Moscow Economic School! Our school, or as it is often called, MES, is a private, non-governmental, IB World School. Founded as a result of democratic changes in our country, MES was the first and has grown into one of the largest private, non-governmental schools in Russia. Today, we have 600 students, boys, and girls from the ages of 3 to 18 years old with over 300 employees.
The basis of our progress is our collegial management structure and the active participation of parents and trustees, who are among some of the leading businessmen, scientists, social and political leaders of our country. With their help, we have managed to build a strong strategic aim of development at MES in the direction of using all the best aspects of Russian and international education. Our school has always attracted and continues to attract the most highly qualified teachers from Russian and English-speaking countries, who are focused on the success of each student and creating an atmosphere that fosters and encourages their natural talents.
The Mission of Moscow Economic School is to develop a learning community where students and teachers demand excellence and engagement from one another. Committed to excellence, MES uses the International Baccalaureate programs to motivate students in their learning, encourage them to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners, to be responsible, productive, ethical, and healthy citizens, patrons of their own countries with the ability to think creatively, reason critically, and communicate effectively.
Being an «IB World School», MES aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who acquire the essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions for the 21st century, who apply their knowledge appropriately in new situations, who are open to other people’s perspectives and are empathetic to other people’s situations, who help create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The highest priority is that education must focus on the development of every student’s potential. Members of democratic societies must inherently show respect for the law, the rights of others, and understand the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The learner-centered approach to education focuses on developing a personality or individual for whom participation in civil society is not an imposed external obligation, but the result of internal motivation and intelligent choices.
For graduates, making wise decisions in day-to-day life is of the utmost importance. Education needs to center on the development of students' values, the ability to think creatively and critically, to effectively communicate, and to act decisively in various circumstances with consideration to one’s well-being and the well-being of others. Teaching the «ability to learn» is as important as the subjects themselves.
MES is a Russian private school, an IB World School that combines the best elements of Russian and international education. MES provides numerous opportunities for students to discover and develop their interests and abilities. Students of Moscow Economic School in cooperation with our teachers and psychologist’s work on developing the qualities of a typical «IB Student», strive to achieve their target goals. Throughout their academic careers, students display their various degrees of success through standardized Russian and international tests, academic conferences, state and federal examinations, and ultimately, graduation. MES is a center of professional development for teachers. Our faculty are provided the opportunity for professional development within the International Baccalaureate program through the use of conferences, seminars, and workshops. Teachers of Moscow Economic School are leaders of national and international teaching methodology.
Students, teachers, and parents of Moscow Economic School value differences in culture, the ability to think globally, understand and respect people of other nationalities and religions, and successfully adapt to changes and complexities of the world.
