Turkish-Russian College Wins 55 Science Medals, Aims for More
The Turkish-Russian College, also known as International School No. 56, in Moscow has won a silver medal at a competition for energy, industry and ecology projects held in the state of Texas in the US. With this latest medal, the total number of medals won by the school has risen to 55 in one year.
At the Olympiad, in which 60 countries competed with a total of 450 projects, eighth-grade student Artöm Şalyapin ranked second with his research on the effects of air pollution on plants.
The school stands 12th overall on the list of the Moscow Department of Education's ranking of the top 100 schools in the city and it aims to rank higher on the list next year. Awarded an honorary medal by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation for his students' success in science last month, biology teacher Duran Kaya said they also won many medals at the science Olympiads held in Moscow. "At last week's Russian Federation Ecology Olympiads, in which only the champions of 70 different regions can participate, our ninth-grade student Varya Akinşina and 10th-grade student Anna Pakadeyava won silver medals. In addition, these two students ranked first at the ecology Olympiads held in Moscow and won gold medals. This success gained from amongst 280 champions made our school very proud."
Stating that there is one more Olympiad coming in the following days, Kala continued: "We have won 55 medals so far. We aim to win five to 10 more medals by the end of the academic year. We want to rank higher on the list next year. As a Turkish teacher, I am happy to represent my country in such a positive way. I love my students and Russia; I hope my students will win even more medals."
The silver medal winner, Şalyağin, said they are getting a very good education at the school and that most of their classes are in English: "Our teachers deliver the lectures in an easy and comprehensible way. We are brought up to have wide horizons. We have the chance of traveling the world. My parents did not expect me to be so successful."
Another Olympiad champion, Yuliya Hvostova, said the friendly attitude of their teachers increased their success. "I am pleased with my Turkish teachers. They approach every student with care. I think the best education in Moscow is given at this school," she said.
Remarking that their teachers are always there to help them, 10th-grade student Anya Pogadeeva said: "The teachers love children. I think this is why they choose to be teachers." (Faruk Akkan, Yaşar Niyazbey, Moscow)
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