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2. OUR CHRONICLE A unique status1990 is the year when our educational institution was founded. It got a unique status of the Orphanage School with Profound Study of English being the only one of this kind in Russia. Since then that it has been pursuing a noble aim of bringing up, giving social protection, educating and socializing orphans together with kids from regular families giving them a good command of English as an extra chance to secure their future 3

3. Present-day status2000 A new well-equipped block joined the school building and the orphanage.2007 Our status has changed into The Secondary school with profound study of English with the structural units of an orphanage and a department of additional education, but the essence remained the same. 4

4. Our rewards Our school is a reiterated winner of the Pedagogical achievements contests and the All-Russia contests in the nomination School of the year 5

5. Social guaranteeThe orphans have another unique opportunity of using the so-called social hotel at our educational institution Methodological guidanceOur school is working under the guidance of Primorsky district Science methodology centre. 6

6. Our leaderAll this has been achieved due to the titanic labour ofour headmistress, the Honored Teacher of the RussianFederation, Lubov Alexandrovna Kataeva, a uniqueperson evoking unanimous love and respect. 7

7. Our facilitiesOne of the important aspects the school is judged by is its facilities. So, whats available for our students? 32 well-equipped studies, 6 of them with smart-boards or projectors 3 lingaphone studies 8

8. 2 computer classrooms 2 video hallsa sensor room a relaxation room 9

9. a theatre-like assembly hall with intricate illumination and a multimedia system 2 gyms with modern training equipment a cozy reading hall and a library with a wide choice of books, CD-s and DVD-s in Russian, English and German 10

10. a well-equipment canteen with 2 tea-stalls and an excellent choice of dishes including dietary ones a highly qualifiedpsychological escort andmedical service available 24 hours around 11

11. Our statistics600 students, including 80 orphans whom we call our kidsget education, lot attention and love our school93% of our teachers and caretakers are of the higher or 1st-rank qualificationThe teaching staff of the Foreign languages departmentnumbers 17 specialistsAll of us, but for 1 young specialist, have the higher or1st-rank qualification 12

12. Our awards 6 of us have been awarded honorary titles, medals and otherhigh official rewards:L.A. Kataeva Honoured Teacher of the Russian FederationE.V. Mikheeva Honours EducationalistO.N. Gulyaeva Honoured Secondary School Educationalistof the Russian FederationI.A. Zasetskaya awarded a medal For humanisingSt.Petersburg SchoolS.G. Buldakova Honoured Secondary School Educationalistof the Russian FederationE.V. Bychkunova District winner of the pedagogicalachievements contest in the nomination Subject teacher 13

13. Our team profileThe unity of aims and ideas is of crucial importance forus. It creates the atmosphere of trust, confidence andpartnership, beneficial for teaching. Cooperation with different teachers means a lot for ourteam, especially when making integrated lessons,organizing after-class activities, working in full contact withthe caretakers and parents facilitating the process ofstudying for our kids. 14

14. Another point is working on a grand scale when thewhole school is engaged in sharing ideas about theProject contests, Songs and poetry festivals, Reportsfrom the lessons and so on.We are especially keen on organizing all kinds ofcreative activities which enable the kids to developtheir individual talents and abilities. 15

15. Our aspiration is to move forward learning effective ways of teaching, which is clearly seen in our motto: Every day in every possible way get better. Never stop half way! All of us attend educational seminars and courses, exchange experience giving and attending open classes, making reports on using effective methods of teaching. We consider our work, especially with the kids from the orphanage,to be a mission which is to be done well, never mind if it takes a lot of our time, nerves and efforts. 16

16. T h e Tr u e F r i e n d s S o n gSomewhere in our cityNamely in Savushkin streetHappened I to meet youNever again to quit.Teachers create the kingdomWhere the wisdom rules,Where theres no boredomAnd you can learn the truth,Where you feel at homeSweet as it can be,Where youre never alone,Busy as a bee.Refrain:La-la-la-la-la-la-laFriends come backfrom long ago.

17. Our teaching staffNo doubt that every member of our team plays their special role and deserves good words. L.A. Kataeva Head of school 46, teacher of Foreign literature 41 years of pedagogical work experience Lubov Alexandrovna, you are our everything! You guide, support, criticize and love us. We know we can always turn to you for help andunderstanding. You are strict, but just and caring with both kids and your colleagues. 18

18. E.V. Mikheeva Deputy-Head, teacher of Country study 29 years of pedagogical work experienceElena Vasilevna, you are more than the British queen for us, as you both reign and rule.Moreover, you are much better tempered than Elizabeth II. 19

19. I.A. Zasetskaya Higher rank qualification 29 years of pedagogical work experienceIrina Aolitovna, you are the brain of the team. Sometimes we say that you demand too muchfrom us. However, you have a sound excuse. You do the bulk of the work yourself. 20

20. O.A. Gulyaeva Higher rank qualification 27 years of pedagogical work experienceOlga Nikolaevna, our Iron Lady. You always have the best discipline in class and you can teach English even the most difficult students with a perfect result. 21

21. E.V. Bychkunova Higher rank qualification 17 years of pedagogical work experience Elena Vladislavovna, our Perfection Lady.The most charming and elegant member of the team. You can achieve most of the aims you set, be it the teachers contest or the students competition. 22

22. E.E. Tsiglyuk Higher rank qualification 19 years of pedagogical work experienceElena Evgenievna, our Tranquility Lady. Like a flagship you lead your students through the sea of troubles, having the National exam skills at your finger tips. 23

23. I.F. Stepantseva Ist rank qualification 10 years of pedagogical work experienceIrina Fedorovna, our Austerity lady, perfectionism is your guiding principle. Who else could have made junior students star in the world famous musicals performing the most difficult parts? 24

24. Develop a passion for learning. If you do, youll never cease to grow Anthony J.Dangelo Rise of the students motivation level when learning foreign languages through integration of knowledge, perfection of the individualapproach using effective teaching technologies with the aim of individual personal development of the students. 25

25. creating favorable effective teaching motivation atmosphere technologies integration of individual knowledge approach

26. What is motivation like? It is our thoughts and feelings which make us want to do something and turn our wishes into actions. Motivation makes learning successful. How to encourage greater motivation in the students Be positive and interested Create a relaxed atmosphere Use interesting methods Make tasks achievable Be open but keep the distance Increase the students self-confidence about language learning Promote students independence Make the learning process relevant to the students lives Increase the students awareness of their goals Familiarize students with the target language and culture

27. A positive group atmosphere can have a beneficialeffect on the motivation of the learning process. It develops cooperationand tolerance, makes teaching and learning enjoyable. We mostly practice the followinghumanistic activities to foster supportivegroup atmosphere: Group statistics, Group records orGroup learning style questionnaires,composing group songs or poems,Blind trust and Reseating games,I like it when and Negative feelingsdustbin,Speaking to a brick wall, Bambootelegraph, Pyramid discussions,personalized grammar games : Grouppredictions (What will your friends be doingin 10 years time?), Sound advice (If I wereyou, I would) BACK

28. Integration of knowledge Intersubject integration is becoming extremely actual at the modern stage of educational development which is following the way of knowledge integration. I.A. Zimnyaia Integration of knowledge promotes creation of an integral conception about the world, which is very important for our students. That is why at the lessons of English and German we use theknowledge our students get at the lessons of Literature, History,Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Music and work in contact with ourcolleagues giving integrated lessons. We also pay special attention to the regional component , that is particular knowledge about the city and the district we live in , working on quizzes , posters, booklets, projects and excursions.

29. Individual approachWhen teaching students we take into account theirmotivation,age,personality,language level,learning style (visual, kinaesthetic; group,individual; reflective, impulsive),learning strategies,past language learning experience. We pay special attention to the orphans, create individual programmes for them to catch up with the class, offer them extra classes and special courses Situational English (for the younger kids) and English in action (for the older ones), organize meetings with native speakers on a regular basis.

30. Effective teaching methods and technologies The main aim of the modern school is to develop abilities of every student. Dmitry Medvedev In order to develop our students personalities as well as theircognitive and creative abilities we practice such effectivetechnologies as: open group work, role and business games, problem solving, simulations, interviews, projects, discussions, remakes, information and multimedia technologies, development of critical thinking technology, artistic and aesthetic educational technologies, research and interactive activity methods. We held a district seminar Project work as a means of developmentof the students creative potential where we shared our experienceand got an extremely favourable response from our colleagues.

31. Te c h n o l o g y o f r e m a k e sAt a district seminar we introduced our know-how, educational remakes technology, which hasnt been described before. Remakes give the students a rare opportunity to develop their abilities as script writers, producers, computer designers, singers, poets and actors alongside with creative usage of the foreign language.Our students enjoy remaking catching episodes from their favourite films and cartoons in order to express themselves.

32. Our work resultsWe are keen on every kind of creative activities and have always been amongthe winners beginning from Shakespeare festivals and readings, Guidescontests, Poetry festivals, Singers competitions,Do you know the English-speaking countries? contests to The creativemosaics festival.Yastrebov V. was among the winners of the city contestDo you know Scotland? and was offered a free trip to Scotland. We are proud to be chosen to participate in the international festival of childrens creative activities in Finland where we are going to present our productions Anastasia and The sounds of music.

33. Academic activities results We have achieved good results at the National English exams and were named among the best schools at the city conference. The number of students who took this exam in 2009 increased 4 times compared to 2008 with the points varying from 72 to 98, the average point being 87.75 in 2008 and 83.5 in 2009. We are happy that the number of NUMBER OF WINNERS OF THE DISTRICT the winners of the district English QUIZZES quizzes increased from 10 in 2009 up to 15 in 2010. So, our task is to improve individual work with the talented students. RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL ENGLISH EXAMS NUMBER OF THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE EXAM

34. International contactsWe develop international contacts with Waldorf school in Germany, annually exchanging students and teachers, and with charity organisations in the US where our orphans have opportunities to spend their holidays improving their English.

35. Words of Wisdom It is said that Mother Teresa had this on her wall:Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.We, teachers, are among thosewho are responsible for the future.Our mission is to develop the bestqualities of our students.We hope, the missions possible!