International British English School Moscow - English School Foundation

How to apply to ESS

Applications to the international English School of Science and Technology in Lefortovo are accepted all year round and students often start during the course of the school year. There is no deadline for applications.

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Join Our Virtual Tour to School!

We invite you to discover the new campus of our international school in Moscow. “Le Fort” School of Science (former known as the English School of Science) is a UK school for expat and local families, following the English national curriculum for England and Wales and with a fresh approach to the syllabus. We have a keen focus on maths, science and IT, as well as developing first class English literacy and a generous offer in humanities. Affordability for all is key.

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Our School Traditionally Sponsors a Happy Family Day

Tseleevo Polo Club in the Moscow countryside. This summer was no exception - on July 06, 2024, we participated in this wonderful social event for the expat and local community of Moscow, and what a day it was!

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“Le Fort” School at the High Level Speakers Conference

Our School Management had honour to participate at the high level speakers conference, which the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia held with Professor John Mearsheimer and Ambassador Jack Matlock, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union.

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Snowy Fun

This year, the Moscow winter turned out to be unusually snowy and cold. However, as the saying goes, there is no bad weather, there are bad clothes. With the health of our students in mind, we took them outside for recess practically every day.

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September News from Nursery and Reception

Welcome back to everyone returning and a big warm welcome to all our new students! September for the Nursery is a time of getting to know each other and getting used to the school and its routines.

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September update from Primary Years

In our English classes this month, the Primary students we have begun learning new vocabulary and how to write proper sentences. We had our first spelling quiz and have been learning how to share about ourselves and our lives in writing.

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Field Day with sports and games and a Pizza Picnic

On Monday June 15 we celebrated the end of this long and challenging school year by arranging a Field Day with sports and games and a Pizza Picnic for our students!

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Open Lessons for parents

Our young students and staff have worked incredibly hard in this productive and challenging school year and we were happy to demonstrate our achievements.

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Trip to «Oceanarium»

On the 1st week of March 2020 our Pre-schoolers and Primary students of Year 1/2 and 3 (Miss Lin’s, Mr. Richard's and Miss Hanneke's Year groups) visited Moscow «Oceanarium» in VDNKh.

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Нарру St. Valentine’s Day!

Our St. Valentine Day was so very successful!

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Biology Practicals

Senior and middle school students had a number of exciting practicals.

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Inter-house school football tournament!

Once again we have started the new football season! All The Children and Students participate and games take place every week.

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Anglo-Saxons in Year 7

In October our Year 7 students studied Anglo-Saxon Britain and made a project focused on the everyday life at that period.

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Primary students learned about different Life Cycles we can observe in nature

he students built our own life cycle of a butterfly in class, and made a life cycle of their choice at home and presented it to the class.

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Miss Hanneke, Year 3 Classroom teacher, devoted a week to speaking about gratitude

She says: “I shared my own story with the kids to teach them about one of the biggest lessons I learned during my own journey with cancer.

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Field trip to the State Historical Museum

Our Senior classes visited the State Historical Museum in September. The guided tour was excellent: the guide was very knowledgeable and clearly had a passion for the museum.

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Kuskovo Fieldtrip in September

We started our school year with an amazing fieldtrip! Everyone really enjoyed visiting Kuskovo Park Museum.

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«Black Beauty»

February 2019.

Our younger children visited a local stable to give them some insight into a book which they are reading for their English Literature classes, “Black Beauty” – a famous children’s classic novel by Anna Sewell which is in fact a life-story of a horse.

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Snow Sculpturing

January 2019.

The school enjoyed a wonderful creative event – Snow Sculpture Competition.

The event took place on a sunny and snowy day during the lesson breaks and accounted for the big changes in the House Points for the winning House.

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Happy New Year!

December 2018.

In December our Christmas Activities were open by the traditional Decoration Day.

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Autumn Carnival at the ESS

All the pupils and staff put in a huge effort to prepare for the Autumn Festival on the last Friday of October, and their efforts resulted in a wonderful day with many-many good memories.

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Academic Scholarships for our Students

The English School of Science and Technology, Lefortovo, is dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted children and with this aim the school provides financial aid to its students.

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All-School Assemblies led by the students

As part of our project education and public speaking practice our Students researched on a particular problem that affects our planet and then presented their findings at the all-school Friday morning assemblies. The students focused on the problem of Deforestation, which they also studied in their Geography course and they chose different formats to reveal the theme.

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For Gifted and Talented

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Open House Music Lesson

We at ESS love to celebrate our students’ success and we do this in many ways.

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Primary Sports Day

At ESS Lefortovo we love sports and games; and our annual Sports Day at the end of the school year is a must

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Book Week at Primary: Chicken Licken!

The ESS Primary students celebrated Book Week with the Reading Festival and Book Character Costume Parade in the end.

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Book Week and William Shakespeare’s birthday

To celebrate Book Week and William Shakespeare’s birthday (23rd April, 1564), Years 7 and 8 commemorated these two events with an excellent assembly on the life and work of the great playwright.

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ESS Lefortovo is the most central international school in Moscow

All the central areas of Moscow are very convenient to commute to the ESS School and it averages up to 20 minutes by car/minibus to get to the school from either of these central areas.

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Admissions at ESS FAQ

Please find answers to some of the Admissions Frequently Asked Questions

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The Old English Court Museum

As part of the Great London Fire topic, our Primary children visited the Old English Court Museum in Moscow. It is one of the oldest buildings in Moscow built as a private home for a wealthy merchant in the Zaryadie region (famous as the centre of trade in medieval Moscow) and later became home of the first foreign representation in the Russian capital.

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GCSE Mock Exams in Y10

Our Year 10 students sat their Mock Examinations in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Humanities, English and modern languages in January 2018. At a strong school like ours where the class sizes are small and the teachers are experienced and dedicated, our students are academically at least half a year ahead of their age-group, that is why our Y10 students will sit 3 out of 8 (I)GCSE tests a year earlier.

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Hosting a Commercial

The International School of Science and Technology has played host to several motion pictures, documentaries, and commercials throughout its history. With its unique traditional English school design, large classrooms, picturesque surroundings and knowledgeable staff, the ESS is a popular location for filming and expert interviews.

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Decoration Day at ESS Pre-School Department

Last year our Christmas Activities were open by the traditional Decoration Day. This is a popular event amongst our pupils when they start a variety of interesting and exciting activities with a “Christmas feel”.

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What is STEM in modern Anglo-American Schools?

The educational process consists of lots of factors that directly affect the students. These factors witnessed great change in the 21st Century and thus what was considered a good education 50 years ago is not sufficient for success in an economy driven by innovation and knowledge.

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International School of Science: Physical Education (PE)

The main goal of the international School of Science and Technology PE programme is to get students fully involved in different types of physical activity and instill a sense of joy in participation no matter what the student’s ability. There is no formal grading for PE but we do offer constant feedback to our students so that they may improve in all areas.

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Staff news

Mr. Ross Hunter, our longtime Development Director will serve as Headmaster for the rest of the school year.

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ESS Preparatory Class starts in January 2018

A new Preparatory class is open on Jan. 15, 2018 for the children of 4 – 6 years of age.

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Winter and New Year celebrations at ESS

Our students had a very busy but exciting time in December 2017 as the festive season was approaching very fast and they had a lot to do.

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Ross Hunter talks about secondary education in Russia

In December 2017 Mr. Ross Hunter, our school’s Headmaster and the international education expert, had an interesting conversation with John Harrison from the Capital Ideas about the secondary education and international schools in Russia.

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Watch this video about our school: The International English School of Science and Technology (ESS)

Recently John Harrison from the Capital Ideas posted a new issue of this very popular video magazine about life and business in Russia.

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Our Warm Congratulations to Y10-8 Football Players!

On November 18, 2017 our Y10 and Y8 students participated in the football completion and played a game with the team of the Christian Club “+1”.

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Y10 Field Trip to the Micro-Biology Laboratory and the DNA Learning Center

Last month our Y10 enjoyed the field trip to the micro-biological laboratory and conducted laboratory works on DNA restriction and transformation as part of their Biology curriculum.

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Peter Kropotkin: An Inspiration for London and Moscow

With Russia’s history, direction, and relations with the West once more under review, the time is ripe to celebrate one of the great revolutionary thinkers, one largely forgotten in his native city of Moscow.

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Annual Autumn Carnival at ESS was a spooky fun time!

Families and guests enjoyed our very special parade, carnival games, art show, and good food. Thank you to all of our Student Council and staff who helped to make this event a ghoulishly great success!

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