Russian Sunday School “LIDER” – is a community non-for-profit organisation that provides education to children from Russian-speaking families.
The school children are aged between 4 to 14 years. They come from various ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds and are united through the Russian language, culture and history; Russia being their ancestors’ homeland.
What distinguishes the LIDER School from other Russian schools in Melbourne?
In the LIDER school, children learn the Russian language not only in language and literature lessons, but also in other subjects offered at the school. Mathematics, history, art, drama and basic study of nature are taught in Russian.
There are 4 different studios operating at the school after school hours, where children can develop their interests and talents. There are drawing and dancing studios. In addition, there are 2 chess studios for children with different levels of skill at playing chess. Children attend the studios with great pleasure because the subjects are taught in Russian and the teachers are highly motivated and professional.
The school also holds regular extracurricular activities – concerts, festivals and tours that focus on the introduction and celebration of major events of the three cultures: Russian, Jewish and Australian. Our goal is to ensure that the graduates of our schools have been able to incorporate elements of three cultures and pass them on to their children.
Another feature that distinguishes our school from other Russian-language schools in Melbourne is that LIDER School is democratic. Parents are involved in school management processes. We respect all the parents and listen to their opinions. We conduct a survey at the end of the school year and, based on the views of parents, the school makes plans for the next academic year.