hobby group under the guidance of J. Rozkolodko.

Ukraine and Finland Through the Eyes of Children

The Warmth of «The Northern Lights»

On April the 18th "The Northern Lights", a traditional and well-known festival took place in the Scandinavian Gymnasium which was attended by the Deputy Minister of Education of Ukraine Mr. Zhebrovsky, the Head of the State Administration of Education in Darnytsya district of Kyiv S. Timchenko, Håkan Hedstrom, the Military Attaché of the Embassy of Sweden, Tuuri Mattila, the Secretary of the Embassy of Finland, and other guests.

The Warmth of «The Northern Lights»

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Trip to the Fabulous Kingdom of Denmark

In the framework of the project of cooperation between Scandinavian Gymnasium and the Gymnasium of Naestved (Denmark) the partnership exchange is under way. A group of students and high school teachers went on a journey to the magical Denmark. The Ukrainian delegation took part in the training and non-formal activities: attended the classes, travelled around the city, saw the sites and interesting historical places.

Trip to the Fabulous Kingdom of Denmark

Meeting at the European Club

On April the 12th the distinguished guests - Ms. Päivi Lipponen, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Future of Finland, and Mr. Tuuri Mattila, the Second Secretary of the Embassy of Finland in Ukraine, visited Scandinavian Gymnasium. During their visit the guests communicated with the students, members of the school Euro Club "The Vikings" and got acquainted with its activities, they were interested in the scientific and practical conference "Model of the United Nations" in particular.

Meeting at the European Club

Teachers from Turkey in the Gymnasium

On April the 1sta delegation of teachers from Turkey representing Zeytinburnu, a district of Istanbul, visited Scandinavian Gymnasium. S. Timchenko, the Head of the Department of Education of Darnitsa, the Administration and the teachers of Scandinavian Gymnasium warmly welcomed Yakup Hairlioglu,  the Chairman of the Department of Education, and Umit Aydin, the Director of "Shehit"  Professional Lyceum.

Teachers from Turkey in the Gymnasium

Results of the "Elementary School Constellation" Festival

The last chords of the traditional creative intellectual festival "The Constellation of the Elementary School" ceased.  From the 11th of February, 2013 to the 7th of March, 2013 the fireworks of various events allowed each child to demonstrate his/her abilities in various creative competitions, solo and group exhibitions, and intellectual contests.

ϳäñóìêè  ôåñòèâàëþ «Ñóç³ð’ÿ ïî÷àòêîâî¿ øêîëè»

Competition of the "Shogun" Club in Estonia

On March 2-3, Tallinn (Estonia) hosted the annual international tournament for the Cup of Estonia "Tallinn Bulldog." Our karate club "Shogun" won 4 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals in that competition. The students of Scandinavian Gymnasium scored big successes.

Ïåðåìîæö³ òóðí³ðó

To the world of the English language in the "Magic Train"

The Festival of Creativity and Intelligence is under way at our elementary school. Our third graders shone as bright stars in "The Constellation". During the first days of spring they, along with the teachers and parents, traveled to the world of English in the "Magic Train."

Ó ñâ³ò àíãë³éñüêî¿ ìîâè íà «×àð³âíîìó ïîòÿç³»

Model of the United Nations at # 136 Gymnasium

On March 1-2, a scientific-practical conference "The Model of the United Nations 2013: Your future starts today" took place in the gymnasium #136 which was attended by the students of the 7-10 forms of Scandinavian Gymnasium. The team of 22 high school students represented the following countries: Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway.

 

We play "The Geliantus"

The students of our gymnasium for two years in succession take an active part in the All-Ukrainian natural history game "The Geliantus." This academic year, 67 of its members were high school students - students of the 6-10 grades. “The Geliantus" game allows students to test their knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology and geography.

 

A Trip to Scandinavia

On February the 21st our 4-formers made a virtual trip to Scandinavia. This holiday has become a tradition and resulted from a fruitful research work of the students, teachers and parents.

 

Ïîäîðîæ äî Ñêàíäèíà⳿

Results of the Regional Subject Olympiads and the Junior Academy of Sciences Competition-Defense

In January, 2013 the district stage of All-Ukrainian Olympiads and the competition-defense of students’ research works of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine were completed. The students of Scandinavian Gymnasium showed good results in more than 20 subject competitions and received 73 prizes.

 

ϳäñóìêè ðàéîííèõ ïðåäìåòíèõ îë³ìï³àä òà êîíêóðñó-çàõèñòó ÌÀÍ

Meeting with high school students

On January the 31st the senior students of Scandinavian gymnasium had a meeting with representatives of Kyiv International Academy of Finance and Investments..

 

Anniversary of Scandinavian Gymnasium

On January the 25th Scandinavian Gymnasium celebrated its eighth anniversary. During the day, all the classes celebrated the birthday of the gymnasium which meant that everyone was able to congratulate our school with its anniversary.

Äåíü íàðîäæåííÿ ã³ìíà糿

Guests from the University of the City of Umeo (Sweden)

On January the 24th teachers from the University of the city of Umeo (Sweden) visited Scandinavian gymnasium. Eric Sururson, the teacher of history, Sandra Neslund, the teacher of arts, and Jimmy Carlson, the teacher of physical education, attended the lessons, talked to the teachers and students, learned about the life of our school..

Ãîñò³ ç óí³âåðñèòåòó ì.Óìåî (Øâåö³ÿ)

Christmas matinées

At the end of December Christmas matinees for the elementary and secondary school students took place at Scandinavian Gymnasium. All the students attended a theater performance "The Snow Queen", had the opportunity to express themselves in fun games and amusements as well as to demonstrate their festive costumes. 

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Christmas matinées

Christmas Ball of the Ancient Dance Circle

The large bright chamber… Sounds of music ... Ladies in elegant skirts ... Gentlemen in tuxedos ... And couples whirling around in the waltz ...  All this happened at the "Ten Days Before Christmas" ball in which "Renacimiento", the ancient dance circle of Scandinavian Gymnasium, participated on the 15th of December. 

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Christmas Ball of the Ancient Dance Circle

Independence Day of Finland

On occasion of the anniversary of the Independence Day of Finland on December the 18th the students and the teachers of Scandinavian gymnasium prepared a gala evening and invited Mrs. Arya Makkonen, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Finland in Ukraine. Professor B. Tsyganok, the President of the "Ukraine - Finland" society, K. Tishchenko, Professor of Taras Shevchenko National University, and the students of the National Music Academy of Ukraine visited the gymnasium.

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Independence Day of Finland

St. Nicholas Day

In Ukraine, St. Nicholas Day has long been a significant and merry holiday. Between two days of 18 to 19 December, on a dark winter night, St. Nicholas comes down from heaven to the Ukrainian children and knows exactly how the children behave throughout the year. 

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St. Nicholas Day

St. Lucia Day

December the 13th is an important date for the people of Sweden. That's when they celebrate St. Lucia. It has become a tradition for the students of our gymnasium to celebrate this day with the Swedish community in Kyiv.

On December the 12th our students were invited by Haqqani Herstremom, the attaché of the Swedish Embassy, to celebrate the holiday. 

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St. Lucia Day

The Day of St. Nahum the Literate

According to the popular calendar December 14 is the day of Saint Nahum, the patron of mind and virtue. This holiday has come to us from the past because in ancient times the learning process began on that day. On the eve of the holiday the 3B form students invited the first-graders to the assembly hall to celebrate. 

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The Day of St. Nahum the Literate

UN Model. Scandy - 2012

On December 7-8, traditionally, the ‘UN Model. Scandy – 2012’ scientific-practical conference was held at our gymnasium. This year's game was dedicated to the topical theme "The role of the UN in preserving the oceans." Different aspects of the topic were discussed in the six committees: WHO, UNESCO, the Committee on decolonization, on economic and financial, legal, social and humanitarian issues. 

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UN Model. Scandy - 2012

Junior Academy of Sciences Students’ Scientific Conference

On December 6, 2012 the scientific-practical conference on the defense of JAS students’ research projects was held at Scandinavian Gymnasium.

The conference participants were students – the members of the Gymnasium "Erudite" Society, the children’s scientific supervisors, and the subject teachers. 

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Junior Academy of Sciences Students’ Scientific Conference

Kyiv - Berlin Project: Continuation

From November the 23rd to December the 3rd, 2012 the students of Scandinavian Gymnasium once again visited the partner school «Illig in Pankov» in Berlin (Germany). The children had a great opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the German language with native speakers, to immerse themselves in German-speaking environment and to expand their cultural horizons. 

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Kyiv - Berlin Project: Continuation

Raoul Wallenberg 100th anniversary

On November 27 at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine under the support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Sweden, Hungary and Israel a solemn celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg, the prominent Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews in Budapest at the end of the Second World War. 

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Raoul Wallenberg 100th anniversary

New Victories of the "Shogun" team

On the 17th of November 44 athletes of the karate "Shogun" team took part in the international tournament “The 15th Tatami Cup” held in Budapest (Hungary). 600 athletes of 64 teams from Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Ukraine competed on 6 tatamis. 

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New Victories of the Shogun team

The “Beaver” International Competition in Informatics

On November 12, 2012 the students of the gymnasium for the first time took part in "Beaver-2012", the contest in informatics and computer literacy. The event is supported by the Department of General Secondary and Pre-School Education of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports, and the Institute of Innovative Technologies and Content of Education. 

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The Beaver International Competition in Informatics

Psycho educational consultation

On November the 12th, 2012 under the guidance of the Headmistress, PhD, T.E. Pushkareva, the Consultation in Psychology and Education on "The problems of continuity of learning and adaptation of a fifth grader" took place at the gymnasium.

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Psycho educational consultation

Making acquaintance with the University of Stenden

On November the 6th, 2012 the meeting of the 9-11-formers with the representatives of the «VLS» international language center and the manager of the State University of Stenden (the Netherlands) Mrs. Ekaterina Petrova took place.

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Making acquaintance with the University of Stenden

Journey to the northern capitals

During the autumn holidays the students of the 8D and 8E forms of the gymnasium had a great opportunity to visit the capitals of the Baltic States and Scandinavia: Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Riga. The program of the trip took into account the interests of pupils, it was interesting and eventful.

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Journey to the northern capitals

Guests from Norway

On October the 29th the heads of the European Wergeland Centre (EVTS) Ana Perona-Feldshtad and Lars Gudmundson visited Scandinavian gymnasium. They are the representatives of the European resource center on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic civics. The creation of the EVTS (February 2009) is the result of an innovative collaboration between the Kingdom of Norway and the Council of Europe (CoE).

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Guests from Norway

International project Kiev - Naestved continues

For the second consecutive year Scandinavian gymnasium has had the honor to meet the guests from the Danish partner school in the city of Naestved, Denmark. From the 21st to the 26th of October the visit of our friends studying Russian at home took place. The novelty of the current project was attending the lessons in different subjects where the Danish students felt like the students of the Ukrainian school.

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International project Kiev - Naestved continues

Field meeting of the Scientific Council of the Ukraine’s APS Institute of Pedagogics

On October 22nd, 2012 at Scandinavian gymnasium in the framework of the agreement on cooperation the meeting of the Academic Council of the Ukraine’s APS Institute of Pedagogics was held. Since 2010 the primary school of Scandinavian gymnasium has being holding events together with the APS Institute of Pedagogics in the framework of the innovation program “The methods of forming key and subject competences of younger students in the learning process."

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Field meeting of the Scientific Council of the Ukraine’s APS Institute of Pedagogics

Ours in Finland

From the 14th to the 21st of October, 2012, the students of the 9D form of Scandinavian gymnasium under the guidance of V. Organista, a teacher of the Finnish language, participated in an international youth music festival «Twin City Youth» which took place in Finland. The project brought together creative young people from Hungary, Finland, Ukraine and Russia.

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Ours in Finland

Journey into history

Not so long ago, 8E- and 6G-form students visited Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskyy, a magical city with long and exciting history. Probably, the most exciting was the Museum of Architecture and Everyday Life of the people of Middle Dnipro region, an open-air museum, located in the vicinity of Pereyaslav.

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Journey into history

New project: Estonia – Ukraine

In September, 2012 a friendly team of teachers and students of Scandinavian Gymnasium went on a partner visit to Tallinn Mustiyeiska Gymnasium.

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New project: Estonia – Ukraine

Annuncomment!

Attention!
Welcome to Germany!

During the 2012 autumn holidays our students are going to visit the city of Berlin and the partner
Illig in Pankow school.

In the program of the visit there are:
daily learning German with native speakers,
meetings with German peers,
excursions to Berlin and Potsdam,
other recreational activities.

We invite students studying German.

To get additional information and to inform us about you wish to participate
contact us until the 10th of October 2012 by telephone:
577-23-26, 050-747-90-88

Memories of the Summer

On the 14th of September a bright exhibition of the 5-7-formers’ creative works «My happy memories of summer» opened at Scandinavian Gymnasium (supervisor - teacher of the fine arts J.P. Rozkolodko). The children made a collage of their works.

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Memories of the Summer

«The ABC» of Ukraine in German

Under the direction of L. Brykova, our history teacher, the students of the 10th grade participated in the project «Let’s create the alphabet of Ukraine together». The works of the winners were published in the first edition of «The ABC» book written in Ukrainian and translated into German.

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«The ABC» of Ukraine in German

Happy Day of Knowledge!

On September 1st, 2012 on the school ground of Scandinavian Gymnasium a festive line-up ceremony took place on the occasion of the Day of Knowledge.

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Happy Day of Knowledge!

All-Ukrainian Action «New Standards - New School»

On the 17th of August , 2012  in the framework of the All-Ukrainian Acton "New Standards - New School" the representatives of the Boards of Education from different districts of Kyiv met with the educators from Darnytsya.

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All-Ukrainian Action «New Standards - New School»

To the new school year with new desks

On the 13th of July a guest - Bogdan Grebenyuk, the leader of the Darnytsya District Organization of the political party "Front of Changes" - visited our school. He didn’t come empty-handed: Mr. Grebenyuk made a present of 20 new desks and chairs, enough to furnish a whole class.

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To the new school year with new desks