THE PODMOSKOVNY LYCEUM
& Boarding School


The Podmoskovny Lyceum in Koralovo, forty kilometres from Moscow, was founded in 1994 as a privately-funded, independently-run school, affiliated to the Institute of Technology. Its purpose is to provide an education and upbringing, free of charge, for orphans and children from socially disadvantaged families.

Our children

We care particularly for those left without parents and for young members of single-parent families where there are many children.

Currently, one hundred and sixty five children from the age of 12 upwards attend the Lyceum. They come from Moscow and from other parts of Russia, above all those regions where Yukos plc was active: Samara, Tyumen, Tomsk, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk.

Entry is by written and oral examination. Among successful candidates priority is given: to children whose fathers have been killed serving in the border forces or died at one of the Yukos company’s enterprises; those whose fathers are currently serving as Russian border guards in “local conflict” zones (e.g. Tajikistan, the Caucasus region); as well as children from one-parent families, households were there are many children, or families in which both parents work in the state sector as school teachers, doctors and so on. There are also some unfortunate youngsters who since the late 1990s have endured the horror of terrorist attacks in Kaspisk, the “Nord-Ost” theatre siege and Beslan.

On joining the school, a formal agreement is reached with the parents or guardians, specifying their rights and those of the school.

The conditions in which the children then live and are taught are unique. They enable our pupils to gain extremely high levels of education and continue their studies after graduating. Even more important, our school helps these otherwise disadvantaged and needy children to become worthy citizens of the new Russia.

Our educational principles

The children at the Lyceum live and study in an atmosphere of warmth, care and support. No one discourages their self-expression. Every child feels secure and valued. Each enjoys the freedom to choose among the available educational courses and extra-curricular activities and is free to study at his or her own pace. They are taught to compete against themselves, not each other, overcoming difficulties and correcting their own mistakes — the Lyceum does not apply the system of negative grades.

In 2005 two of our 31 graduates received the Lyceum’s coveted golden medal, given for “excellent” final marks in all subjects. Five more received silver medals, which are given for a “good” final mark during their entire period of study at the school. Thus far, every one of our children has found a place in institutions of higher education on leaving the Lyceum. In 2006 one of our thirty graduates was awarded a gold medal and four gained a silver medal. In 2007 one of Koralovo’s leaving class gained a gold medal and three were silver medallists.

Our organisation

The school principal is Boris Khodorkovsky. His wife Marina is a member of the board of trustees.

Regular inspections and reviews of the Lyceum’s activities, including visits from organizations abroad, confirm our exceptional standards of education, upbringing and accommodation.

The school was formally recognised by the Moscow Registration Chamber as an educational institution on 22 September 1998 and its registration details were again updated on 24 December 2001.

Contacts

We would welcome your interest and participation in the life of the Lyceum and its pupils.

You may write to us at:

143070 Russian Federation

Podmoskovny Lyceum-Boarding School

Koralovo village

Yershovsky rural district

Odintsovsky district

Moscow Region

And if you would like to make a donation, the details of the Lyceum bank account follow.

Yours sincerely,
Boris Khodorkovsky

On behalf of all the staff and teachers
at the Podmoskovny Lyceum-Boarding School


Bank details for donations:

Beneficiary: Cross Industrial Institute of Technologies

Beneficiary’s address:
17, building 2 Dubininskaya street, 115054, Moscow

Transit USD account: No. 4070 3840 2382 5022 9343

Beneficiary’s bank: Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, Lyublinskoe branch No. 7977

SWIFT- SABRRUMÌ
Account No.: 3030 1840 8380 0060 3825

Correspondent Bank: The Bank of New York, NY

Correspondent account: 890-0057-610
SWIFT-IRVTUS3N

Payment reference:
Endowment for Podmoskovny Lyceum-Boarding School

For the purposes of the school’s legal documentation as a charitable body, as well as for the donor’s own accounting and tax purposes, we can draw up Endowment Agreements and other documents concluded with donors in compliance with current Russian legislation.