Svetlana KUMALKOVA, director of school No. 10 named after cosmonaut A.G. Nikolaev, Cheboksary:
What's the use of sitting for hours playing computer games!
Cosmonautics Day is one of the main holidays in our school. During the traditional April space decade, we travel to the small village of Shorshely, the homeland of our famous fellow countryman. The school staff has been friends with the cosmonaut’s family for many years, and his daughter Alena is an honorary member of the school’s governing council.
For the last three years, the school squad of young cosmonauts “Space” has taken prizes in the republican competition “Space is our name.” Our guys know physics, computer science, and astronomy very well. And we call classes crews.
A public organization of graduates of the Kazan Aviation Institute operates on the basis of the school, whose members help high school students decide on their choice of profession: in particular, they conduct master classes at the traditional school gathering of young cosmonauts.
Our school's flag is the only school flag in the world that has been in space. Pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of Russia Nikolai Budarin fulfilled the request of his students and delivered him to Earth orbit on October 10, 2007.
School teachers consider their task to be to instill in each student a sense of patriotism and love for the Motherland through interest in the history of the country and its heroes. The school's children's public organization is called LUCH (leadership, passion, honor). Its activists were part of the delegation that visited the Baikonur Cosmodrome and were present at the launch of a rocket with a Russian-Korean crew. The guys actively participate in charity events, labor landings, creative and intellectual competitions held under the auspices of the Baikonur-Cheboksary Association for Astronautics.
Many famous Russian cosmonauts are friends with our “space tenth”. For the guys, they are not abstract heroes, but a real example of an interesting life, in which there is no place for meaningless sitting at a computer game or walking with a bottle of beer in hand.
Alla BIRYUKOVA, director of the Klushinskaya school, Gagarinsky district, Smolensk region:
He was easy to talk to and incredibly charming...
The school where Yuri Gagarin studied is no longer in our village. But his memory is carefully preserved in these places. In the new school, built in 1981, a museum corner was created, where, in particular, the memories of local old-timers about Gagarin’s childhood and his family are collected. I myself was well acquainted with Valentin Alekseevich Gagarin, the brother of the famous cosmonaut. But an exceptional, unforgettable impression was left in my soul by meeting Yuri Alekseevich himself when I was still a girl. He came to us in Klushino at the height of his fame and performed in an old club. I remember that everyone was simply fascinated by this man. He was easy to talk to and incredibly charming. People cried from excess of feelings while talking to him...
Every year our school hosts a month of preparation for the holiday, during which quizzes and sports competitions are held. On April 12, a traditional athletics race is organized from Klushino to the city of Gagarin, in which adults and children who come to us from all over the region participate.
We are hosting our old friends - astronauts. Over the years, Alexey Leonov, Valery Korzun, Vladimir Kovalenok and even foreign space explorers have visited the school. Sometimes there are 20-30 “star” guests. When they meet, the students perform amateur performances for them, the girls dance with the astronauts to the music of the “Space Waltz”, composed by our music teacher Vladimir Petrov. And guests welcome junior school students to Gagarin.
Do our children want to become astronauts? They want it - and not only boys, but also girls! And many of our graduates are now studying in flight schools.
Raisa MALTSEVA, director of children's art school No. 14 named after A.A. Leonov, Tisul village, Kemerovo region:
We dream of originals
The first cosmonaut on the planet to go into outer space, Alexey Leonov, is a native of the village of Listvyanka, Tisulsky district. Our district art school was named after him two years ago. Alexey Arkhipovich personally came to the school then, spoke to the students and residents of the village, and donated books to the school. This attention is not accidental: Alexey Leonov is not only an astronaut, but also a world-famous artist. The school carefully preserves two albums with reproductions of paintings and artistic photographs by Alexei Arkhipovich, dedicated to the theme of space. Our dream is to organize an exhibition of paintings at school in the future - originals by Leonov.
The school has 13 teachers and 150 students. The younger ones, of course, as always, dream of being astronauts. And graduates connect their lives with fine arts, entering the Repin Institute in St. Petersburg or the Novosibirsk Academy of Architecture. Someone chose the profession of designer.
On April 12, the school, as usual, will celebrate with a large traditional exhibition dedicated to Cosmonautics Day. I must say that our students are frequent winners of regional and all-Russian fine arts competitions.
Nadezhda LUKSHINA, director of school No. 122, Yekaterinburg:
Only 108 minutes
I have been working at school for a long time; as a pioneer leader, I once organized mass school holidays dedicated to memorable dates, and sometimes I remember them with regret. The traditions of upbringing need to be transferred to today. And the theme of the April 12 holiday, I think, is very relevant at the present time, because our children do not know the history of their country well enough. I think that for today’s schoolchildren, Cosmonautics Day, regardless of the events held, is an ordinary day. And therefore, if it falls on weekdays, I personally always talk a little about this date in my lessons. I am not a historian - a mathematician. But on this day I will definitely give my students a “space” problem, where the answer will be equal to 108 minutes, during which Yuri Gagarin flew around the Earth.
Report on the Lesson named after Yu.A. Gagarin, dedicated to “Cosmonautics Day and the 55th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space.”
As part of events to perpetuate the memory of the First Cosmonaut of the Planet Yu.A. Gagarin, in the year of the 55th anniversary of the First manned space flight (1961-2016), a lesson named after Yu.A. was held at the Secondary School No. 23. Gagarin “Space is us. Gagarin's lesson."
The purpose of the Lesson is to instill patriotism in the younger generation and respect for the achievements of our Motherland.
At physics lessons in grades 7-11, presentations were shown and students read reports on the following topics: “XX-century-century of cosmonautics”, “Space-an unknown world”, “Belka and Strelka”.
For students in grades 1-5, a game show program “Let's fly to the Sun” was held, during which the children underwent space tests: they solved puzzles and riddles, solved crosswords, jumped over “craters,” created flying machines, and collected space words.
For 6th grade students, the head of the school library is Ryzhova L.A. made a bibliographic review of “The first flight into space.”
A thematic lecture “Towards the Stars!” was held for students in grades 7-8, dedicated to the 55th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s space flight.
For students in grades 9-11, the Hour of Russian Cosmonautics “1961: Gagarin’s Spring” was held, and exhibitions of drawings and newspapers “We and Space” were organized.
On April 12, high school students showed their presentations to school students on the following topics:
"The Nature of Stars".
"History of Space Exploration".
"YU. A. Gagarin – pilot – cosmonaut.”
"The Science of Stars and Planets."
"World history of space exploration."
"Solar system".
“And 55 years ago...”
"What do we know about space?"
"Planets of the solar system."
"Sun".
talked about Cosmonautics Day, about cosmonauts, about Yu. A. Gagarin. The guys really liked it.
Physics teacher MOAU "Secondary School No. 23"
Sipkova L.V.
On April 12, 2016, the whole world celebrated the significant event - 55 years since man began the exploration of outer space.
At the MOAU of the city of Novotroitsk, “Secondary School No. 23,” educational and entertaining entertainment was dedicated to the festive event. event "Let's fly to the sun." From 8:30 in the assembly hall you could see “live space pictures”, as well as an astronaut made of balloons. Students in grades 1-5 were dressed in homemade astronaut costumes. The guys learned ditties and sang them to the accompaniment of Denis Barsukov's button accordion. INDuring the game program, children learned a lot of new things about the planet Earth, its satellite - the Moon, the role of the Sun in the emergence and development of life on Earth, the planets of the solar system, stars and constellations. In order for each class to be completely immersed in this cosmic atmosphere and plunge into the world of astronauts, various competitions were organized for this purpose.Viewers were able to see historical photographs of people whose names are associated with space, as well as extraordinary photographs of space phenomena and people in space. The little ones collected stars with great excitement, imagining themselves as astronauts and employees of the Mission Control Center. Teams of spectators found out who knew more about the great cosmos.“Space flight” was interesting and exciting thanks to the enormous preparation of our school’s physics teacher Lyudmila Vladimirovna Sipkova and her assistants: activists of grade 8 “B”, students of grade 10 “A” Alferova Elizaveta, Baldin Ivan, Balabina Polina and Sadovnikova Olga.
Photojournalist
student of class 10 "A"
Sadovnikova Olga
On the eve of the celebration of the cosmic anniversary, the Sadovskaya school worked on a mini-project« Russia is the birthplace of astronautics», All students took part in it under the guidance of class teachers and deputy director for educational work Irina Valentinovna Gavrilova. As part of the project, competitions of drawings, posters, applications, crafts, and newspapers were held. All works were presented at the exhibition« The name is space distances», dedicated to space, stars and human space flights. In the works of childrenouter space, galaxies, planets and stars have turned from a fantastic reality into the reality of our world. Children's drawings are emotional fantasies on the theme of the unknown, very bright, expressive in both color and shape. Every visitor to the art exhibition was able to discover such an attractive, amazing and mysterious world of space. IN on the anniversary day a large festive event was held"The son of the earth and the star" in which we are summed up the results of all the work. On n e There were poems and songs about the first cosmonaut and the exploration of outer space. Videos and presentations were shown telling about places in Saratov associated with the name of Yu. A. Gagarin, his studies and life, and about space flight. P The memories of eyewitnesses to the events of that distant day were heard - Vasily Andreevich Evseev, a resident of the village of Sadovy, who previously worked in a design bureau for assembling aircraft parts. The guys were very interested in the memory of Alexandra Petrovna Elistratova, who was present at the celebration. On the same day, the winners of various competitions dedicated to Cosmonautics Day were announced. In nomination"Best Drawing" The first places were taken by first-graders Yulia Tumaikina, Dina Karadau and 4th grade student Nargiz Beloglazova. The most colorful posters were those of fourth graders, and student 1st class Nizami Mirzaev. The most interesting newspapers were published by the editorial boards of the 9th and 8th grades. The jury members named the most original works the crafts of Maria Suzgaeva and Daria Demidova, Danila Alexandrov, Angelina Strygina, in the category"Applique" The best were the joint works of Sofia Kozlova and Maria Suzgaeva, Angelina Strygina and Polina Kalugina. Winners of the competition"Melodies of Space" became 11th grade student Yulia Savelyeva and members of the circle“Weighty notes.” In the competition " Son of the earth and stars» The winners for the best reading of the poem were: eniki 3 classes. The school's teachers are confident that research work on the space topic will not pass without a trace.
A week dedicated to the 55th anniversary of Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin’s flight into space started at the school in the village of Shirokoe. Teachers prepared interesting presentations and films, quizzes and games for schoolchildren, talked about the history of the holiday, the first cosmonauts, and interesting facts. Children read poetry, designed rockets of the future and present, and drew pictures of space. The coordinator of all events was physics teacher Galina Ivanovna Muchkaeva. For preschoolers, Cosmonautics Day was marked by sports competitions. Teams"Rocket", "Comet", "Sputnik" competed in agility, endurance, dexterity, and then all together launched an artificial satellite into Earth orbit using balloons. These wonderful space adventures were organized by preschool teachers Tatyana Viktorovna Makeeva, Irina Leonidovna Kuznetsova, Irina Vladimirovna Gladilina, music director Angela Viktorovna Ignatieva, physical education teacher Irina Vasilyevna Gubanova, deputy director for educational work Tatyana Anatolyevna Medvedeva and 9th grade students Albina Kiselnikova and Kira Yurina .
At the school in Kurdyum village Also a number of events dedicated to D nude astronautics. School students took part in a drawing and crafts competition, a photocross, and a reading day« Reading about space and astronauts». On this day, the children remembered the biography of the first cosmonaut and watched a video about Yu.A. Gagarin. The most memorable event was the quest game« Space trip», where elementary school teams visited the planets of the solar system. Each station greeted the team with a new task: “ T aliens", " AND weightlessness test", " AND development effluents.” The teams confirmed their erudition, performed space songs superbly, and also showed physical endurance. They were rewarded with a great time and certificates from the winners.
Pupils 9 "A" and 7 "A" classes of the school in the village of Storozhevka with teacher Marina Aleksandrovna Zhogal prepared and held an event dedicated to this date. The assembly hall was full. Poems and songs were sung. Yuri Gagarin spoke from the screen, beaming with his famous smile:" Go! " Rushing upward, he took off" EAST ". TASS message, jubilant people fill the streets! And then there was a story about how a person was able to accomplish this, what contribution to space exploration the enterprises of the Saratov region have made and are making. The children expanded their knowledge about cosmonauts whose lives were connected with the Saratov region: German Stepanovich Titov, Gennady Vasilyevich Sarafanov, Yuri Georgievich Shargin. Everyone listened and watched information about Russian cosmodromes with interest. In the school hall there is an exhibition of wall newspapers dedicated to space exploration. Each class presented its own newspaper on a given topic. 
This day at school sat down A Sokur was filled with interesting events. All classes made presentations as part of the project« The amazing world of space». The guys talked about Yu.A.’s childhood, youth and family. Gagarin, about preparations for the first space flight, about memorable places associated with the name of the first cosmonaut. Then students from grades 4-7 took part in« Space relay race», where the guys showed resourcefulness, showed high reaction speed and showed their leadership qualities. And students of grades 8-11, having received a route sheet, went to« Space trip» by station « Through hardship to the stars», « Meeting with aliens", "Constellations". All tasks were completed and the guys safely “returned” to Earth.
TO55th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flightstudents and teachers of the school in the village of Yagodnaya Polyana prepared in advance, preparing and developing a number of events dedicated to this date under the motto"Lift your head." Kristina Kuzyaeva, an 11th grade student, took part in the regional competition«
Cosmic attraction»,
where I read a poem by P. Nefedov«
Ballad of an Untied Shoelace»
and was awarded Poch with this diploma. Her the performance was shown on TV" Russia, Saratov ". Pupils 6 and 7th grade students Elizaveta Kucherenko, Konstantin Zverev, Ilya Kuznetsov became the winners of the 22nd scientific and practical environmental conference of students, dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the flight of the first cosmonaut Yu.A. Gagarin. Thematic classes were held for the children on April 12«
Space! Gagarin! 55!», «
Gagarin on Saratov land"," Raise your head." The school's teachers visited the landing site of Yu.A. Gagarin, and students are planning to leave in the near future. The events dedicated to the anniversary do not end there. A school-wide event will be held on Friday, April 15«
People reach for the stars»
for students in grades 1-11 and their parents. 
An event dedicated to the 55th anniversary of man's flight into outer space was held at the school in the village of Bolshaya Kamenka. The event program included a story and viewing of a presentation about the biography of A.Yu. Gagarin, poems about the first cosmonaut; acquaintance with memorable places that bear the proud name of Gagarin, watching a documentary film about Gagarin’s preparation for the flight and the very take-off of the satellite ship" East ". The children received a huge amount of positive impressions, knowledge, and felt pride in their country, which was the first to explore outer space. The school was also visited by a visiting planetarium with the theme« Gagarin - the first cosmonaut». The children enjoyed listening to the lecture about space and looked at the stars and other space objects with interest.
On this day, students from grades 1-4 at a school in the village of Karamyshka made an exciting journey into virtual space. The guys made mock-up rockets and met in flight with weight e a real alien, they competed in agility, dexterity and ingenuity. Prepared and conducted a gaming event«
Space trip»
primary school teacher Svetlana Nikolaevna Yagubova. History and social studies teacher Elena Alekseevna Gavrilova conducted a single lesson«
Space is us. Gagarin's lesson»,
at which the hosts of the event introduced the children to the history of space exploration, told the biography of Yu.A. Gagarin, and about achievements in the field of astronautics. The presentation of the presenters was accompanied by a presentation and video clips."Flight of Gagarin", "Death of Gagarin", reading poems about Yu.A. Gagarin and space. At the end of the event, the children were offered a game program«
Journey into space»,
in which students from all grades participated. Children traveled around the planets“Unknown”, “Mysterious”, “Fantasy”, “Starry”: they guessed riddles and puzzles about space, answered mini-quiz questions, competed in artistic skills, and put together puzzles. Also on this day, the traditional mini-football competition for the Gagarin Cup took place, which has been taking place at the school for 10 years. The national team of grades 6-9 won. The series of events ended with a drawing competition«
Man and space». 
B 1 "B" in the cadet-Cossack class of the school in the village of Vyazovka, a lesson was held on April 12« Space is us. Gagarin's lesson" During the lesson, students went on a flight to the planet"Znayki" where they learned about the first cosmonaut of the planet Yu.A. Gagarin, saw video footage of the first manned flight into space, and the beauty that Yu.A. Gagarin once saw. We learned about the achievements of our country’s rocket and space industry, space stations, satellites. We looked at the exhibition dedicated to space. They answered the quiz questions, and upon arrival on planet Earth, they depicted space in their drawings. On the eve of the Day schoolchildren to astronautics made collective and individual crafts.
Department of Education, Physical Culture and Sports of the Municipal District Administration
On April 12, 1961, the whole world was shocked by the announcement of the beginning of a new era of space flight. On this day, Soviet cosmonaut Yu.A. Gagarin launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on the Vostok-1 spacecraft and made an orbital flight around planet Earth for the first time in the world. The flight in near-Earth space lasted 108 minutes. April 12, 2016 marks the 55th anniversary of the first human flight into space. In honor of this historical event, a number of interesting and exciting events took place at the Nikolaev School, with the participation of children and their parents. In the 11th grade, class teacher Oksana Vladimirovna Panasenko gave a lecture on the topic “Mysteries of the Universe.” As part of the week of the natural and mathematical cycle, physics teacher Natalya Vladimirovna Denisenko conducted a number of open lessons. At 9.00 the school held an open lesson on the topic “Space is us. Gagarin's lesson." Teachers of grades 1-11 prepared presentations, lectures, and photographic material. Parents were invited to open lessons. The school administration visited open lessons in 1st grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade. The lesson began with a presentation by students of grade 4-B (Anfilova K. Poberezkiy A. Mayboroda S.), who prepared reports about pilot-cosmonauts. Prepared the students Chopovskaya I. D. Then students 1-A, 1-B, 3-A and 4-B (Khristich T. Anurov M. Ivleva V. Payuta A. Kolesnichenko A. Koblova K. Belyanin V. Gongalo A. Bulavkina A. Kuzmin V. Muzhichenko L. Likhanosov D. Astrakhantseva D.) read the poem “In Memory of Gagarin” against the background of music and slides on the theme “Space”. Teacher Payuta N.A. prepared a photo exhibition “The Unknown Universe” and an exhibition of books “Our Space”. In conclusion, teacher Veselyanskaya T.B. held a quiz “Soviet people - conquerors of space.” It should be noted the active participation of our students in drawing competitions on this topic. Since April 11, 2016, the school has been hosting an exhibition of drawings “The Path to Space” by students of our school. Students from grades 1-8 took part in the exhibition. The works of the following students were recognized as the best: Category “Posters” - 1st place 2nd grade poster. 2nd place - 1st grade poster. Category “Drawings” - 1st place Ivantsov N. 3rd grade, 2nd place - Half A. - 3rd grade, 3rd place Bulavkina A. 3rd grade. Commendations for participation in the competition were received by Vodopyanova A. - 2nd grade, Chernyshova E. - 11th grade. In the category “Joint work of children and parents” - 1st place - Kostenko L. - 1st grade, Zakharov Z. 2nd grade, 2nd place - Anurov M. 1st grade, 3rd place - Nasibov A. 2nd grade.
The “Starry Sky” photo competition has started for high school students. The results of the competition will be summed up at the school Masters Fair in May 2016. In the school library from 04/11/16 to 04/15/2016 there is an exhibition of books and press “Great Discoverers of Space”. The results of the events and photographic materials are posted on the official school website. (website address: website)
School director N.P. Buts
April 12 (Cosmonautics Day) is one of the outstanding dates in world history. It was on this significant day that a highly complex launch vehicle successfully launched into orbit the first ever spacecraft, VOSTOK-1, carrying the Earth’s first cosmonaut, a citizen of the Soviet Union, Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin.
“Man has always been burdened by the boundaries in which he lived, and tried in every possible way to push them forward. The desire for the Unknown, for the knowledge of what was outside his native place - home, region, planet - has always been one of his strongest feelings.”
Cosmonautics Day is a memorable date celebrated on April 12, established to commemorate the first manned flight into space; it is a celebration of the human mind and intellect.
Space was unknown to humanity. But 1957 changed everything. “The beginning of the Space Age was marked by the launch of the first Soviet artificial Earth satellite on October 4, 1957. The news of the launch of the satellite is written in golden letters in history.”
“Space age... Most of the inhabitants of the Earth have some specific ideas associated with these words.” Meanwhile, the history of space exploration is being made before our eyes.
K.E. Tsiolkovsky stood at the origins of Russian cosmonautics. He is called the “father of Russian cosmonautics.” “Tsiolkovsky is the founder of the theory of interplanetary communications; The scientist was the first to study the issue of a rocket - an artificial Earth satellite, and put forward a number of hypotheses that found application in rocket science. Konstantin Eduardovich was the first ideologist and theorist of human exploration of outer space. His works contributed significantly to the development of rocket and space technology in the USSR and other countries. A crater on the Moon is named after Tsiolkovsky.”
“Geniuses like Tsiolkovsky knew how to look far ahead. For them, the picture of the cosmic future of humanity emerged quite clearly in basic details. And these were not fairy-tale dreams, but scientific foresight. Tsiolkovsky’s main idea was that the Earth is only the cradle of humanity, and its home should be the vast Space.”
“Modern humanity really is like a baby. It does not yet fully know all the corners of its cradle - significant expanses of land and the colossal Blue Continent remain unconquered, undeveloped. But already now, foreseeing the future, humanity, like a baby, is drawn to external, as yet seemingly inaccessible objects. It even makes decisive attempts to step over the edge of the cradle and enter the huge outer world, which at first seems alien.”
“Cosmonautics is the hope of humanity, it is the most progressive equipment, the most precise machines and tools, the most advanced materials, the most advanced technology, the newest achievements of science.”
