Insight International School St. Petersburg

• Established: 2001
• Language of instruction: Russian, English
• Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
• Type: private.

  An international elementary school was opened in St. Petersburg in 2001. The initial goal is to educate English-speaking children living in the city at the same level that would be available to them in England. The British National Curriculum enables each student to continue their education in schools or higher education in the United Kingdom.

In the ranks of students, the school accepts both English-speaking and Russian-speaking children aged 3 to 10 years. Children, whose mother tongue is Russian, master two curricula at once and receive two documents on education.

Insight International School is the only school in the city that is considered international and has the right to teach both programs - both Russian and English - as primary, and not additional.

Control over education is carried out immediately by two organizations:

• Education Committee of St. Petersburg, which is responsible for verifying the compliance of the Federal State Educational Standard and the School of Russia program
• The British National Curriculum is the School-in-UK area of responsibility administered by the UK's Chief Education Inspector. Every year, students take tests on the British system, which gives them the opportunity to transfer to any educational institution in England.

The Insight International School consists of two educational structures:

• Pre-school - kindergarten, preparation for elementary school
• Primary School is a primary school itself.

Russian-speaking students master the program "Schools of Russia" on GEF in full. The curriculum is compiled under the guidance of A.A. Pleshakov - candidate of pedagogical sciences, adapted to the requirements of modern students, based on a personality-oriented approach. After the 4th grade, students pass the All-Russian verification work.

The English-language communication program is fully consistent with the one in which students in the UK study, it was improved in 2016 in accordance with all the latest teaching technologies. All teachers of the English department are native speakers with a pedagogical education and extensive experience.  

In addition to classes, students attend sections and circles on:

• Chess
• French language
• Stories of Petersburg
• Choreography
• Guitar class
• Judo
• Vocal
• Track and field
• Mental arithmetic
• Painting
• Craft
• RCT
• Sports games
• To the skis.

An important part of the program at the school is theater art. Pupils attend drama lessons, the result of which is musical productions on the stage of the Music Hall. During performances, students demonstrate choreographic, theatrical, linguistic, and vocal abilities.

Russian-speaking students receive regular speech therapy support.

During the school year, children visit the sights of the city, iconic places, master classes, museums.

Much attention is paid to the health of children: daily walks are required directly during the lessons, games and outdoor activities. The school prepares four meals a day, consisting of fresh, high-quality products.

• High level of educational services
• Qualified teaching staff consisting of native English speakers
• The possibility of admission to secondary and higher educational institutions in the UK
• English-language kindergarten and school preparation
• Obtaining two diplomas at the same time.

The Insight International School building is located in the center of St. Petersburg - on Krestovsky Island, the largest in the city. Here is the amusement park "Divo Ostrov", the stadium "Zenit Arena" - one of the most expensive sports facilities in the world, many attractions.

The school is located in an ecologically clean area, in a park on the river bank, equipped with modern appliances, new furniture, high-quality toys that carry not only a game, but also an educational load.

Children from 3 to 5 years of age are admitted to the kindergarten based on the results of an interview with a psychologist and pedagogical testing.

In order to become a student in an elementary school of the Russian-English department, a student must:

• Take testing in subjects: mathematics, Russian, literary reading, English, people and the world
• Fill in the form provided.

English-speaking students must pass the entrance examinations in the subjects: english, math, history, science, geography. If the applicant is located outside of Russia, a Skype interview is held with him.

All enrolled students must provide:

• Passport of parent or legal representative
• Birth certificate
• Medical report on the health of the child.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision