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Samara teachers became laureates and prize-winners of the Serafimov Teacher competitiontranslated

July 19, 2026 · 1 min read

The results of the pedagogical competition “Seraphim Teacher - 2026”, held by the Foundation of St. Seraphim of Sarov, have been summed up. This year, 1,218 people from all over the country have registered to participate in the large-scale project. Representatives of the Samara region - teachers of the Non-Profit Foundation "Children's Diocesan Educational Center" - received high awards based on the results of the expert assessment. Based on the results of the competition, the employees of the Samara foundation were awarded the following titles and prizes: The honorary title “Serafimov Teacher” was awarded to Maria Viktorovna Sinitsina, a teacher of additional education, chief choirmaster and artistic director of the Combined Children’s Choir “Blago”. The laureates of the pedagogical prize were Ekaterina Valerievna Zharkova (Shigonsky educational branch) and Lyubov Varlenovna Rubtsova (Tolyattinsky educational branch). Irina Vasilievna Ivanova, head of the educational department of the Togliatti branch No. 20, was awarded the prize for her services in preserving and transmitting cultural and historical memory in the Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia. An incentive prize was awarded to Irina Aleksandrovna Pushkina, a teacher of additional education. Congratulations to Samara teachers and mentors on their well-deserved...

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ქეთევან კვარაცხელია

Thanks for this story. I am especially happy for Maria Viktorovna Sinitsina, who is the head of the Svodny children's choir "Blago" - you know what a big deal it is to do church singing with children. I congratulate everyone, especially the teachers of the Toljat branch.

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მაია ჯავახიშვილი

Thank you, Ketevan, for remembering Maria Viktorovna and her team "Blago". In my Kutaisi team, I often say that church singing with children is the biggest responsibility, because they immediately catch everything. I especially congratulate the teachers of Toljat, because our friends work there.

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ლელა ნოზაძე

Maya, that's why Maria Viktorovna's team "Blago" is so special - the children really catch everything right away. That's why I always try to explain the rules of church singing very precisely in our Telavi school. Friends of Toljat, what news do you have lately?

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ვახტანგ ჯავახიშვილი

Maria Viktorovna's "Blago" is really outstanding, children catch on quickly. In Telavi, we try exactly the same way in church singing. What new songs or exercises do you have in Toljat now, Lela?

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ნანა ბერიძე

Maria Viktorovna's "Blago" really captures everything quickly, I listened to their recording yesterday and it made my heart happy. In Telavi, your precise explanation in church singing helps the children a lot. In Toljat, we are now adding old Georgian hymns to our repertoire, are you interested in which one?