Moscow Primary School Olympiad 2006
The fourth Moscow Primary School Olympiad was held in December 2006. It
was organized by the Moscow Institute of Open Education (МИОО) and Macmillan
Publishers Ltd.
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It has become a good tradition
to bring kids together to Moscow School No. 1240 and to have a … no, not a competition,
but a HOLIDAY. One could probably have thought it was a serious competition looking at the
nervous parents crowding in the schoolyard and the school lobby. As for the participants,
it was not just a chance to show their knowledge of English and to compete with kids from
other schools, but also an opportunity to meet new friends, to communicate with each
other, and, of course, to learn new things.
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Classrooms were filled with a
friendly atmosphere. Students were very enthusiastic about the tasks they got, showing
rapt attention, concentration and diligence. The teachers were supportive, considerate
towards the thoughtful, hard- working students. They clarified the instructions and were
ready to help.
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The well-trained and
disciplined students were very effective. Although some tasks were rather difficult, these
nine-year-olds seemed self-reliant and most of them finished the tasks in good time.
It is well known that behind the seems of such well-organized events, there is much
devoted effort and backbreathing work by the people who organize and conduct it.
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Imagine, there were about 250 young learners who were to
be organised in several groups, each group had to be at a particular classroom at a
particular time to complete a particular task and then to be moved to the next room for
the next task.
The team of organizers did the job well: every child felt attention and
care, everything went smoothly. And even at the end of the hard day they looked happy and
were smiling.
See samples of the tasks.
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