Позитивные изменения. Образование. Школа будущего (Тематический выпуск, 2022)/Positive changes. Education. The school of the future (Special issue, 2

ABOUT THE SELECTION OF SCHOOLS AND PRESENTATION FORMAT

The types of schools selected for this review are based on the results of the School of the Future study conducted by the analytical department of the Positive Changes Factory in the first half of 2022. The study identified key models of school education in Russia and proposed criteria for their classification and evaluation. One of the criteria is “soft skills orientation."

When selecting specific cases for this review, we were guided by the recommendations of the experts interviewed in the School of the Future study.

The resulting sampling of schools is not intended to be representative but rather will serve as an illustration of the variety of approaches Russian schools take to soft skills instruction.

Most of the schools presented in the review are located in Moscow and St Petersburg, because such schools have appeared here sooner than in other parts of the country. Besides, schools in Moscow and St. Petersburg tend to publish more detailed and up-to-date information on their websites.

Information about the school opening year, types of instruction and the school's curriculum is based on information available on the school's Web site and from other public sources, quoted as close as possible to the source.

Information about the inclusion of soft skills in the curriculum is based on the information on the school's website. To prevent overloading the review, we only include specific excerpts and quotes showing the school's emphasis on soft skills. For complete information on missions, approaches, curricula, etc., go directly to the schools' websites.

Please note that in some cases it is impossible to understand from the information on the school website whether the school works in accordance with the FGOS or not. Alternative schools do not have to follow the Federal State Education Standards (FGOS). The school websites do not always make it clear what classes are available. Often there is no information on the opening date of the school. The authors of this review and the Journal are not responsible for any incomplete information on school websites.

THE NEW SCHOOL

https://home.n.school/about_us

OPENING YEAR 2017.

INSTRUCTION

Grades 1–11.

STUDY PROGRAM

General secondary education school. It strives to guarantee both achieving certain academic results (for example, successful examinations) and maintaining a humanistic vector of self-determination, personal development, attention to each child, his or her personal movement.

ABOUT SOFT SKILLS