Archpriest Pavel Kalinin took part in summing up the results of the regional competition “Teacher of the Year in Kuban on the Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture”translated

On October 9, 2026, a solemn ceremony was held to sum up the results of the regional professional competition “Teacher of the Year in Kuban on the Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture.” The competition was held by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Krasnodar Territory, the regional organization of the Trade Union and the Institute for Educational Development of the Krasnodar Territory.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Chairman of the regional organization of the Trade Union Vladislav Gaivoronsky, leading consultant of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Krasnodar Territory Galina Tereshchenko, rector of the Institute for Educational Development of the Krasnodar Territory Tatyana Gaiduk and head of the diocesan department of religious education and catechesis of the Ekaterinodar and Kuban diocese Archpriest Pavel Kalinin, as well as heads and assistant heads of diocesan OROiK of others Kuban dioceses.

The winner of the competition was Natalya Gaivoronskaya, an English teacher at school No. 12 in the Pavlovsk district. The winners were Olga Nekoz, a primary school teacher at school No. 5 in the Apsheronsky district, and Elena Ponomareva, a primary school teacher at Lyceum No. 4 in the Yeisk district.

All participants of the competition were awarded diplomas and vouchers to the trade union boarding house “Rassvet” in…