Valentina Kovaleva, who teaches Russian language and literature at ILS, spoke at the All-Russian Congress for teachers of Russian literature, which was held on November 7-9 at Lomonosov Moscow State University, bringing together school and university teachers from around the country. The welcoming speech was given by MGU Rector Vladimir Sadovnichii, who devoted particular attention to Russian philological tradition. More

As part of the adaptation project for ILS 5th graders, the students had a quest around the school, culminating in their formal initiation into the ILS community. More

More than 100 ILS pupils took part in the home-school stage of the All-Russian School Students’ Olympiad. Our students tested their knowledge of English, Chinese, Russian and Literature; Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology and Ecology; and also Literature, Social Studies, Economics and Law. More

As a further measure to ensure the safety of its students and teachers, ILS has installed a card-based activation and control system in the building’s elevator, which makes it possible to track the elevator’s movements precisely and helps keep unauthorized persons from entering school territory. More

ILS Principal Olga Shevchenko and her colleague Valentina Kovaleva, who teaches Russian Language and Literature at ILS and heads the school’s International Center, participated in the Chinese-Russian pedagogical forum “One continent – one path”, which was organized jointly by Shaanxi Pedagogical University and Lomonosov Moscow State University. More

Lev Novitsky won the regional "21st Century Leader" competition in the "Best idea for Primorye" category, for which he was awarded a free stay at Ocean All-Russian Children's Center. Lev's project, "Rebirth", involved placing separate receptacles for different kinds of waste (glass, paper, plastic, batteries, etc.) at Vladivostok schools. More

ILS 6th graders from section 6M1 reinforced their understanding of various phraseological units in an unusual manner, acting out the meaning of certain set phrases or capturing their sense in illustrations. Particular attention was given to how Russian phrases might be explained to foreigners. More

ILS 5th graders competed a the "Fun starts" relay race, a sports event in which the students' parents and home room teachers also took part, with everyone testing their dexterity, speed, resourcefulness and team work. More

ILS 6th and 7th graders attended a “Sensing test” educational master class, organized by the “Young scholar” project with support from the Vladivostok city government’s Youth Department. More

Students in grades 7-11 were recently treated to mathematics trainings given by visitors from the Moscow Physics and Technical Institute: Boris Galitsky, a student in the Department of Management and Applied Mathematics; and Andrei Gavrilyuk, who works in the Institute's Laboratory for Earthquake Resistance Research. Topics covered in the trainings included Algebra, Geometry, Numbers Theory, Combinatory Geometry and various others. More

Asian sambo champion and Master of Sport Tatyana Orel, a frequent World Cup and Russia Cup winner, visited ILS to hold a PLD (Prepared for Labor and Defense) master class for students to test their skill at various holds, movements and other elements of sambo. More

The 9th issue of the school newspaper, Fox Tales, has been published. As always, the first issue of the new school year features an interview with ILS Principal Olga Shevchenko, who talks about new elements of school life, tells students and teachers what awaits them this year, reports on what universities our graduates are attending, and shares her ideas about the importance of knowledge. The new issue of Fox Tales also includes articles about international cooperation and our students’ work as volunteers, and features first-time articles with our volleyball and basketball coaches. More

ILS 6th graders had a creative lesson on the subject of metaphors. The students were divided into two teams and competed using their knowledge and understanding of the topic. More

The 5th annual Pacific Fusion jazz festival and competition will be held on 25-26 April 2019. More

From October 22-25, ILS students in grades 8-10 will go through their annual mathematics trainings, held this year by Boris Galitsky and Andrei Gavrilyuk. The trainings will be most intensive and will include complex topics from algebra, geometry, combinatorics and other areas of mathematics. More

The month-long practicum for future teachers from Shaanxi Pedagogical University (Xi'an, China), during which they were part of the ILS team, ended with a farewell ceremony. The visiting students conducted classes and learned about our school's teaching methods. During a final round-table discussion they talked about the friends they made, the work they did, and the wonderful time they had at ILS. More

ILS 5th graders recently had a most unusual reading class, which was more like a performance. The students tested their skills as actors, reading Ivan Krylov's fable "Quartet". More

The practicum for students from Shaanxi Pedagogical University (Xi'an, China) continues at ILS. More

Elections to the ILS Student Council were held on October 10, with students indicating their preferences for candidates for the offices of President, Head of Ecology, Head of Personal Development, Head of Media, and Head of Civil Activity. Each candidate gave a presentation to the student body on his or her election platform. More

We help our students to develop their personal interaction skills away from school as well as in it. With this in mind, 5th graders from group 5M3 tried their hand at a game of laser tag against other children of the same age. More

Student Government day is a traditional annual event at ILS, when 10th and 11th graders take on the responsibilities of teachers and give classes to their younger schoolmates. On October 5th, 53 ILS students held more than 170 lessons, including two lessons for teachers. More