Subject Olympiads. The main stages of the Olympiad

Every year, many different Olympiads are held for schoolchildren of any schools in the Russian Federation, allowing students to show their knowledge and skills in subjects included in the list of programs of general educational institutions of the country. Participation in such events is considered a very prestigious and responsible task, in which schoolchildren demonstrate the knowledge accumulated over the years of study and defend the honor of their own school. If you win, you have the opportunity to earn some privilege for further admission to Russian universities and receive a small monetary reward.

Historical summary

For the first time, Russian educational authorities provided the opportunity for competition between young students back in 1886. In times of prosperity Soviet Union such a movement received additional impetus for further development. In the 60s of the last century, school Olympiads began to be held in almost every discipline related to general education program compulsory training. Initially, such competitions were more of an all-Russian scale, which in the future became all-Union.

To find out exactly what subjects such a competition will consist of in the future, all school Olympiads for 2017-2018 should be announced.

Present time

In the next academic year The best schoolchildren will be able to test their own knowledge in olympiads in several categories of disciplines.

1. Natural sciences: geography, physics, biology, chemistry, ecology and astronomy.
2. Humanities: history, social studies, economics and law.
3. Exact sciences: mathematics, computer science.
4. Philology: English, French, Chinese, Italian and Russian, as well as Russian literature.
5. Other disciplines: physical education, life safety, technology and world artistic culture.

In each of the listed disciplines, there are two blocks of tasks: a part aimed at finding practical skills and a part testing the theoretical basis of each participant.

The main stages of the Russian Olympiads

All-Russian Olympiad consists of organizing and further conducting 4 stages of intellectual competition held at different levels. Representatives of regional educational institutions and schools determine the final schedule of each Olympiad and its location. Of course, the exact list of each competition for next year has not yet been compiled, but current applicants for participation should be guided by the following dates.

1. School stage. Competitions between competitors from the same educational application start almost at the beginning of the school year - September-October 2017. The Olympiads will affect students of the same parallel, starting from the fifth grade. Members of the city-level methodological commission are responsible for developing tasks.

2. Municipal stage. The next stage at which competitions are held between the winners of the previous level of grades 7-11 from the same city. The duration of the Olympiad is December 2017-January 2018. The organizers of such an event are representatives of the educational sphere at the regional level, while officials are responsible for the place, time and procedure of the competition itself.

3. Regional stage. The next level of the All-Russian Olympiad, held in January-February. It is attended by schoolchildren who took leading places in similar competitions at the city level, as well as the winners of the regional selection of the past year.

4. All-Russian stage. The highest level of the subject Olympiad is organized by representatives of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation in March-April 2018. The winners will be able to take part in it regional Olympiad and last year's winners. The exception is schoolchildren who took 1st place, but are behind participants from other cities. The winners of this stage receive the right to participate in a similar competition at the international level, scheduled for next summer.

List of school Olympiads with their main features

Any of the school Olympiads consists of 3 main stages, each of which is characterized by distinctive properties. For example, the winners have a number of privileges over their opponents from the other two groups - the opportunity to enroll in the university on the basis of which the Olympiad itself was held. In this case, entrance exams for enrollment in the first year are canceled automatically. The winners or prize-winners of the 3rd stage in this sense do not have any concessions.

Today it is already known that the list of school Olympiads of the 1st level consists of the following areas and disciplines.

1. Lomonosov Olympiad, consisting of a huge number of different items.
2. “Nanotechnologies - a breakthrough into the future” - an all-Russian Olympiad for every interested student.
3. All-Siberian Chemistry Olympiad.
4. “Young talents” – geography.
5. Open Olympiad in programming.
6. Astronomy Olympiad for schoolchildren from St. Petersburg.
7. Open Olympiad “culture and art”.
8. All-Russian Economic Olympiad for schoolchildren named after N. D. Kondratiev in economics.
9. Moscow Olympiad in physics, mathematics, computer science.

The list of Level II Olympiads consists of the following areas.

1. Herzen Olympiad in foreign languages.
2. South Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren “Architecture and Art” with the following items: painting, drawing, composition and drawing.
3. Interregional Olympiad of MPGU in Law.
4. All-Siberian open olympiad in computer science, mathematics, biology.
5. Interregional Olympiad “Highest Standard” in computer science, literature, history of world civilization and oriental studies.
6. Interregional Olympiad “Future Researchers – Future of Science” in Biology.
7. City Competition open type in physics.
8. Interdisciplinary Olympiad named after V.I. Vernadsky in social studies and history.
9. Engineering Olympiad in physics.
10. Eurasian Linguistic Olympiad in a foreign language at the interregional level.

The 2017-2018 Level III Olympics are represented by the following list of competitions.

1. “Mission accomplished. Your calling is a financier!” from economics.
2. Herzen Olympiad in geography, biology and pedagogy.
3. “In the beginning was the Word...” in history and literature.
4. All-Russian tournament young physicists.
5. All-Russian Sechenov Olympiad in chemistry and biology.
6. All-Russian chemical tournament.
7. “Learn to build the future” from urban planning and architectural graphics.
8. All-Russian Tolstoy Olympiad in history, literature and social studies.
9. All-Russian Olympiad of representatives of musical institutions of the Russian Federation on string instruments, music pedagogy, folk orchestra instruments, choral conducting and performance.
10. All-Russian competition of scientific works “Junior” in engineering and natural sciences.

The noted list of the most relevant Olympiads in Russia has been in effect for the past few years. True, having familiarized yourself with all the competitions, a completely logical question arises: what is the difference between the tasks of all levels? First of all, we are talking about the level of preparation of schoolchildren.

To become not only an ordinary representative of the Olympiad, but even to take a prize place, you should have enough high level preparation. On some Internet portals you can find Olympiad tasks from previous years to check your own level using ready-made answers, find out the approximate start time of the competition and some organizational issues.

School Olympiads for the 2017-2018 academic year are represented by a wide variety and assortment, among which everyone will be able to choose for themselves the subject, discipline and direction in which they are really strong and have certain and necessary skills and abilities.

Why are the Olympics necessary?

Many children have a question - why is it necessary to participate in such school Olympiads, what do they give? Probably everyone should understand that in the modern world, the school Olympiad is not just a good opportunity to demonstrate to everyone one’s abilities, but also a good chance to get the coveted points on the Unified State Exam and when entering a university, especially if the Olympiad was held on the basis of this institution, and he competed as an organizer. But, let's take a closer look at what advantage the Olympics gives to all prize-winners and winners, and what is their main essence?

Features of school Olympiads, list.

First of all, it is worth noting that all school Olympiads are divided into three stages, each of which has its own characteristics and characteristics. So, for example, the winners have a number of guaranteed privileges over similar representatives of the other two groups.

Simply put, those who are among the winners of this stage can be enrolled in the university on which the Olympiad was held as a first-year student without passing entrance exams.

But as for the winners and prize-winners of stage 3, they do the same as the others, without any concessions. It is already known that the list of school Olympiads of the first level will be divided into the following disciplines and areas.

If we talk about second-level Olympiads, this list includes the following areas, which are considered the most popular.

South Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren “Architecture and Art” in a range of subjects, that is, drawing, composition, painting, drawing.
All-Siberian Open Olympiad for schoolchildren in such disciplines as biology, computer science, mathematics.
Herzen Olympiad for schoolchildren in a foreign language.
City open Olympiad for schoolchildren in physics.
Engineering Olympiad for schoolchildren in physics.
Interdisciplinary Olympiad for schoolchildren named after V.I. Vernadsky in the humanities and social sciences, including such areas as history and social studies.
Interregional Olympiad of MPGU for schoolchildren in law.
Interregional Olympiad for schoolchildren called “Eurasian Linguistic Olympiad” in a foreign language.
Interregional Olympiad for schoolchildren “Future researchers - the future of science” in biology.
Interregional Olympiad for schoolchildren “Highest Standard” in Oriental Studies, Computer Science, History of World Civilizations, Literature.

As for the third level, the following Olympiads can be called the most popular, which have already proven themselves only on the positive side.

“In the beginning was the Word...” in history and literature.
“Learn to build the future” in such areas as architectural graphics and urban planning.
All-Russian Olympiad for music college students in the areas of choral conducting, string instruments, folk orchestra instruments, music pedagogy and performance.
All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren “Mission Possible. Your calling is a financier!” in economics.
All-Russian Sechenov Olympiad for schoolchildren in biology and chemistry.
All-Russian Tolstoy Olympiad for schoolchildren in social studies, history and literature.
All-Russian competition of scientific works of schoolchildren “Junior” in natural and engineering sciences.
All-Russian tournament of young physicists.
All-Russian chemistry tournament for schoolchildren.
Herzen Olympiad for schoolchildren in biology, geography and pedagogy.

This is a list of the most popular Olympiads for several years now. But, having familiarized yourself with them, another question arises - what is the difference between the tasks of all three levels.

Correct determination of levels.

Every year, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation approves not only the list of school Olympiads, but also their levels. According to the rules, levels are determined and calculated by the total number of schoolchildren.

Level 1 is the Olympiads. In which more than 3,000 schoolchildren from 20 regions of the country take part annually.
Level 2 – Olympiads, in which 1,500 schoolchildren from 10 regions of Russia will be able to take part.
Level 3 – Olympiads, in which only 300 schoolchildren from 3 regions take part.

That is why, in order to correctly decide on the Olympiad, it is necessary to pay attention to its level.

In a few months, the new academic year begins, which means subject Olympiads are just around the corner. The school stage of the All-Russian Subject Olympiad will be held in September-October 2017. Any student who wishes (not counting students) primary school) can take part in it. What else do you need to know about this large-scale event?

Useful facts about the All-Russian Subject Olympiad for Schoolchildren 2017-2018

A student who takes part in the VOS receives advantages upon admission;
The list of subjects for the title of best has not been changed and consists of both humanitarian and technical subjects;
You can take part in all subjects at once, participation in them does not affect each other;
The structure of the competition and materials for preparing for the Olympiad will remain unchanged.

The All-Russian Olympiad is held in all subjects of the compulsory school curriculum.

By taking part, the student has the opportunity to test his knowledge and receive an incentive in the form of a cash prize, which will help in purchasing the necessary items for in-depth study; protect the honor of your home school or city, even gain some benefits when entering outstanding higher institutions of the country.

That is why each participant tries to approach preparation and participation in the competition as responsibly and seriously as possible.

Competitions between the smartest talents have been held for quite a long period of time, more than a century: the first Olympiads date back to the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

Video review of the All-Russian School Olympiad

In which subjects can a student take part in Olympiads?

All items can be divided into several types:

mathematical sciences: computer science and branches of mathematics;
natural sciences such as physics, chemistry, geography, astronomy, biology;
sciences that study literature (olympiads in Russian, as well as foreign languages, literature);
humanities: history, social studies, economics, law;
remaining items: Physical Culture, life safety, technology, art.

The organizers of the Olympiads test both the student’s theoretical knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge in practice.

Stages of the All-Russian Olympiad 2017-2018

Determining the smartest schoolchildren goes through several stages, there are four in total:

Olympiad between school students. Middle and high school students can participate. This stage falls on September-October 2017. Responsibility for the organization rests with the members of the city Education Committee, in accordance with the taught program in school textbooks.
Competition for the winners of the city’s intra-school Olympiads at the municipal level. The honor of representing the school falls to students in grades seven through eleven. Municipal Olympiads are held from December to January 2017-2018. Organizers at the regional level are responsible for compiling assignments.
Continuation of the competition at the regional level between the winners of the previous stage of the Olympiad and the winners of last year. High school students (grades nine to eleven) in January - February 2018, winners of the municipal stage, receive a ticket to the regional stage.
The final stage. It is held among the winners of the regional stage among all of Russia who have collected a sufficient number of points at the regional stage, and last year's winners. Period: March-April 2018. The event is managed by representatives of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.

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It is a whole system of Olympiads in subjects included in the compulsory curriculum of the country’s general education institutions. Participation in such an Olympiad is an honorable and responsible mission, because this is a student’s chance to show his accumulated knowledge, defend the honor of his educational institution, and in case of victory, also the opportunity to receive financial incentives and earn a privilege when entering the best universities in Russia.

Practice subject olympiads has existed in the country for more than a hundred years - back in 1886, representatives of educational authorities initiated competitions between young talents. During the Soviet Union, this movement not only did not cease to exist, but also received an additional impetus for development. Since the 60s of the last century, intellectual competitions on an all-Union and then all-Russian scale began to be held in almost all major school disciplines.

What subjects are included in the Olympiad list?

In the 2017-2018 academic year, the country's schoolchildren will be able to compete for prizes in several categories of disciplines:

in the exact sciences, which include computer science and mathematics;
in the natural sciences, which include geography, biology, astronomy, physics, chemistry and ecology;
in the field of philology, including Olympiads in German, English, Chinese, French, Italian, as well as Russian language and literature;
in the field of humanities, consisting of history, social studies, law and economics;
in other disciplines, which include physical education, world artistic culture, technology and life safety.

In the Olympiad tasks for each of the listed disciplines, there are usually two blocks of tasks: a part that tests theoretical preparation, and a part aimed at identifying practical skills.

Main stages of the 2017-2018 Olympiad

Conducting the All-Russian school Olympiad includes the organization of four stages of competitions held at various levels. The final schedule of intellectual battles between schoolchildren is determined by representatives of schools and regional educational authorities, however, you can focus on such periods of time.

Schoolchildren will have 4 stages of competitions of varying difficulty levels

Stage 1. School. Competitions between representatives of the same school will be held in September-October 2017. The Olympiad is held between parallel students, starting in the fifth grade. In this case, the development of tasks for conducting subject Olympiads is entrusted to members of the city-level methodological commission.
Stage 2. Municipal. The stage, where competitions take place between the winners of schools in the same city, representing grades 7-11, will be held from December 2017 to January 2018. The mission of compiling Olympiad tasks is entrusted to the organizers at the regional level, and local officials are responsible for issues related to the provision of a place and ensuring the procedure for the Olympiads.
Stage 3. Regional. The third level of the Olympiad, which will be held in January-February 2018. At this stage, schoolchildren who received prizes at the city Olympiad and those who won the regional selections last year take part in the competition.
Stage 4. All-Russian. The highest level of subject Olympiads will be organized by representatives of the Ministry of Education Russian Federation in March-April 2018. Regional winners and the guys who won last year are invited to attend. However, not every winner of the regional selection can become a participant in this stage. The exception is schoolchildren who received 1st place in their region, but are behind in points from the winners at the level of other cities. Prize-winners All-Russian stage can then go to international competitions that take place in the summer.

Where can I find standard tasks for the Olympiad?

Of course, to perform well in this event, you need to have a high level of preparation. The All-Russian Olympiad is represented on the Internet by its own website - rosolymp.ru - on which students can familiarize themselves with tasks from previous years, check their level with the help of answers to them, find out specific dates and requirements for organizational matters.