Private residential schools. Foreign boarding schools for girls. A program of additional education, including the development of the creative individual abilities of pupils and the cadet component: drill training and the basics of medical knowledge

“When I graduated from the boarding school, I was faced with the fact that I ran out of classes at three o’clock in the afternoon, and I don’t understand: what should I do? - Tanya continues. - Previously, the day was always scheduled. At first I tried to perceive it as a vacation, and then I realized that I needed to organize some kind of movement. You’re already bored with life, you need to constantly be somewhere, develop, I have not one job, but two, and I’m also studying for a master’s degree. And in reality, Moscow doesn’t believe in tears: no one will feel sorry for you, no one will pat you on the head, I myself learned this Moscow anti-sympathy... People who slow you down - you need to refuse them, and, on the contrary, strive for people from whom you can learn. In Khabarovsk, too, I only have two friends left, but both of them have an active life position: one bought a car, got her license, the other completed a makeup course, and will give many a head start in Moscow. When I come to my city, I see that the people there are softer, they have a measured life, they are kinder. I'm not like that. I think so - why is she whining, she can go and do everything herself: learn, earn money. Thanks to the boarding house, I was in all the museums, saw all the performances, I can carry on a conversation about the theater, I saw Putin when he came to the boarding house, I asked Serdyukov a question personally. Yes, I even know how to hold a fork and what kind of knife to eat. Why could I do it, but you can’t?”

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There were many options: “inferior”, “mentally retarded”, “lonely”, “sad”, “unhappy”, “destitute”, etc. Only one girl stood out from the crowd with statements: “brilliant,” “gifted,” “special.” During the discussion, it turned out that she herself studied in a specialized mathematical boarding school.

Obviously, most of the answers were associated with boarding schools for orphans, children with mental disabilities and children with serious health problems: the hearing impaired, the visually impaired, and those with cerebral palsy.

But this opinion is wrong. Quite healthy, financially secure, intelligent and talented schoolchildren also study in boarding schools. Why there and not in a regular school? The point is a special form of education, which distinguishes boarding schools - the child spends here not only days, but also nights. It’s like a five-day day in kindergarten: parents bring their son or daughter to school on Monday and pick them up on Friday evening. You can also stay there for the weekend. The reasons for such a study schedule are different. And there are several types of boarding schools.

For the rich and busy - private boarding schools

One of them is private boarding schools. They are very reminiscent of the “closed” boarding schools that existed in Soviet times. Access there was closed to mere mortals; the student population consisted of children of diplomats and other specialists working abroad. Not all countries had their own schools at the USSR embassy, ​​and going to local educational institutions was prohibited for ideological reasons. So parents left their school-age children in Russia. In the absence of caring grandparents, the children ended up in a special boarding school.

If funds allow, any child can be enrolled in modern boarding schools. There are plenty of busy dads and moms earning money 24/7 today. Parents simply physically do not have the time or energy to give their child due attention. And in a private boarding school, the child is supervised, grows up, and studies in good, almost home-like conditions. Children whose parents live in another city or country also often study in boarding schools.

There are no special innovations in the routine. During the day - lessons. After lunch - rest, walks, excursions, visiting clubs, sports sections. Additional classes and specialized training are possible - foreign languages, legal or economic cycle, mathematical and natural science specialization, etc.

How to get there?

You need to conclude an agreement with the school and pay for your stay at the boarding house. Some private institutions provide subject testing. It is especially common among high school students: the school takes upon itself the obligation to enter a university. Therefore, children are selected whose knowledge base will allow them to quickly prepare them for the declared institute. But if a tenth grade student is still at odds with , then even the most ingenious preparation will not “reach” him in a year to the level of the Faculty of Economics or Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University.

“Brilliant”, “gifted”, “special” - remember the epithets mentioned at the beginning? It is for such children that boarding schools with special educational conditions have been created. However, since 1988, many of them have been renamed into specialized educational and scientific centers (STSC). In each class of such a boarding school there are several winners of Russian educational Olympiads; most of the graduates enter the “difficult” faculties of the supervising universities. The most famous institution of physics, mathematics and chemistry is the A.N. Kolmogorov School at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov.

You can be talented, especially gifted, not only in mathematics, physics, etc. This group of boarding schools also includes sports and choreography schools.

The class schedule is different from the usual - there are special programs here. Lessons do not end, say, at exactly one o'clock, but may continue with breaks in the afternoon. And in Olympic reserve schools, children train almost all day before major competitions. The kids go to their parents for the holidays. The rest of the time is spent within the walls of the boarding school.

The boarding schools “for smart people and smart girls” recruit students from all over the country: not only Moscow is rich in talent. For example, the same School A.N. Kolmogorov accepts young Russian citizens into the tenth and eleventh grades, regardless of their place of residence.

Formally, any specialized boarding school provides general secondary education. In fact, often all efforts are aimed at developing children according to their profile. It is no secret that most graduates of sports boarding schools are not strong in mathematics and literature. Teachers advise sending only those children whose future will definitely be connected with a specific direction to specialized boarding schools. After ballet school, only a few manage to enroll in a regular university. If for some reason: illness, loss of physical shape, etc., a ballet career does not work out, the young talent goes “nowhere”. It is very difficult to adapt to ordinary life, hence many broken destinies.

How to get there?

Pass the entrance tests. Children in sports boarding schools are usually recruited from among secondary school students who study in sections.

Not only good physical data is required, but also experience in a particular sport. The highest level is the Olympic reserve schools, where they train professional athletes. You will have to fight for the right to become a student at such an institution. Especially if the choice fell on a mass sport - football, hockey, gymnastics, volleyball or basketball. Only those who can realistically rise to the level of the youth team and higher are accepted.

To enter the department of choreographic art of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, you need to pass a creative competition. Students are admitted to the secondary school at the Moscow State Academy of Arts from the age of ten. In the future, there is an opportunity to receive specialized secondary and higher education.

Boarding schools specialized in school subjects conduct entrance exams during the summer holidays so that nonresident applicants can come. At the A.N. Kolmogorov School there is an opportunity to test their knowledge - non-residents can take trial correspondence exams. To do this, just download problems from the Internet, solve them and send them to the address. The exam results are posted on the school website. Opposite each name is the number of points scored. True, the correspondence tour does not have legal force: in order to become a student of the School, you need to pass face-to-face tests.

For future military

The maximum task of another special group of boarding schools is to train the elite of the country's Armed Forces. These include military boarding schools: cadet corps, Suvorov and Nakhimov schools, etc. Children live and study here with full government support. In the future, without exams, they will enter military universities. However, it is not at all a fact that upon graduation from corps and schools, only one path is open to their students - to the army. You can, for example, become a student at the Faculty of Journalism or Law at a military institute.

Duration of training - 2 years (after ninth grade), 3 (after eighth grade) or 7 years. The youngest Suvorov students are graduates of the 4th grade of secondary schools. The age of applicants must not exceed 11 years.

Suvorov and Nakhimov students receive general education and basic military training (sometimes by branch of the military). They are required to study a foreign language in an in-depth program.

But in military boarding schools there is a strict selection based on physical and intellectual characteristics. So, for example, in order to obtain admission to the entrance exams to the First Cadet Corps of the Federal Border Guard Service of Russia, the average certificate score for grade 9 must be at least 4.

How to get there?

Familiarize yourself with the admission rules. They are the same for all educational institutions of this type. It is also necessary to provide a certificate of academic achievement from the school, or a certificate of nine-year education. Pass a medical examination, professional psychological testing and a physical fitness test.

Then follow general education exams: mathematics, Russian and foreign languages.

Children of military personnel who have served at least 20 years in the ranks of the Armed Forces, subject to successful passing of exams, are enrolled without competition.

Orphans are admitted without exams, after a medical commission and psychological testing.

Who is boarding school suitable for?

K. I. Razumov, specialist in child and adolescent psychology:

“No matter what your family circumstances are, do not rush to send your child to a boarding school. At a minimum, you need to have him tested by a good psychologist. Or consult with teachers.

Children perceive separation from their parents differently. Some adapt almost immediately, make new friends, and actively participate in school life.

Others live with the feeling that their loved ones have betrayed them and left them to their fate. Moreover, this reaction occurs more often in truly talented children. Many of them are very vulnerable.

A good option is to send your child to a camp or forest school for the summer. Let him try to cope without his parents.

And under no circumstances make the decision to transfer to a boarding school on your own! Even if you are sure that a new form of education opens up enormous opportunities for your child. Explain your position to him. And give the student the right to choose."

Parent's notebook

The head of the press service of the Moscow Department of Education, A.V. Gavrilov, answers the questions.

What should parents do if the teacher hints at a monetary reward for a good grade in a quarter or half a year? What to do if the administration of an educational institution regularly, once a month, requires parents to contribute fairly large sums for the needs of the school?