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Top Skiing & Snowboarding Areas in Moscow, Russia

Skiing & snowboarding in moscow.

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• District South-Western (YuZAO)
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• Butovo South
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1. Skiing & Cycling Lata Track

2. Ski Sports Complex Kurkino

3. Sport Club Alfa-Bittsa

4. Ski Slope Sevastopol Avenue

5. Sports Complex KANT

• Sports Complex KANT
• Skiing & Cycling Lata Track
• Ski Slope Sevastopol Avenue
• Sport Club Alfa-Bittsa
• Ski Sports Complex Kurkino

Maiden Erlegh

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• Archived 2020/21 Year Group Letters

Letters sent to Year 10.

• Year 10 - Mathematics Set Changes for September 2021 - July 2021 pdf File
• Year 10 - New Head of Year - July 2021 pdf File
• Year 10-English Literature Novel Choices - July 2021 pdf File
• Year 7-10 and Year 12 - Traffic Control - June 2021 pdf File
• Year 7-10 and 12 - Pastoral Day - June 2021 pdf File
• Year 7-10 - Maiden Erlegh Ski Trip 2022 - June 2021 pdf File
• Year 10 - Shakespeare’s Globe Online Workshops - June 2021 pdf File
• Year 7-10 - Uniform and Equipment Letter - June 2021 pdf File
• Years 9 and 10 - GCSEPod Parent Webinars - May 2021 pdf File
• Years 9 and 10 - GCSEPod Parent Webinars Flyer - May 2021 pdf File
• Years 7-10 - PE After School Fixture Letter - May 2021 pdf File
• Year 10 - PSMSC Letter - May 2021 pdf File
• Year 10, 11 & 13 - Special Consideration Letter - April 2021 pdf File
• Year 10, 11 and 13 - Examination Grades - March 2021 pdf File
• Year 7-11 - Uniform and Equipment Letter - February 2021 pdf File
• Year 10 - PPE Letter - February 2021 pdf File
• Years 10-13 - Maiden Erlegh Trust assessment and reporting for exam groups - January 2021 pdf File
• Years 9-11 - GCSEPod Parent Event Letter - December 2020 pdf File
• Parents Guide - How to support your child through GCSEs pdf File
• Year 7 -11 - Uniform and Equipment Reminder - December 2020 pdf File
• Year 7-11 - Uniform and Equipment Requirements - December 2020 pdf File
• Year 7-11 - Students’ Christmas Lunch - December 2020 pdf File
• Year 10, 11 and 13 Government announcement of support to students sitting public exams - December 2020 pdf File
• Year 10 & 11 Study & Exam Skills Day Letter - November 2020 pdf File
• Year 7-10 - Rainbow Virtual Youth Group - November 2020 pdf File
• Year 9-11 - GCSEPod Letter - November 2020 pdf File
• Year 9-11 - Logging on to GCSEPod with Google - November 2020 pdf File
• Year 10 - Virtual Parents' Meetings Letter - November 2020 pdf File
• Year 10 - Virtual Information Evening Letter - October 2020 pdf File
• Years 8 to 11 Target Setting - October 2020 pdf File
• Year 10, 11 and 13 - Public Exams Information - October 2020 pdf File
• Year 10 - Study & Exam Skills Day Letter - September 2020 pdf File
• Year 10 - Religious Studies GCSE Letter - September 2020 pdf File
• Year 10 - Mathematics Set Changes - September 2020 pdf File
• Year 10, 11 and 13 - Awarding Grades Summer 2021 - May 2021 pdf File

• The Best Winterlands In Moscow

The Best Winter Wonderlands In Moscow

Infamous for its bitterly cold winters, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Muscovites enter a hibernation period once temperatures drop below zero. However, frosty weather doesn’t mean an end to outdoor amusements in Russia ‘s capital. Come the first snow, many of Moscow’s best-known sites transform into winter wonderlands, with ice rinks, glühwein and cheer aplenty. We’ve picked the best of the bunch for your trip.

Red Square Ice Skating Rink

Arguably boasting the best views of any ice skating rink in Russia, the GUM department store’s ice rink is situated on Red Square, affording you stunning view of St.Basil’s, the Kremlin and GUM itself. With only 450 skaters allowed on the ice during each session, the rink is relatively small by Moscow’s standards so it’s worth getting there early to ensure you grab a place to practice your pirouette. Bawdy Soviet-era tunes that blast out from the loud speakers and an adjacent Christmas market selling snacks, drinks and (admittedly overpriced) Matrëshka dolls add to the festive feel. The rink is usually open 10am to 1 pm during the winter season, with ticket prices dependent on the day and time.

The monster ice-rink at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNKh) offers avid skaters over 20,000 sqm of ice, making it the largest artificial ice skating rink in Europe. In fact, it’s so big that organizers have taken the decision to split the rink into sub-areas to cater to all tastes. These include a children’s area, ‘Infinity’ and ‘Big Circle’ zones and, for the romantics among you, even a ‘Lovers’ Alley’ where you can practice that backwards skating hand-holding move that all Russian couples seem to have mastered. There are several open-air cafes you can enter straight from the ice, as well as skate-sharpening stations if all of that fancy footwork has blunted your blades. Lighting under the ice provides a unique ambience in the evenings and there will be a pedestrian viewing bridge if you fancy being a spectator rather than participant first time around. The rink is open 11am to 11pm (except for Mondays).

Tverskoy boulevard | © Sergey Rodovnichenko/Flickr

Tverskoy Boulevard

Once a walking area reserved exclusively for Moscow’s nobility, Tverskoy Boulevard is the longest and oldest boulevard of its kind in central Moscow. Starting at Pushkin Square and stretching all the way to the Timiryazev monument on the way to Arbat, this pleasant tree-lined pedestrian zone is flanked by several notable buildings including Café Pushkin – a gastronomic institution in Moscow – and Herzen House, where the eponymous author was born. In winter the boulevard becomes even more magical, with lights decorating the trees and the appearance of festive stalls down the central thoroughfare selling souvenirs, mulled wine and other seasonal treats.

Kuzminsky Park

The official Moscow residence of Father Christmas or ‘Ded Moroz’ as he is more commonly known, Kuzminsky Park manages to maintain its festive cheer year after year. Despite the fact that the park as a whole has probably seen better days, there is plenty of charm to be found amid the ruins of the original 18th-century estate, most of which burned down in 1916. Children and their parents flock here over the new-year period to meet Ded Moroz and Snegurochka – a Russian snow maiden popular in traditional fairytales. Other sites to explore include a bath house, an Egyptian pavilion, several beautiful churches and an 18th-century classical-style church.

Tsaritsyno Estate

Previously named ‘Chernaya Graz’ or ‘black mud’ in Russian, this beautiful country estate had rather humble beginnings. The estate changed hands various times before Catherine the Great decided to buy the land and use it as her private residence outside of the city, renaming it ‘Tsaritsyno.’ Aside from the buildings themselves, many of which were designed in the Gothic style, the main draws of Tsaritsyno are the tranquil forests, beautiful lakes and winding footpaths. In winter, locals ice skate and sled on the lakes and hills surrounding the palace. The snow-covered birch trees and provide the perfect winter wonderland for cross-walking or country skiing. Remember to pack a flask of something hot to warm you up after exploring the many kilometers of parkland.

No Moscow hit-list would be complete without Gorky Park, arguably the classiest of all green spaces in Moscow. The park underwent major reconstruction in 2011, beautifully-kept flowerbeds and impressive boulevards have replaced the increasingly precarious theme park rides that used to dominate the space. In winter the park is as frequented as ever; the ponds are flooded to create an ice rink and an impressive balcony walkway stretches across the park so you can admire the footwork of those below from a safe distance. As with most other Moscow parks, ski tracks are created for winter sports enthusiasts and there are also heaters stationed throughout Gorky if you find sub-zero temperatures particularly unpleasant. Last year more than half a million people visited the ice rink over the winter season, and this number is set to grow even more over the coming months. The park also had a snowboarding zone with jumps and instructors if you decided to take the plunge. The ice rink is open 10am to 11pm.

Sokolniki Park

One for the more adventurous winter sportsperson, Sokolniki park offers 15 tracks totaling nearly 50 kilometers of space for you to practice your cross-country skiing. For the last two years it has also featured a snowmobile village, where you can hire equipment or take the snowy equivalent of a banana boat ride across the frozen tundra for a few hundred roubles. After all that exertion, relax in one of the park’s many cafes with a hot cup of mulled wine. Sokolniki also has the largest natural ice rink in Moscow, which means if you have your own skates, an afternoon of winter fun is completely free. In the winter, explore the beautiful forests of birch, spruce and elm trees.

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Maiden Erlegh

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About the Trust

Welcome to the Maiden Erlegh Trust website.

Community and inclusion are at the heart of what we do, and who we are, as an organisation, and we are proud to represent a broad and diverse range of school communities within our Trust. Each of our schools is a thriving learning community where high ambition and high aspiration for our children and young people are hallmarks, alongside a relentless commitment to developing the whole child.

Our Trust values are Aim High - Be Inclusive - Work Together and our aim is that every school in our Trust will serve its own community’s needs whilst espousing these joint values. Additionally, we understand our responsibility to supporting the broader school system and the establishment of the Maiden Erlegh Institute allows us to collaborate and share our expertise more widely and benefit from the strengths and experiences of others in our pursuit of excellence. 

Jonathon Peck - Chief Executive Officer

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River Academy Project Update: Excellent progress continues on site!

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We have now started the recruitment process for some key roles at River Academy

We are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher, an Assistant Headteacher/SENCO and a Head of Year.  This is a...

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Birch Hill Primary School joins Maiden Erlegh Trust

We are delighted to announce that Birch Hill Primary School has today joined Maiden Erlegh Trust.  We warmly w...

River Academy Statutory Section 10 Consultation - Now Open!

From 24 May to 12 July, Maiden Erlegh Trust conducted a rigorous and fully compliant Section 10 Consultation e...

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Recruitment Event - Wednesday 08 November 2023

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Our schools.

Maiden Erlegh has an enviable 50 year tradition of academic success and provides a high quality education for over 1800 students, 440 of whom are in our thriving Sixth Form.

Academic excellence, while central to the life of the school, is most certainly not the whole picture at Maiden Erlegh. Wider opportunities are provided for our students. For example, foreign language exchanges are arranged with France and Germany, and cultural exchanges with Italy and America. Students have also participated in World Challenge expeditions to Peru, Java, Tanzania, Ecuador and Zambia. An increasing number of students take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

We opened our doors to our first Year 7 students in September 2015 and our school will eventually grow to 900 students, housed in brand-new, purpose-built accommodation that opened in 2016.

A school, however, is not just the building but the community of students, staff and parents working together to deliver excellent outcomes for young people. We are determined that our students will leave Maiden Erlegh School in Reading well qualified and equipped for the next phase of their life. We do this using the educational expertise, experience and leadership from across the Maiden Erlegh Trust, working in collaboration with our sister school.

Our students thrive in a supportive, purposeful and happy environment. They benefit immensely from working with the highly trained, talented and dedicated teachers and support staff and from participating in a wide range of exciting and inspiring extra-curricular activities. As a result they make excellent progress and secure impressive results, but also grow into wonderful young adults.

At Great Hollands Primary School we are proud to offer our children a high quality, well-rounded education with fantastic opportunities to develop self-confidence, independence and a love of learning. Please explore our website to find out what life is like in our amazing school.

Richard ferris - headteacher, at maiden erlegh chiltern edge we are committed to helping our students realise their dreams by equipping our young people with the knowledge, skills, understanding and confidence to achieve success..

Expectations of ourselves, our students and the wider community of the school are high.  We provide a rich and varied curriculum as well as an extensive range of extra-curricular and sporting activities.

Hamilton School's mission is to recognise each and every one of our students as individuals, and to nurture their potential, developing the whole child by challenging and supporting them, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically.

Hamilton School is an SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) Special School in Reading catering for up to 64 students with Education, Health Care Plans (EHCP). 

At Cranbury College, we believe in a therapeutic and trauma-informed approach to understanding behaviours in and out of the classroom. We believe in educational equity for all learners. A great education is an intrinsic right for all young people - not a privilege.

Our young people tell us they enjoy coming to Cranbury College. We constantly strive to create an environment that enables outstanding personal development through a purposeful curriculum; a programme of study designed to meet the needs of our learners coupled with a diverse enrichment offer. We work closely with our parents and carers to establish safe and robust networks of support for our learners. Parents help us to underpin and promote our ambitious aspirations in terms of excellent attendance and exceptional outcomes for all children at Cranbury College.

Oak Tree School is an exciting collaborative project which will provide a safe and happy learning environment for 150 learners, from Year 1 to Year 13, with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for Autistic Spectrum Conditions and associated complex needs including Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and/or Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH).

These children and young people have boundless potential so, at the heart of Oak Tree School’s provision, will be a rich and stimulating curriculum, specialist personal development education and targeted therapeutic programmes delivered by talented and specialist staff.

At Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery we set high standards of work and achieve this through providing a curriculum that also develops children's belief that they can achieve their highest aspiration, while working closely with parents and the whole community. Our Motto is:  Learn, Believe, Achieve Together .

- michael dillon, headteacher, river academy is a brand new, purpose-built secondary school serving the central reading community.  .

This is a wonderful opportunity to shape the culture and practice of a brand-new secondary school, working as a part of a small but dedicated team. River Academy will be a school where the Trust values of ‘Aiming High’, ‘Working Together’ and ‘Being Inclusive’ are firmly established in everything we do, with high expectations for all students and a firm focus on academic excellence and participation ingrained in our every action.