ILS 5th grader Andrei Lesovsky (section 5M3) was named the best goalkeeper at the “Golden Autumn – 2020” festival which was held in Ussuriisk over the weekend. Participants included the best teams from the Russian Far Eastern cities of Vladivostok, Ussuriisk, Artem and Khabarovsk. More

This year’s pandemic has compelled us to be even more careful than usual about our health, so our students’ participation in the All-Russian health lesson made perfect sense. More

In keeping with a fine tradition, in the first academic quarter ILS transfers to EcoStar batteries collected by students, parents and teachers during the previous year. More

2019-2020 ILS Student Council president Sonya Selivonchik presented her report on the Council’s work in the previous school year. More

Anfisa Bogdanenko, who graduated from ILS in 2019, met with our school’s seniors and juniors to discuss the difficulties faced when studying overseas and ways to deal with them. Anfisa talked about the differences between the approaches to education in Russia and the USA, emphasizing which competencies and skills are important for the university application process. More

In a recent literature class ILS 7th graders studied Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey.” Together with their teacher Galina Korotonozhkina, they discussed how poetic versions of mythological and heroic stories differ from oral versions of these legends. After that, the students presented their homework on these tasks. More

On October 6, ILS will hold its third annual elections to the Student Council, with students in grades 7-12 voting for the council president and section heads for ecology, media and volunteer work. More

This year’s International Literacy Day topic is “Teaching and learning during the COVID-19 period and beyond.” Students in grades 5-9 will be participating in the project. More

The decision to hold this year’s jazz festival in distance format was made in response to the prohibition, for an indefinite period, of large-scale events. More

ILS interiors are delighting students and teachers alike in the new academic year. During the summer designers worked hard to beautify the school. The 7th floor hallway is now adorned with the portraits and life stories of famous Russian mathematicians and scientists, and the music room now looks like a jazz rehearsal studio. Throughout the school students can see the results of the designers’ summer labors. More

ILS 11th grader Lev Novitsky spent the summer holidays most usefully, as he was named among the winners at the Primorsky regional stage of the All-Russian "21st Century Leader" competition for the heads of children's and youth public associations. More

Anfisa Bogdanenko and Liza Kondratyuk are two students who, while still in school, determined what their future profession would be and began moving purposefully towards their goals. Both are hard-working, knowledgeable young women who understand the value of knowledge and skills. Anfisa is currently studying at Williston Northampton School and hopes to enroll at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Liza graduated from the 12th grade at Thornton Academy and her goal is to attend either Duke University or the University of California San Diego. More

Anfisa Bogdanenko, who finished ILS this spring, paid a visit to our school to tell us about her studies at Williston Northampton School in Massachusetts (USA). Anfisa told us: “I graduated from ILS as an external student and now I am studying in grade 12 at Williston Northampton to immerse myself in the environment, as well as to understand the distinct features and nuances of education in America. I am planning to attend university in the USA, and this fall the admission process begins. I have to write essays, correspond with universities, and go through interviews.” More

Do you know what we did, as we waited for the new school year to begin? We imagined the students greeting one another at the school entrance, so happy to see their friends and teachers once again! And so it was – cheerful confusion and loads of smiles! More

Dear students, colleagues and parents! I offer my congratulations to you on Knowledge Day and the new academic year. More

The ILS Student Council is continuing its efforts at compiling personal ratings for ILS students. The ratings committee consists of 10th graders Mikhail Zelensky, Maria Nedbaylova, Ekaterina Matlina, Sonya Selivonchik, and Alexandra Klimochkina, along with 9th grader Anastasia Peshko. More

Distance learning at ILS began on April 7. Online lessons will be held with students from grades 1 to 12. More

ILS students' holidays can include fascinating visits to some of the world’s best museums and theaters. Below, we list virtual excursions to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence , the Vatican Museums, the Archaeological Museum of Athens, the Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the British Museum in London, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and many others. The world is open for the curious! More

Student Council president Sonia Selivonchik, 10th grade, initiated the Good Spring feeders project. The students and their parents spent a week discussing ideas for the feeders, then designed and built them. More

ILS students Karina Ermakova and Dmitry Salakhov, two young experts in high-speed Rubik cubing, took part in the 3rd Far Eastern speedcubing championship “Vladivostok Spring 2020.” More

Dolls and costumes made by ILS teacher Olga Lukinets, who is also an artist and modeler, as well as a fashion historian, are well known outside of Russia and are often ordered as gifts for foreign visitors by many Primorye organizations, including ILS. More