24-25th February 2012 in National University “Ostroh’ Academy” hosted final part of VII National competition “Teacher of the year from subjects of spiritually-moral direction”.

30 teachers from Ternopil, Vinnutsja, Lvov’, Odessa, Zhitomir, Donetsk regions participated in the competition. The teachers of subjects with ethical type took part in the competition.

The main goals of the competition are:

1. Bring attention of wide scientific-teaching and parent communities to subjects of spiritual-ethical type.

2. Promote professional establishment of teachers with spiritual-moral direction.

3. To exchange experience of teaching of subjects with spiritual-moral direction.

4. Help professional growth of teacher’s skills among spiritual-moral type.

Teachers prepared essays on the topic: “How to arouse schoolchildren’s interest in subjects of spiritual and moral direction?” Interesting debates were held on the theme: “The effective forms and methods of spiritual and moral youth upbringing.” The competition participants were presented with gifts: the journal “Word to the Teacher”, and a good set of Christian literature (the Bible, Children’s Bible, the Bible for Young Readers, the Bible For You, the Eternal Gospel, the Bible Guide with a personal workbook.)

The winners are: Helen P. Koval (Ternopil) – first place; Alla Kirichenko (Odessa region) – second place; Liubov N. Baranova (Zhitomir) and Anna P. Klimenko (Vinnitsa region) – third place. They each received certificates from the organizers of the contest and books from Ostroh Academy.