Kalinina Tatyana Stanislavovna (born January 11, 1961, in the city of Bor, Gorky Region) is an educator who has served as director of Nizhny Novgorod Gymnasium No. 2 since 2002, and is an Honored Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation [1][2]. Under her leadership, the school near the Nizhny Novgorod Yarmarka won four times in the competition for institutions implementing innovative programs, and received the Nizhny Novgorod Prize [3].
From a school in Bor to a gymnasium
She graduated from the Gorky State Pedagogical Institute named after Gorky in 1982 [1]. She worked as a teacher of Russian language and literature, then as deputy director for educational affairs at Secondary School No. 4 in the city of Bor, and later as deputy director for academic and educational affairs at School No. 110 in Nizhny Novgorod [1].
In 2002, she became head of Gymnasium No. 2 and has led it to this day [1][4].
Her professional interests, as noted in the reference guide, include health-preserving and person-centered pedagogical technologies [1]. She led the development and implementation of the teaching and methodological complexes "World of Nature" for grades 5–6, "Chemistry" for grade 8, "History of the Formation of a Scientific Picture of the World" for grades 10–11, and the targeted programs "Gifted Children," "Ochag," "Health," and "Information Without Borders" [1].
Gymnasium No. 2
The school opened on 1 September 1975 and operates in the Kanavino District, not far from the Nizhny Novgorod Yarmarka, across two buildings — at 16a Manufakturnaya Street (the middle and secondary school) and at 4 Mir Boulevard (the primary school); it has no branches [5].
Today it is the Municipal Autonomous General Education Institution "Gymnasium No. 2"; the functions of the founder on behalf of the city are carried out by the Department of Education of the Administration of Nizhny Novgorod [5]. In the legal entities register, the gymnasium is listed with TIN 5257016731 and OGRN 1025202402202; the director is Kalinina [4].
The gymnasium operates as a city resource center; it is home to the school theater "Volshebnaya Maska" ("Magic Mask") and the sports club "Start" [5].
The gymnasium's achievements
The gymnasium has four times been a winner of the priority national project "Education" in the competition for institutions implementing innovative programs — in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2012; it was a laureate of the all-Russian competition "Best Schools of Russia — 2007" and a winner of the regional stage of the competition "Best Schools of Russia — 2010" [3].
In 2010, the gymnasium's creative team was awarded the Nizhny Novgorod Prize in the "Education" category for the results of its development program [3].
Two district-level centers grew out of the gymnasium: the resource and methodological center of Kanavino District (2007) and the resource center for spiritual-moral education and civic education (2010) [3]. Since 2009, the program "The Gymnasium's Cultural Space" has been running here, with the program "Memory of the Heart: From the Legacy of Our Ancestors to the Heritage of the Future" as its continuation [3].
With these programs, the gymnasium twice — in 2009 and 2010 — became a winner and prize recipient in the regional stage of the all-Russian pedagogy competition "For a Moral Feat," and the project "Kanavino Soboryane" won the international grant competition "Orthodox Initiative — 2012" [3].
| Year | Award/Status Received |
|---|---|
| 2007 | winner of the national project "Education"; laureate of the all-Russian competition "Best Schools of Russia"; a resource methodological center of Kanavinsky District was established |
| 2008 | winner of the national project "Education" |
| 2009 | winner of the national project "Education"; prize-winner of the competition "For a Moral Feat" |
| 2010 | winner of the regional stage of "Best Schools of Russia"; Nizhny Novgorod Prize in the category "Education"; a resource center for spiritual and moral education was established |
| 2012 | winner of the national project "Education"; grant from the "Orthodox Initiative" competition awarded to the project "Kanavinsky Soboryane" |
Principal
For her creative work, Kalinina has repeatedly been recognized with commendations and letters of appreciation from the city and regional education departments, as well as letters of thanks from the Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod; she has been awarded an honorary commendation from the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia [1]. On the gymnasium's website, her position is accompanied by the title "Honored Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation" [2].
The principal holds office hours on Mondays and Thursdays; the gymnasium's website features an online reception desk where Kalinina personally answers parents' questions [6].
According to the legal entities register, she is listed as the head of the municipal autonomous general education institution "Gymnasium No. 2" (TIN 5257016731) [4].
Admission to the gymnasium for grades 2–11 is carried out in accordance with the Admissions Rules subject to the availability of places. Your child may attend classes at the "School of the Future First-Grader" preparatory program either at the gymnasium or at any educational institution of your choosing. This has no bearing on admission to the gymnasium [6]
Sources
- yumpu.com — Who's Who in Nizhny Novgorod Region — Kalinina Tatyana Stanislavovna, principal of Municipal Educational Institution Gymnasium No. 2 since 2002. Issue 5, p. 75 (archive)
- gimn2nn.com — Gymnasium No. 2, Nizhny Novgorod — Administration: principal Kalinina Tatyana Stanislavovna, Honored Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation (archive)
- gallery.ddt-chkalov.ru — Internet project "We Are Together" — Kalinina Tatyana Stanislavovna, principal of Gymnasium No. 2, 22 September 2014 (archive)
- saby.ru — Unified State Register of Legal Entities — MAEI "Gymnasium No. 2", TIN 5257016731, OGRN 1025202402202: principal Kalinina Tatyana Stanislavovna
- gimn2nn.com — Gymnasium No. 2, Nizhny Novgorod — General information: date of establishment 1 September 1975, addresses, founder (archive)
- gimn2nn.com — Gymnasium No. 2, Nizhny Novgorod — Online reception desk of the gymnasium principal: answers to parents' questions