The organisers were overwhelmed by the number of entrants: this year 186 candidates from all education sectors sent us their work! The standard of many entries was outstanding. The Russian committee would like to thank all participants and their teachers for their hard work and commitment to Russian.
Winning entries
Category 1(Posters)
Djangoly City Academy, Orthodox Cathedral School (Moscow Patriarchate, London), North London Collegiate School, Robert Pattinson School
Category 2 (Schools and Colleges)
CTC Academy Kingshurst, Eton College, Impington Village College, The Latymer School, Manchester Grammar School, Perse School for Girls, North London Collegiate School.
Category 3 (Colleges, Universities, Evening Classes and Independent Learners)
St. Andrew’s University, University of Birmingham, Independent Adult Learners (formerly from Sussex Downs College), University of Sussex
Category 4 (Heritage Learners)
Cambridge Russian School, Headington School, King’s College School, New Hall School, Russian School (Birmingham), Russian School "Druzhba" (Kingston), Russian School SERLS "Friendship" (Erith), St. Paul’s Girls School, The Perse School, SLOVO Russian School (Aberdeen), West Kirby Grammar School
Adjudication panel
Eugenia Clark (City Literary Institute in London), Goutta Snetkov (Adult Education Sector), Steve Banbury (Walkden High Language College), Paula Limbert (James Allen’s Girls’ School), Claire Wilkinson (CREES, University of Birmingham) and Catherine Arsenieva-Marshall (UK Friends of Hermitage).
Sponsors
Rossotrudnichestvo www.rs-gov.ru
CREES, University of Birmingham www.crees.bham.ac.uk
Ruslan Limited www.ruslan.co.uk
Grant and Cutler www.grantandcutler.com
The Scotland-Russia Forum www.scotlandrussiaforum.org
The Russian Society at the University of Sussex www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/russian
Resources4russian.co.uk www.resources4russian.co.uk
UK Friends of Hermitage www.hermitagefriends.org
Англия www.angliya.com
Prizes
1st – £100; 2nd – theatre tickets to see "White Guard" at the National Theatre in London, books, CDs and DVDs; 3rd – books, CDs and DVDs. All participants will receive certificates. All participants are invited to join the Carl Faberge tour in Russian at the V&A museum on Saturday 25 September 2010.