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Making the first IT project in Scratch

After a successful course on the basics of programming for school children, the Empathy Foundation and the ROBBO company have prepared instructional material for those who want to create a cartoon or a computer game with their own hands.

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Children from the rehabilitation center participate in the volunteer movement

The Russian publication, Arguments & Facts covered the story about the volunteers of the rehabilitation center of Nizhnyaya Salda, as well as about how the center first got acquainted with Mikhail Shelkov's Empathy Foundation at the end of last year.

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Mikhail Shelkov’s Empathy Foundation helped teach 80 school children the basics of programming

In the Sverdlovsk Region, 80 students from Verkhnyaya Salda secondary schools learned the basics of programming in the first half of the year, with the support of Mikhail Shelkov's Empathy Charitable Foundation.

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Both sides of the screen: how to make distance learning comfortable for everyone?

Elle Girl, together with the Empathy Foundation have analyzed 4 common difficulties of online lessons and shared with students the best ways to simplify distance learning. The most important revelation: engagement from both parties is essential for success. (Photo: Getty Images)

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New Year’s holidays in Oktava

The founder of the Empathy Foundation, Mikhail Shelkov, is not only engaged in educational projects in the Sverdlovsk Region. Since 2018, with his support, the Oktava Cluster in Tula has been developing, where they are now actively preparing for New Year’s! The creative space will host a variety of festive master classes, programs and concerts for children and their parents. Read more in Vedomosti

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What does participation in the young professionals’ movement bring to the Urals?

Rossiyskaya Gazeta spoke to the participants of the Youth Professional Skills Championship about the competition and their future profession, as well as about the Empathy training course and its first successes. In the Urals, 200 teachers in the towns of Verkhnyaya and Nizhnyaya Salda took the course, after which three graduates passed the USE with 100 points - a historic high!

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Time to bring warmth

Mikhail Shelkov's Empathy Foundation handed over gifts to children's social rehabilitation centers and kindergartens in Verkhnyaya and Nizhnyaya Salda. Sixty-six boxes with developmental toys, clothes and shoes went to 30 locations in the two cities.

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Competitions for teachers are not difficult: debunking stereotypes

Professional competitions give teachers an opportunity to self-actualize, improve their portfolios, raise the prestige of their school and even win a cash prize, but few people participate in them. The Pedagogical Council talked to the jury members of the regional contest "Teaching as a Calling" and found out that the common fears of teachers regarding contests are greatly exaggerated.

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Youth Accelerator Workshop – Salda 2.0 Final

The project that allows teenagers to bring their ideas for city development to life was developed by the Higher Technical School (city of Tula) on the initiative of Mikhail Shelkov’s Empathy Charitable Foundation and the VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation.

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TikTok, rap battles and freedom of speech: How a married couple of teachers changed children’s attitude to school

Snob talked to modern teachers and winners of the contest about what their profession means to them, how to make their lessons interesting for children and how to maintain a balance between the status of teacher and friend.

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British slang, puppet therapy and 3D printing: What they will teach our children

Snob talked to modern teachers and winners of the contest about what their profession means to them, how to make their lessons interesting for children, and how to maintain a balance between the status of teacher and friend.

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“It’s cool when I run to my own class,” teacher Dima Zitser on what teachers should be like

Snob talked to modern teachers and winners of the contest "Teaching as a Calling" about what their profession means to them, how to make their lessons interesting for children, and how to maintain a balance between the status of teacher and friend.

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