The regional competition of research works on local lore “the First discovery”, the regional conference “the First steps in science” and the regional stage of the all-Russian junior forest competition “Podrost” (undergrowth) were held at the Vologda state University.
238 schoolchildren from 25 municipalities of the Vologda region took part in the events. College and university students took part in the competition “Podrost”.
The conference and competitions were organized by the Department of Education of the Vologda Oblast, the Department of Timber Complex of the Vologda Oblast also took part in the organization of the contest “Podrost”. The event was held by the Regional Center of Supplementary Education for children with the support of the Vologda State University.
The schoolchildren of the 1st – 4th grades showed the results of their research in the competition “The First discovery” (held annually since 2011). In the conference “The first steps in science” (it became annual since 2004 and celebrated its 15th anniversary this year) the results of the research were presented by schoolchildren of the 5th – 8th grades from schools and organizations of supplementary education of the Vologda Oblast.
The competition “Podrost” (held annually since 1997) was attended by children aged 14 to 18 and students of vocational forestry schools, who had passed the municipal and regional stages of the competition.
The young foresters made reports at the sections “Forest studies and forestry”, “Practical environmental protection”, “Ecology of forest plants and animals”, “The best experimental research work of students of vocational forestry schools”.
The stand reports have been used at the competition and conference for more than 2 years. This form of speech is gradually gaining popularity among children and teachers.
The opening ceremony was held in the Assembly hall of the educational building No. 8 of VSU. Nicholay Kolygin, director of the Regional Center of Supplementary Education for Children, congratulated the young researchers on advancing to the final. The Director of the house of scientific collaboration of VSU, Marina Butakova, addressed the participants with welcoming words.
“Children, may your research become the bricks in the foundation of your further education. Interest in science, thirst for knowledge and new discoveries – all these mark out a young researcher who has a great future”, – said Marina Vladimirovna.
The lecturers of the Vologda State University and the House of scientific collaboration of VSU took part in the work of the conference sections and in the evaluation of the contestants’ papers.
The results of the regional competition of research works on local lore “The first discovery” and the regional conference “The first steps in science” you can find on the wallpost of the group of the Regional Center of Supplementary Education.