"Nature and Us" ESD Center
Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development
International Exhibition and Forum
"Environmental Innovations"
May, 2016, Moscow, Russia
 The Expo CenterInternational exhibition and forum "Environmental Innovations" took place at the Crocus Expo Center |  Round table on environmental educatiNatalia Ryzhova took part as a moderator for one of the round tables |
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 online registration mapParticipants of the event came from many countries |  Report about an ecological projectIn the joint report Natalia and Igor told about their successful project about environmental education for sustainable development for young children in a big city. |
 Discussion about ESD |  EcotechEcotech included international exhibitions and forums |
 Igor Ryzhov shares his experienceThe report told about successful projects with children of early age in the large city. |  Eco-robotThe eco-robot moved around the exhibition and surprised visitors with the scope of its erudition. |
 environmentally friendly technologyInnovative environmental friendly technologies were presented at the exhibition |  pictures made by childrenEverything is in our own hands! The work was done using grain and plasticine |
 Natalia took part in the discussion |  a part of the exhibition |
 Symbol of green technology |  Inside the pavilionChildren enjoy interactive tasks. At the same time they learn about life of rare animals. |
 the interactive pavillionVisitors can learn about life of endangered Far East leopard inside the module |  Eco-cinemaThere you could watch films about nature and even take a nap! |
 Modern technologyModern technology attracted most of people |  Project: Paper made of old copybooksIn one of the schools children collected their old copybooks to reprocess them into paper. |
 Drawing contestThe expo presented drawings made by children of different ages |  Resting spotSame as in the city, visitors at the expo were surrounded by living nature (trees) and artificial environment |
 favorite placeSchool children’s favorite place |  the Eco-friendly home |
 college students postersAt the exhibition of drawings made by college students there were lots of creative works |  Save waterMany posters spoke about preservation of water resources |
Apart from the exhibition, the Expo included variouis activities, like workshops, round tables, seminars, which presented different aspects of technology that can be used for environmental protection. Another subject discussed a the events was environmental education for sustainable development.
The Expo united scientists, academia and business from many countries in their efforts to promote ideas of sustainable development.
Natalia and Igor Ryzhov took part in the discussions and made their report about education for sustainable development for young children.
The 5th International Research-to-Practice Conference
«Early Childhood Care and Education» (ECCE)
May 12-14, Moscow State University
The Conference is a global forum for exchange of ideas through interdisciplinary dialogues among Conference participants who represent academia, industry, and policymakers from all over the world.
The fifth Conference welcomed over a thousand participants from 30 countries (including Sweden, China, Netherlands, USA, Uzbekistan, Portugal, Singapore, Germany, Peru, Albania, Italy, Russia and others).
Natalia Ryzhova made a report "Green kindergarten (ecoschool) in Russia and worldwide" (Scientific Session "Current trends in preschool education: international perspective").
ECCE 2016 is one of the largest top-rated international congresses, bringing together a world community of scientists,early childhood development researchers and educators.
 Moscow State UniversityThe 5th International Research-to-Practice Conference «Early Childhood Care and Education» (ECCE) was held at the Lomonosov Moscow State University. |  The conference venueThe conference lasted for 3 days in one of the new campus buildings of the Moscow State University |
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 5th anniversary of the conferenceThe conference has been held annually for the last 5 years |  Under the auspices of UNESCOThe Conference was held under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. |
 Report by American colleaguesQuality of education is an issue relevant worldwide. The Ecers scale as one of the solutions. |  Plenary sessionOne of the key problems discussed was quality of education |
 Report about green kindergartenNatalia Ryzhova made a report "Green kindergarten (ecoschool) in Russia and worldwide" |  Discussion at the sessionJoachim Quintino Aires (Portugal) & Nico van Oudenhoven (the Netherlands) |
 Natalia RyzhovaNatalia took part both as a representative of her university and as deputy editor of journal for teachers |  Conference activities: exhibitionExhibition of projects, winners of the competition "Buildings for kindergartens in the North" |
 Chinese kindergartensColleagues from China made a report about modernization of education in their country |  Chinese kindergartensParticipants from China payed much attention to rural kindergartens |
 Greetings from ChinaChina was the ECCE 2016 Partner Country |  Before everything started...It was nice to communicate to colleagues from various countries: Sweden, Singapore, Italy, USA, Netherlands, China, and many others. |
 Poster session |  The author and her booksNatalia Ryzhova presented her own books on environmental education for teachers. |
 Activities: Exhibition FairVisiting the International Exibition Fair "Preschool Education Today" |  IT workshops |
Our Serbian collegues visit Moscow
January 2016
We were happy to meet the Serbian OMEP President and President of National Center For Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Mirjana Milankova and her colleagues from Novi Sad to discuss joint project. They told us about theirEuropean projects, in particular, about the The 23rd International Safe Communities Conference "Safe Communities are an Essential Need for a Modern-Day Society", which will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia on 10-12th, October, 2017.
Nektarios Stellakis, Vice-president of OMEP Europe
visits Russian colleagues
May, 2015, Moscow, Russia
Nektarios Stellakis came to Russia from Greece because of the European OMEP Assembly and conference that takes place in Moscow in September 2015.
We organized his visit to primary school and one of the best Moscow kindergartens, where he had an opportunity to meet teachers and kids.
Here you can find pictures that show everyday life of the kindergarten and primary school.
Many thanks to the school and kindergarten headmaster, teachers, children and parents for the great opportunity to visit them.
 Traditional Russian greetingFollowing the old tradition, children greet the guest with bread and salt. |  Meeting with the steering committeeAt the university Nektarios Stellakis met his colleagues to discuss the conference. |
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 The kindergarten buildingThe kindergarten "Scarlet Sails" is one of the best in Moscow. |  How children see their kindergartenThe pictures were made for the kindergarten's anniversary. The design is truly that colorful. |
 Enjoying the film togetherChildren and guests enjoyed watching the film about the kindergarten's Olympic project. |  What do we know about Greece?Children told Nektarios what they've learned about Greece during of the project dedicated to the nature and culture of several European countries. |
 Kindergarten's music hallThis cake looks real, but it's made of papier-mache for the kindergarten theater. The teachers made these things themselves. |  The kindergarten sports hallThe kindergarten has a special PE teacher for the kids. |
 Swimming poolThe kindergarten swimming pool is fit for small kids, starting from 2 years old. |  The "Greece" exhibition in the roomKindergarten children and parents who had been to Greece brought the exhibits, many of which were made by their own hands. |
 Ancient Greek vaseMade of paper, it gives an impression of real Greek mosaic. |  Flag of GreeceThe Greek guest was delighted to know that every child in the group took part in making the national flag. |
 Traditional Greek piesOne boy in the kindergarten comes from a Greek family. His mother prepared some traditional Greek food for children and us. |  Children's gift to the guestThe picture is unusual. It was made by children of soft felt. They make pictures like these at arts lessons. |
 Let's sign our names!Each child wrote her name on the back of the picture that will go to Greece. Their names will be remembered for years after. |  The stairs of evolutionOne of the staircases in the three-storied building pictures stages of evolution of life on Earth. |
 Kindergarten's space museumYou can almost feel like an astronaut in the spaceship for kids. The museum in one of the kindergarten's halls was opened by a real astronaut. |  Bright halls of primary schoolHalls have cozy niches for pupils to have some rest during the breaks. |
 Lesson in the primary schoolAt the language lesson the teacher uses interactive teaching methods. The pupil who catches the ball gets a chance to answer first. |  The sports hall in the schoolThe schedule in primary school includes several PE lessons a week, during which they are aided by PE teachers. |
 A classroom in primary schoolsChildren decorate their classrooms themselves. |  Gifts made of rubber bandsChildren came up with the idea to make an exhibition of plaited rubber band figurines for Nektarios' visit. |
 Helping to find common languageSome pupils couldn't wait to ask the guest their questions and tell something about their school. |  Both sides feel happyWe hope that Nektarios will visit the kindergarten once again. |
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