Online programs

The RSA expert team — educators from the Gorchakov Lyceum and schools in MGIMO's educational ecosystem — offers programmes that help high school students and applicants develop skills, useful both in school and when choosing their path:

  • communication and networking with other people; 

  • public speaking and co-design;

  • critical, creative and strategic thinking;

  • self skills (self-care skills: mindfulness, self-regulation, self-reflection, self-development)

  • engineering skills

Wherever the teenager is, he/she has an opportunity to choose an interesting topic, study it at his/her own pace, complete tasks for independent work and a small final test, and receive an e-certificate from MGIMO.

Architects of the future

Student co-authorship as a principle for the development of the environment. The course offers models for introducing co-creative design into the educational environment and engaging students as co-creators of key processes and products. It can be an impetus for the development of student leadership practices, co-design in mixed child-adult teams and co-constructivism.

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Role-play games and public speaking

The course helps teenagers to understand existing model movements and competitions (United Nations Model, TedED, International law and Humanitarian law competitions). It explains the work of institutions that have become prototypes of these role-playing learning processes, the stages of their preparation, and the skills that can be developed through participation in the related activities. The course also helps you learn practical public speaking skills.

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The Junior Diplomat's School

This course introduces the competence profile of a diplomat, expands high school students' knowledge of diplomacy, negotiation and business etiquette, booster skills such as reflection, strategic thinking, ability to set goals and effective teamwork, helps to introduce the habit of continuous self-development and promotes professional self-determination of high school students.

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The absurd inventor's workshop: constructing Goldberg machines

This course aims to develop engineering, creative and critical thinking. The course introduces you to the basic principles of mechanics, dynamics and fluid dynamics. During the course students learn how to build their own machine which performs a very simple action in an extremely complex way with hilarious results (in comics, cartoons). One can learn about the Goldberg Machines movement in Russia and around the world.

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Self-reflection: evaluate your actions and decide what to do next

As part of the course, participants will conduct a self-reflection on their needs, actions, behaviour and activities. This will help them evaluate their actions, become aware of them and decide what to do next. The skill of self-reflection will enable you to make better decisions in the future.

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Set up your life in the mode of uncertainty

During the course participants will learn to predict various situations that arise in the mode of uncertainty and to identify the skills that enable them to be successful in them. They will study BANI-world theory and find the answer to the question "How can I cope with the challenges of the BANI-world?"

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Mindfulness and resilience practice

The course focuses on techniques that enable you to become aware of and manage your own emotions; to develop your ability to notice other's feelings. High school students will learn to cope better with difficult and stressful situations, to express themselves more freely, to channel their energy into creativity and the realisation of their life strategies.

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Contemporary Animation

This course gives you an insight into the trends in the world of modern animation. The course gives you a theoretical and practical understanding of the animation production process. We will start with pre-production, namely the synopsis and script, then we will initiate thinking about the character, make a storyboard and director's script. After that students move on to the production phase. Further we’ll see how the handheld software works and try out the animation sketch. Finally, post-production with dubbing and editing of your film is planned.

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