22 September 2026 The winners of the fifth season of the Know it? Teach it! contest were honoured at the Gorky Film Studio. Schoolchildren tried their hand at being science communicators: they made videos explaining scientific concepts, phenomena, and theories in a light and accessible way.
This year, the jury included Natalia Tretyak, CEO of the Vyzov Foundation. She presented the award in the Best School special nomination – a gift certificate for an interactive panel. The award went to Avdeev Moscow School No. 338. Its students were the most active, submitting 51 videos to the contest.
According to Natalia Tretyak, it is especially important today to support projects that help engage young people in science in a language they understand: “The Know it? Teach it! contest gives schoolchildren the opportunity to feel like real science popularizer bloggers: not just to study science, but to talk about it in a vivid, modern, and engaging way. And this is incredibly important because interest in research, technology, and discoveries is born precisely during school years, when eyes are full of excitement, when you want to experiment, ask questions, and learn something new every day.”
At the ceremony, School No. 338 was represented by its director, Dmitry Pluzhnikov. He spoke about why his students took part in the contest with such enthusiasm: “We are actively developing pre-professional classes, we have a school media center, the kids make engaging videos and become real celebrities. Our school also hosts an annual research and practice conference called 'Flight,' which we organize together with the city’s leading universities. There, the kids present their projects in various fields of knowledge and make their first scientific discoveries.”
The finalists were congratulated by Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. He emphasized that thanks to the achievements of the young laureates, a new generation of researchers is emerging in the country: “According to sociological surveys, 71% of parents want you to pursue a career in science. For this number to grow, we need to continue talking about complex things in a vivid, talented, interesting, clear, and simple way, to show and inspire everyone to follow your example. Great job, we are proud of you.”
Dmitry Chernyshenko
The Know it? Teach it! science video contest is organized by the National Priorities Autonomous Nonprofit Organization as part of the Decade of Science and Technology. This season, 2,000 schoolchildren from 82 regions of Russia took part in the project.
Photos: Press Office of the National Priorities Autonomous Nonprofit Organization
