About Us
Як звяры,што блукаюць у пушчы,
ад нараджэння ведаюць сховы свае,
як птушкі,што лётаюць у паветры,
помняць гнёзды свае,
як рыбы,што плаваюць у моры
і ў рэках,чуюць віры сваеі
як пчолы бароняць вуллі свае
-гэтак і людзі да месца,
дзе нарадзілісяі
ўзгадаваны ў Бозе,
вялікую ласку маюць.
Our gymnasium has the name of famous Francisk Skoryna - the Belarusian from Polotsk who got European education at universities of Krakow and Padua, a Doctor of Free Arts, a Doctor of Medicine. He was the first one in history who translated into the native language the Bible - a source of wisdom and morals for all Christians - and published it in Prague with the prefaces. Equal to the brightest contemporaries of Renaissance, the philosopher, the author of poetic interpretation to the bible texts, the artist-engraver, he remained a faithful son of the earth.
About the Gymnasium
State educational establishment `Gymnasium No. 1 named after F. Skoryna of Minsk` carries out training and education of pupils at the second (5-9 forms) and the third (10-11 forms) levels of general secondary education.
From the 5 form the gymnasium provides a higher level of studying of English. In the 10-11 forms the classes of philological, physical and mathematical, chemical and biological directions are open.
The educational environment of the gymnasium constantly extends.
Traditionally for pupils of the 4 forms of Leninsky district Olympiads are held for "Young Experts" in mathematics, in Russian and in Social Studies.
"The intellectual calendar of a pupil" has been developed and approved by elementary school teachers.
Over 50% of pupils of primary school annually participate in intellectual games competitions, the Internet Olympiads.
More than 80% of pupils of the V-X forms take part in an annual gymnasia intellectual marathon. About 20% of pupils of the VI-XI forms participate in the International and regional subject Olympiads and scientific and practical conferences.
Objectives and missions
State educational establishment `Gymnasium No. 1 named after F. Skoryna of Minsk` is the establishment of general secondary education functioning as a part of the V—XI forms in which training and education at II and III levels of general secondary education with studying of separate subjects at a higher level are carried out.
The objective of the pedagogical staff of the gymnasium is the following: creation of the most favourable conditions for intellectual, moral, emotional and physical development of the personality via:
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providing the quality education at the levels of basic and general secondary education according to the educational standards;
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formation of pupils` scientific outlook, civil maturity, spiritual and ideological conviction, commitment to norms of a healthy lifestyle;
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timely identification and optimum development of intellectual and creative potential of each pupil;
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formation of pupils` ability to design the future, readiness to vital and professional self-determination.
The main objectives of the gymnasium are:
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formation of complete scientific outlook, ecological culture of pupils;
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versatile development of pupils, their cognitive interests, creative abilities, all-educational abilities, skills of self-education;
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creation of conditions for education of physically healthy, spiritually rich, highly moral and educated personality.
The gymnasium named after a great humanist and educator F.Skoryna cultivates feeling of belonging to the global society, carries out indissoluble connection between generations, develops responsibility for the destiny of the Motherland.
The gymnasium is an educational cultural center which is the base for the development and experimental verification of new contents, training and education, progressive pedagogical technologies. For this purpose the gymnasium carries out scientific and methodical research supported by experimental work with the involvement of representatives of higher school, science, production and culture, teachers-researchers.