PSTGU will host the Axios Olympiad for schoolchildren

The Olympiad is timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding saint of the 20th century - St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', after whom the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University is named.

X Multidisciplinary Olympiad of PSTGU for schoolchildren of grades 6-11 is held in 14 profiles: Fundamentals of Christianity (theological and missionary faculties); Russian history; Social studies (history department); Russian language; Literature (this profile is included in the List of Olympiads of the Russian Council of Olympiads for Schoolchildren); English language; Church Slavonic language (philological faculty); Musical art (faculty of church singing); Fine arts: Painting, drawing; Fine Arts: History of Arts (Faculty of Church Arts); Mathematics (Faculty of Informatics and Applied Mathematics); Pedagogy - additional assignment for 9-11 grades. (Faculty of Education); Sociology - add. assignment for 10-11 grades. (Faculty of Social Sciences); Latin (Faculty of Theology).

For the first time this year, the Department of Ancient Languages and Christian Literature of the Theological Faculty of PSTGU, together with the Moscow Olympiad for schoolchildren and the Moscow Department of Education, is holding the XIX Olympiad for schoolchildren in the Latin language and ancient culture. In addition to schoolchildren, students of medical schools and colleges are invited to this Olympiad.

The winners and prize-winners of the Axios Olympiad are awarded certificates and prizes. All participants receive certificates. Winners of the Olympiad in the “Literature” profile receive benefits when entering universities in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Education and Science. The winners of the Olympiad in the fields of “Literature”, “Musical Art” and “Fine Arts” are also awarded state prizes in support of talented youth.

The multidisciplinary Olympiad of PSTGU “Axios” includes two independent rounds: full-time and extramural. Any student in grades 6-11 can participate in the Olympiad, regardless of participation in previous rounds. The competition is held on the basis of general education school programs.

Date of the full-time round of the Olympiad: February 1, 2015. Venue: Novokuznetskaya st., 23. For details, call the hotline: 8-800-100-77-18 (ext. 5). Calls within Russia are free.

The organizer of the Olympiad is the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University. The key partners of the Olympiad are the META Foundation for Education and the St. Basil the Great Charitable Foundation.

Regulations on the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture”

The Olympiad for schoolchildren “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” is held by the Educational Institution of Higher Education “St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Humanitarian University” in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated April 4, 2014 No. 267 “On approval of the Procedure for holding Olympiads for schoolchildren” (as amended by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated December 10, 2014 No. 1563).

General provisions

1.1. These Regulations on the Olympiad for schoolchildren (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) determine the procedure for organizing and conducting the Olympiad for schoolchildren “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” (hereinafter referred to as the Olympiad), its organizational, methodological and financial support, the procedure for participation in the Olympiad and the determination of winners and prize-winners.

1.2. The main goals of the Olympics are:

the formation of a sustainable interest in scientific knowledge in the humanities among secondary school students at all stages of schooling;
involving students in research and educational activities in the field of history and culture of Orthodoxy;
creating the necessary conditions to support gifted children;
assisting students in their career guidance;
spiritual, moral and historical-patriotic education of schoolchildren;
improving the scientific and methodological qualifications of teachers, graduate students, students, scientists taking part in the Olympiad.

1.3. of grades 4–11 from state, municipal and non-state educational organizations implementing general education programs take part in the Olympiad on a voluntary basis

1.4. The working language of the Olympiad is Russian.

1.5. The Olympiad is held in Moscow, other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the CIS and Baltic countries in agreement with local educational authorities, in cooperation with educational and educational structures (schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, palaces of creativity, diocesan departments of religious education and committees for work with youth) .

1.6. The official portal of the Olympics is located on the Internet at: opk.pravolimp.ru

Organizational, methodological and information support for the Olympiad

2.1. The coordination of the Olympiad is carried out by the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University in accordance with the functions determined by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated April 4, 2014 No. 267 “On approval of the Procedure for holding Olympiads for schoolchildren” (as amended by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated December 10, 2014 No. 1563).

2.2. To hold the Olympiad, the Central Organizing Committee of the Olympiad, the Central Methodological Commission and the Central Jury are formed annually, the composition of which is approved by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

2.3. General management of the preparation and holding of the Olympics is carried out by the Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics.

2.4. The Chairman of the Central Organizing Committee is the rector of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University.

2.5. To conduct the qualifying stages of the Olympiad (school, municipal) and the final (regional) stage, organizing committees and juries are formed locally from among scientific and teaching workers of educational organizations of general, secondary vocational and higher education for a period of no more than one year.

2.6. Information about the Olympiad and the procedure for participation in it, about the winners and runners-up is open, published in the media, the Internet (opk.pravolimp.ru, distributed among students, teachers and parents. All tasks and solutions to Olympiad tasks after the Olympiad are promptly published on the Internet.

Functions of the organizing committees, the central methodological commission and the jury of the Olympiad

3.1. Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics:

3.1.1. The Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics is formed from among the scientific, pedagogical and administrative personnel of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University, higher education workers, benefactors of the Olympics, and representatives of the public.

3.1.2. Functions of the Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics:

develops this Regulation and makes changes to it;
establishes the regulations for the Olympics;
ensures the direct holding of the Olympics;
considers, together with the Central Methodological Commission and the jury of the Olympiad, the protocols for approving the rating lists of the qualifying stages of the Olympiad;
on the basis of protocols on the approval of regional lists of participants in the Olympiad and the best works of participants in the final (regional) stage, forms a unified all-Russian ranking of winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad;
approves the list of winners and prize-winners of the final stage of the Olympics;
awards diplomas to the winners and prize-winners of the final stage of the Olympics;
submits an annual report on the results of the past Olympiad to the Russian Council of School Olympiads;
develops a draft budget for the Olympics;
prepares materials for covering the organization and holding of the Olympics in the media.

3.2. Local Olympic organizing committees:

3.2.1. The organizing committees of the qualifying rounds (school, municipal) and the final (regional) round are formed from among employees of local educational authorities, diocesan educational departments and youth affairs committees.

3.2.2. Functions of the local Olympic organizing committees:

ensure the direct holding of the Olympics on site;
approve the financial plan and cost estimate for the Olympics;
determine sources of funding for the Olympics;
form the jury of the relevant stages of the Olympics;
approve the lists of winners and prize-winners of the relevant stages of the Olympics, send them to the Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics;
send to the Central Organizing Committee of the Olympiad the approved rating lists of participants, winners and prize-winners of the relevant stages of the Olympiad and the best works of the participants in the final round;
award diplomas to the winners and prize-winners of the final stage of the Olympics;
organize local media coverage of the Olympics.

3.3. Central Methodological Commission of the Olympiad:

3.3.1. The Central Methodological Commission is formed from among the scientific and teaching staff of the Higher Educational Institution "Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University", teachers from leading universities of the Russian Federation, as well as teachers from secondary educational institutions of the Russian Federation, specialists in the humanitarian fields of knowledge.

3.3.2. Functions of the Central Methodological Commission:

development of materials for Olympiad tasks, criteria for evaluating completed Olympiad tasks, methodological recommendations for organizing and conducting the Olympiad for all stages;
determining the form of holding and technical support for the final stage of the Olympics;
submitting proposals to the organizing committee of the Olympics on issues related to improving the organization of the Olympics;
consideration, together with the Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics and the jury, of appeals of Olympic participants;
publication of solutions to Olympiad tasks and other types of tests.

3.4. Central jury of the Olympics:

3.4.1. The central jury of the Olympiad is formed from among the leading scientific and pedagogical personnel, specialists and management of various departments of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University, higher education organizations, research institutes and centers.

3.4.2. Functions of the Central Jury of the Olympics:

checking and evaluating the results of the Olympiad tasks;
determination of candidacies for winners and prize-winners of the Olympics;
approval of a unified rating list of winners and medalists of the Olympics;
consideration, jointly with the Central Organizing Committee and the Central Methodological Commission of the Olympiad, of appeals of Olympiad participants.

Procedure for participation in the Olympiad and determination of winners and prize-winners

4.1. The Olympiad is held from September 1, 2019 to April 1, 2021 in three stages: school (qualifying), municipal (qualifying), regional (final).

4.2. The total number of winners and prize-winners of each qualifying stage should not exceed 45% of the total actual number of participants in the qualifying stage of the Olympics. The number of winners of the final stage of the Olympics should not exceed 8% of the total actual number of participants in the final stage of the Olympics. The total number of winners and prize-winners of the final stage of the Olympics should not exceed 25% of the total actual number of participants in the final stage of the Olympics.

4.3. The winners of each of the qualifying stages of the Olympiad, within the quota established by the Central Organizing Committee and the Central Methodological Commission, are recognized as all participants in this stage of the Olympiad, following the winners in the final table.

4.4. Winners and prize-winners of the qualifying stages of the Olympics are awarded diplomas.

4.5. The following participants take part in the school (qualifying) stage of the Olympiad: students in grades 4–11.

4.6. The municipal (qualifying) stage of the Olympiad is attended by students of grades 4–11, winners of the school stage of the Olympiad of the current academic year, as well as prize-winners of the school stage of the Olympiad of the current academic year, who have scored the number of points required to participate in the municipal (qualifying) stage of the Olympiad quota established by the Central Organizing Committee and the Central Methodological Commission.

4.7. The following participants take part in the regional (final) stage of the Olympiad: students of grades 5–7 and 8–11, winners of the municipal stage of the Olympiad of the current school year; winners of the municipal stage of the Olympiad of the current academic year, who have scored the number of points required to participate in the final stage of the Olympiad within the quota established by the Central Organizing Committee and the Central Methodological Commission; winners and prize-winners of the final stage of the Olympiad of the previous year, if they continue their studies in educational organizations, provided they complete the mandatory homework, uploaded to the official website of the Olympiad within the time limits established by the Organizing Committee and have completed mandatory personal registration for the regional stage;

4.8. The quota for participation in the final stage of the Olympics is set by the Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics. The winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad are determined based on the results of the regional (final) stage of the Olympiad.

4.9. The Central Organizing Committee reserves the right to publish the results of the final (regional) stage on the Olympiad website opk.pravolimp.ru no earlier than one calendar month after the end date of the regional round, but no later than April 10, 2021 .

4.10. The number of winners of the final stage of the Olympics should not exceed 8% of the total actual number of participants in the final stage of the Olympics. The total number of winners and prize-winners of the final stage of the Olympics should not exceed 25% of the total actual number of participants in the final stage of the Olympics.

4.11. The final (regional) stage of the Olympiad is held in person.

4.12. The final stage of the Olympiad and the completion of tasks within its framework are carried out in the form of a written test, including research and creative blocks.

4.13. The results of the final stage of the Olympics are summed up by the jury for each age category and issued in the form of 1st degree diplomas for the first 8% of the total number of participants in the final stage and 2nd and 3rd degree diplomas, but no more than 25% of the total number final participants.

4.14. The Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics reserves the right to cancel the results of the final (regional) stage in one or more regions in case of non-compliance or violation by the regional organizers of the Regulations and Regulations of the Olympics.

4.15. The Central Organizing Committee of the Olympics reserves the right to award participants in the final stage in the framework of additional nominations established by the partners of the Olympics.

Rights of winners and runners-up

5.1. The winners of the Olympiad are the participants who showed the best results and were awarded 1st degree diplomas. Participants awarded with 2nd and 3rd degree diplomas are considered winners of the Olympiad.

Participants in the Olympiad may be awarded certificates, diplomas, and memorable gifts.
Diplomas of winners and prize-winners are signed by the chairman (deputy chairman) of the Organizing Committee of the Olympics.

5.2. Submission of lists of winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad to the Russian Council of Olympiads for schoolchildren, posting information about the winners and prize-winners on the Olympiad website is carried out within the time limit established by the RSOS.

5.3. Participants in the final stage of the Olympics, after the results are announced, can file an appeal within 5 days after the publication of the list of winners and runners-up. Information about the appeal procedure is posted on the Olympics website.

5.4. Benefits for winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad in a subject (set of subjects) may be provided upon admission to higher education institutions, in accordance with current legislation, in specialties (areas of training) in accordance with the profile of the Olympiad. The list of general education subjects that correspond to the profile of a particular Olympiad in a subject (set of subjects) and specialties (areas of training) for which benefits can be provided to winners of the Olympiad is determined by the List of Olympiads for schoolchildren.

Financial support for the Olympiad

6.1. Financial support for the school stage of the Olympiad is carried out at the expense of the funds of the Olympiad Board of Trustees, sponsors and patrons involved in the organization and conduct of Olympiad events.

6.2. Financial support for the municipal stage of the Olympics is carried out at the expense of the funds of the Board of Trustees of the Olympics, sponsors and patrons involved in organizing and conducting Olympic events, city targeted programs, and other funds.

6.3. Financial support for the regional stage of the Olympiad is carried out at the expense of the funds of the Olympiad Board of Trustees, sponsors and patrons involved in organizing and conducting Olympiad events, regional target programs, and other funds.

6.4. The organizers of each stage of the Olympics have the right to create boards of trustees of the Olympics, involving sponsors and patrons in the organization and conduct of Olympic events.

6.5. Charging fees (in any form) for participation in the Olympics is not permitted.

St. Tikhon's University is holding the XI All-Russian Olympiad “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture”

Moscow, September 17, 2021

The school tour of the XI All-Russian Olympiad “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” has started, reports Patriarchia.ru.

The “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” Olympiad is annually included in the list of subject Olympiads for RSOS schoolchildren in the subjects “History” and “Theology”. Based on the results of the examination of materials from the first Olympiad, which was carried out by the All-Russian Council of Olympiads, the Orthodox Olympiad was assigned the second level. This is the only confessional Olympiad among subject Olympiads.

The Olympiad “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture: “Holy Rus', keep the Orthodox Faith!”” has been held since 2008 by the Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Humanitarian University. The event is held with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' with the support of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Russian Union of Rectors, the Russian Council of School Olympiads, and the Presidential Grants Fund.

Students of grades 4-11 of state, municipal and non-state educational organizations implementing general education programs, including educational organizations of the Russian Federation located outside its borders, can take part in the Olympiad on a voluntary basis.

The Olympiad is held in a set of subjects related to the study of the history and culture of Orthodoxy. Every year, more than 350 thousand participants from 10 thousand schools (every fifth school) in Russia, representing 80 regions, take part in it.

The school tour takes place in person on site. The teacher responsible for the school registers on the website https://opk.pravolimp.ru, submits an application, downloads assignments in his personal account and, after the school tour, posts the results on the website.

In the 2018-2019 academic year, tasks for the school tour Olympiad will be distributed for the following categories of students: 1) for students in grades 4-5, 2) for students in grades 6-7, 3) for students in grades 8-9, 4) for students in grades 10-9. 11 classes.

Students in grades 4 in the module “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” will be able to take part in the Municipal Tour along with students in grades 5-11 in accordance with the Olympiad schedule.

Students in grades 4-5 in the “Secular Ethics” module are invited to take two tours: a school (autumn) tour from September 2021 to January 2021 and a municipal (spring) tour in March 2019.

Topics of the Olympiad for the 2018-2019 academic year:

“Speculation in stone”: stone church architecture of Ancient Rus'

The topic draws attention to the history of the appearance of temples and monasteries during the period of stone construction, their architecture, initiators and architects, the painting system, as well as memories of temples, reflection of the images and fate of these temples in painting and literature.

"The Slavic world in the era of Saints Cyril and Methodius"

The topic allows you to delve into the mission of the holy brothers, better understand their feat, consider the fruits of the mission in Slavic countries - primarily in Bulgaria and Serbia, in which their works contributed to the final establishment of Christianity, see the cultural ties of Russia with other Slavic countries and the significance of the mission for the spread and the establishment of the Christian faith on Russian soil.

"Youth: freedom and responsibility."

More detailed information is presented on the Olympiad website.

Russian Orthodox Church

On February 2, 2021, in the Cathedral Chamber of the Moscow Diocesan House - the main building of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University, an in-person round of the XV Multidisciplinary Olympiad of PSTGU "Axios" was held, in which about 650 students from 33 regions of Russia took part.

Over the 15 years that have passed since the first Axios Olympiad, about 30,000 schoolchildren took part in it, many of whom subsequently graduated from PSTGU and became clergy, teachers, theologians, religious scholars, regents, conductors, icon painters, programmers, philologists, translators, journalists, historians, sociologists and educators.

Traditionally, the full-time round of the Axios Olympiad, which was conducted by eight faculties of PSTGU, was dedicated to the memory of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia: this year, February 1 marks the 155th anniversary of his birth, April 7 marks the 95th anniversary of the saint’s death.

Before the start of the Olympics, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir in the Moscow Diocesan House. Deputy Dean of the Theological Faculty for Educational Work, Priest John Vorobyov, addressed the participants of the Olympiad with a welcoming speech. He reminded those gathered about His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon and the historical Local Council of 1917-1918, which took place within the walls of the Cathedral Chamber, and that many participants in the Council accepted the feat of confession. Father John called for prayer to the new martyrs and turning to them in difficult situations. He also emphasized that the Church needs educated people and expressed hope to see participants in the Olympiad among the university students. In conclusion, the priest wished those present success in completing their tasks.

Before the start of the tests, excursions to the Museum of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia were organized for the participants of the Olympiad; adults accompanying the participants were able to visit the museum while the schoolchildren were completing their Olympiad tasks.

The full-time tour for schoolchildren in grades 6-11 was held in the following fields: fundamentals of Christianity, Russian language, English language, Church Slavonic language, literature, social studies, Russian history, mathematics, music, painting, geography.

Additional tests in sociology, pedagogy and economics were organized for schoolchildren in grades 9-11.

Traditionally, participants are given 2.5-3 hours to complete the tasks of the Olympiad, while those who wish have the opportunity, after passing one work, to try their hand at another area of knowledge. Many participants write two papers, but there are also those who complete assignments in three or even four subjects.

The results of the full-time round will be published on the PSTGU website in early March. On March 15, the closing ceremony of the XV Multidisciplinary Olympiad of PSTGU “Axios” will take place.

The Olympiad is held on the basis of general education school programs and includes two rounds - full-time and extramural. Participation in the Olympiad is taken into account when entering PSTGU. The Olympiad profiles “Literature” and “Social Studies” are included in the list of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, which allows participants to receive additional points when entering other universities.

Participation in all rounds of the Olympiad is free. All participants receive certificates, prize-winners receive certificates, winners receive certificates and prizes. Teachers who trained the winners and prize-winners are awarded certificates of gratitude; Letters of gratitude recognize the success of schools whose students regularly show good results.

Press service of PSTGU/ Patriarchia.ru