Russian School Erudite

We invite new students and their parents to an Open House at "Erudit" — for children ages 4 to 15! 📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026 🕐 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Silver Creek Middle School 3701 Saul Road, Kensington, MD 20895 (School cafeteria) At the event there will be Russian-language testing to determine level and class placement, a presentation of the educational programs, a chance to meet the teaching staff, and an opportunity to ask the administration questions and get detailed

Another school year has come to an end, and the Last School Bell has rung at Erudite! Our graduates, who seem to have been little “Pochemuchki” (“Why? Kids”) and “Fantazyory” (“Young Dreamers”)only yesterday, took the stage alongside our future first graders and ceremoniously passed on the “keys to knowledge.” And our future first graders certainly rose to the occasion! They performed for the audience and took a playful school oath, promising to do their homework, arrive at c

What does it mean in Russian when “a bear steps on your ear”? Who is “spinning like a squirrel in a wheel”? And why would anyone “make an elephant out of a fly”? These colorful expressions may sound rather unusual in English, but they are familiar Russian idioms. They mean to have no ear for music, to be constantly busy, and to make a mountain out of a molehill. Russian idioms and expressions are one of our favorite — and truly endless — topics! No matter how many you learn,

A dark summer evening, a vast field lined with garden beds, and not a soul around… Scary! Who among us hasn’t worried about Kotka, the young hero of Nikolai Nosov’s story “Cucumbers” — a true children’s thriller! Of course, the story has a happy ending (but we’ll avoid spoilers, just in case you haven’t read it yet). An open class in Grade 3B, taught by Olga Kalinina, was dedicated to the stories of Nikolai Nosov — funny, engaging, and at the same time full of valuable lesson

Summer vacation is beginning, but when fall arrives, our Malyshok Early Childhood Development Program will once again open its doors to our youngest explorers! We invite little learners to join us for engaging classes filled with play, movement, creativity, and exciting discoveries. In a warm and caring environment, children develop language and communication skills, attention and thinking, sensory awareness, fine and gross motor skills, while learning to interact with others