Curators

Vera Krasnoselskaya
Curator of the

Stepan Ovchinnikov
Curator of the GES–2 school programme, the curator and presenter of the

Veronika Molchanova
Curator of the GES–2 school programme. She is a culturologist, former teacher of cultural theory and history at the Lyceum of the Higher School of Economics National Research University, and a researcher at the Laboratory of Cultural Research at the Higher School of Economics National Research University.

Anastasia Korosteleva
Curator of the GES–2 school programme. Has worked as a curator of the Summer Creative Lab for teens at the ZIL Cultural Centre (2018-2020) and a coordinator of the Cartoon Factory at the Great Festival of Cartoons (2018, 2019). She was a curator of The Nature of Sound experimental section at the Baikal International School.
Educators

Yulia Apanasenko
Philosopher and a teacher. She has been involved in the development and teaching of the Theory of Knowledge meta-disciplinary course, and has supported research and project activities of high school students at the Lyceum of the Higher School of Economics National Research University. She has collaborated with the University for Children project at the Polytechnic Museum.

Alexandra Dudarenko
Culturologist and a researcher. She has supervised the anthropological activities of high school students at the Lyceum of the Higher School of Economics National Research University, has developed and led an art workshop for neurodiverse children, and has been involved in research work for the Shalash charity foundation.

Sergey Zykov
Artist, a musician and a mediator. He has worked at the Multimedia Art Museum (MAMM) and at the ZIL Cultural Centre. As a mediator, he has primarily interacted with children and teenagers, striving to make curatorial projects open to young people. A graduate of the Moscow Architectural Institute, he is currently studying at the BAZA Institute of Contemporary Art.

Maria Osetyanskaya
Art historian, an art therapist and a psychologist. She is the author and presenter of the GES–2 — Here It Is! programme for neurodiverse participants. She has developed and conducted tours, lectures and workshops for children and adults at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Maria is an author and a facilitator of educational courses for teenagers and adults in the Koleso Obozreniya (Ferris Wheel) inclusive project.
The School Board
In winter 2019, the
The members of the Board are:

Anna Tikhomirova
Psychologist, a lecturer at Moscow State Pedagogics and Psychology University (MGPPU), an author and developer of social projects and programmes (The Bumper Book Bus for kids, Perekryostok help centre for teenagers, SVOYA Shkola). Most of all she likes to invent and create new things together with kids and teenagers.

Yuri Podkopaev
Deputy director for the organisation of the educational environment, the head of the high school and a mathematics teacher at the New School. Previously, he has worked at Tubelsky School and The Living School, as well as at the Kavardak Centre for Self-Determination for Children and Adults, and has also been a methodologist at Uchi.ru and Yandex.Textbook.

Pyotr Safronov
Education researcher, a philosopher, a poet, and a member of the RF (RyadovkaFioletovaya) group. He is a methodologist at the Letovo school and the author and moderator of the Razobraz Telegram channel about education. Previously he has worked as a philosophy teacher and taught at the Free University.

Galina Solovieva
Primary school teacher and an organising educator. She holds the degree of Master of International Baccalaureate and is a certified IB PYP Educator. She is the author of supplementary education programmes. For many years she has been working as a counselor and an organizer of leisure programmes for kids, and currently she creates scripts for group quest games.