26 October 2021
Letovo School has been ranked second thus becoming the first Russian school to ever enter the Global Top IB Schools.
School Profile 2020 – 2021
Overview
Letovo School is a non-profit co-educational independent boarding school for grade 7 — 11. Founded in 2018, Letovo offers a world-class, bilingual education to exceptionally gifted and motivated students from across Russia. Having adopted a need-blind admission policy, Letovo seeks to establish an all-inclusive community, educating a new generation of socially conscious, internationally-minded Russian and world citizens.Admissions
594 students from different regions of Russia
51% Moscow
26% European Russia
10% The Urals
8% Southern Russia and the Caucasus
5% Siberia and the Far East
Through a highly competitive admissions process that selects students upon demonstrated aptitude and passion for studies in various academic fields, Letovo evaluates each applicant’s strengths based on their admission test scores, academic achievement, personal essays, and interviews. The need-blind admission process, adopted at Letovo, allows to admit motivated students with exceptional talents and abilities, from all over the country and beyond, regardless of their diverse social backgrounds. With 29 students per place, Letovo’s admitted students are those with the most ambitious pursuits and dreams that are determined to expand their level of knowledge and grow personally in a rigorous and engaging learning environment at Letovo School.
Each year, approximately 170 students are offered admission to the incoming 7th, 8th and 9th grades. The Class of 2022 admissions cycle offered enrolment to 59 students of 1400 applicants.
Life at Letovo
1st of September, 2020
1st of September, 2020
1st of September, 2020
Harry Potter Day, 2019
Harry Potter Day, 2019
School Tiny World Theater, 2019
- About 80% of Letovo students choose to live on campus being largely motivated by their desire to actively participate in school life. They can choose from 200+ school clubs and activities, ranging from advanced academic courses to diverse leisure events.
- Letovo strongly encourages students to study independently, responsibly and with self-direction, such as through conducting independent research as part of their curriculum as well as during student-initiated activities. At the same time at Letovo we seek to foster a collaborative spirit and teach our students the value of teamwork, motivating them to be respectful and open to diverse ideas and opinions of one another.
- Letovo emphasises students’ holistic development and promotes leadership, persistence, communication, initiative, critical thinking, and compassion as necessary character traits to be an active member of the community. These personal qualities are not only infused throughout the curriculum but are also strengthened through elements of CAS and beyond, such as through regular school academic and cultural trips.
Notable achievements
96% OF LETOVO STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SUBJECT-BASED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC OLYMPIADS.
3medals
gold and silver
at International Junior Science Olympiad
5medals
bronze and silver
at International Experimental Physics Olympiad
32significant results
prize winners
at All Russian Schools Olympiad
SAT
SAT Scores in global context
Top 4%
Total score Median 1450
Top 1%
Math score Median 790
Top 9%
Verbal score Median 680
SAT subject scores in global context
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Top 24%
Mathematics L II Median 800
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Top 22%
Physics Median 780
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Top 11%
Chemistry Median 800
Curriculum
The demanding college preparatory programme allows students to combine the Russian Federation curriculum, IB Diploma Programme, SAT and AP; thereby providing students with the choice and flexibility to pursue a pathway that best suits their needs.
Letovo encourages students to go beyond their academic syllabus and fosters their involvement in a variety of enrichment and extension of learning engagements. All students are further required to participate in sports and service programmes as a part of the school extracurricular diploma.
Letovo encourages students to go beyond their academic syllabus and fosters their involvement in a variety of enrichment and extension of learning engagements. All students are further required to participate in sports and service programmes as a part of the school extracurricular diploma.
| Yiddish | French literature |
| French | AP Chinese Language and Culture |
| German | AP French Language and Culture |
| Spanish | AP Spanish Language and Culture |
| Chinese | SAT Subject German |
| English A | Academic reading and writing |
| Russian A | AP English Literature |
| Russian Literature | AP English Language |
| Russian Language | SAT Subject English A |
| Algebra | Olympiad Mathematics |
| Geometry | SAT Mathematics 1 |
| Analysis and Approaches | SAT Mathematics II |
| PRE-IB Mathematics | AP Calculus AB |
| Discrete Mathematics | AP Statistics |
| Visual Arts | Letovo orchestra |
| Theatre | Stain glass painting |
| Ceramics | Photography |
| Music | Animation |
| Film | Dance (classical/contemporary) |
| Design | Sculpture |
| Biology | Neurobiology |
| Chemistry | Basics of bioinformatics |
| Physics | Basic of cosmonautics |
| Astronomy | AP Biology |
| Experimental Biology | AP Chemistry |
| Human Biology: Anatomy, Physiology, Histology | AP Physics |
| Ecology and sustainable development | SAI Biology, Chemistry, Physics |
| Quantum Physics | PRE-IB Scientific reading |
| History | Introduction to Psychology |
| Global Politics | How antient Greeks created European culture |
| Geography | History of Post-Soviet reality: 1918-2014 |
| Business Management | Complex history questions of the 20th century |
| Economics | Introduction to Journalism |
| Philosophy | Financial navigation in a digital world |
| Geography of civilizations | Introduction to Economics |
| History of religion | SAT History |
| Introduction to Archaeology | AP Art History |
| Financial Literacy | AP Government and Politics |
| Financial Markets | AP World History |
| Olympiad History | AP Human Geo.and Urban studies |
| Computer Science | Basis of software engineering |
| Robotics | Web-design |
| Python programming | Computer modelling of physical processes |
| Java programming | AP Computer Science |
23 September 2021
This academic year, Letovo has welcomed a number of new and experienced teachers.
22 September 2021
Since 2018 Letovo school has acted as a test center for the SAT exam.
3 August 2021
Our student Timofey Charkin became a gold medalist.
13 July 2021
18 100-score results at the Unified State Examination
6 July 2021
Today, July 6, 2021, 170 thousand students of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP) all over the world got results of the exams that determine their admission to the universities.
28 June 2021
Our first prom and its moments that we will remember forever.
26 June 2021
Two golds of the European Physics Olympiad
25 June 2021
From June 10, the Curiosity multidisciplinary school was held in Arkhyz.
24 June 2021
Vladimir Lapushkin, a 10th grader, passed the Landau Theorem on quantum electrodynamics.
7 June 2021
Since May 24, 18 high school students from Letovo have been interning at Skoltech laboratories.
25 May 2021
On May 21, we celebrated the end of the school year and welcomed our first graduates.
17 May 2021
On April 14, the school held its first-ever cross-country run!
6 May 2021
First in Russia
26 April 2021
Collecting Electronics Waste as part of ‘ElectroVesna-2021’
2 April 2021
On March 30, Letovo’s tenth-graders had a Service Day – this is the name for the days when the students’ volunteer projects are discussed.
18 March 2021
The holiday that concluded the third term at Letovo
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9 March 2021
On March 4, the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov visited Letovo as part of the Letovo Wednesday Program.
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3 March 2021
On February 27, Letovo held its first social studies and humanities forum.
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18 February 2021
On February 16, the famous skier Natalya Korostelyova gave a ski masterclass at Letovo.
