"Discover Yourself" is a program that helps teenagers better understand who they are, build confidence, and learn to navigate the world around them.
We create a space where teens can ask big questions:
Who am I? What makes me... me? How do I want to show up in the world?
Through games, collaborative projects, and creative workshops, participants explore their strengths and learn to be more confident, flexible, and open.
A project-based approach. Every teenager becomes part of a team and works on a project. Throughout the program, participants:
- Engage in role-playing and simulation games to learn decision-making and working in various situations. In one game, they might take on leadership roles; in another, they navigate group conflicts. This helps build leadership skills and teamwork.
- Participate in project days where they explore various formats—film, theater, exhibitions, and other creative projects.
- Attend workshops designed to enhance creative and social skills. Public speaking and acting workshops, for example, are significant steps toward overcoming the fear of public performances.
- Collaborate within teams, learning to solve tasks together and take responsibility for outcomes.
Ivan Gakh
An educational experience developer and informal education coach. A game practitioner, designer, and facilitator of live-action games across various genres. Screenwriter. Founder of the educational project "Immersion".
Kamila Ziganshina
Social educator at the Social Rehabilitation Center for Minors. She has worked in the field of humane pedagogy in preschool and school institutions, completed courses on supporting children with developmental peculiarities in the intellectual sphere, and was part of a team integrating children with ASD and developmental disorders into preschool settings. At the camp, she is responsible for creating and maintaining the warmest and safest atmosphere possible.
Alexander Ishchenko
Educational experience designer, game designer, game practitioner, project manager, methodologist.
Alexander Kalaido
Game Designer, Head of a video game development studio. Creator of economic simulations and detective games.
Alla Vaitsykhov-skaya
Educational Psychologist, participant in the educational project for integrating game technologies into school education "Games of Your School", project manager at the "Cultural Hub" center for modern citizens.
Anisiya Borisenko
Teacher at the "Creativity" school and documentary filmmaker. She also works with the "Shalash" charity foundation, focusing on soft skills development and managing difficult behaviors.
Konstantin Khasanov
Illustrator and educator. He has collaborated with Disney, drawn concept art for Russian movie and series posters, and serves as the lead designer-illustrator for "Sbercampus" and “Treehouse project”.
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Vladimir Nurgaliyev
Lead facilitator of educational games, director, and author at the "Relax" theater-studio, multiple award winner of regional and national theater contests and festivals.
Yaroslava Timirbayeva
Science popularizer, tutor at the "Quantorium NEL" technopark. Winner of the national "Nanotechnology - Breakthrough into the Future!" olympiad, WORLDSKILLS HI-TECH in the "Laser Technologies" category. Mentor for children's engineering teams. Holds several patents.
Arrival- July 2
Departure - July 13
A creative journey through emotions, perception, and inner responses.
Echo is all about noticing what usually goes unseen in everyday life—the feelings that arise from music, movement, visual imagery, and human connection.
This session focuses on self-awareness and expression through art, sound, media, and physical presence. Each day is a creative experiment where participants explore their inner world and bring it to life using various tools: Media art, photography, collages, visual projects; Video & sound: audio sketches, montage, silence studies; Theatre & movement: gesture, voice, body awareness; AI-powered image and sound generation; Intimate conversations, micro-investigations, and playful formats.
Maya Schultz
A director and actress at the "Mimicry" theater. She has participated in and received awards at various Russian and international theater and street festivals, including in Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany. She is the organizer of the annual international street theater festival "Street Dreams". Maya has also worked as a director in television.
Данила Ариков закончил школу-студию МХАТ. Актер и режиссер московского театра Практика. Лауреат национальной премии "Арлекин" за лучшую мужскую роль. Основатель детской театральной студии Staniislavsky. Член союза театральных деятелей РФ.ми будем открывать свой филиал Большого театра в Дилижане.
Сона обучалась
классическому и современному танцу в Лионской консерватории (Франция), в Женевской балетной школе (Швейцария), Московском Государственном Университете Искусств и Культуры. Сона участвовала в проектах более чем в 10 странах. Eё проекты проходили во Франции, Бразилии и России.
Актриса театра и кино. Режиссёр детской театральной студии «Stanislavsky”. Преподавательский опыт с детьми более 5 лет. Окончила школу дубляжа и озвучки. Она закончила РГИСИ (ЛГИТМИК, СПбГАТИ) факультет театра кукол.
What Teens Gain
Deeper emotional awareness and sensitivity
Skills in building installations, media projects, and AI-generated art
Confidence to express themselves in diverse creative forms
A strong sense of creative voice in a safe, encouraging space
Participants will immerse themselves in the world of animation and explore their unique path to creating stories. They will learn the basics of the animation process, develop their own animation projects, and discover how animation can be a tool for bringing their ideas and dreams to life. This laboratory is a guide to the world of creativity and innovation.
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IVAN STEPANOV-GHEZZI
A game developer and motion designer with 10 years of experience in organizing both entertainment and educational events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. He is the founder of TheRealGame and InsomniaGB projects and teaches at the film lab Noôdome 2022.
Данила Ариков закончил школу-студию МХАТ. Актер и режиссер московского театра Практика. Лауреат национальной премии "Арлекин" за лучшую мужскую роль. Основатель детской театральной студии Staniislavsky. Член союза театральных деятелей РФ.ми будем открывать свой филиал Большого театра в Дилижане.
Сона обучалась
классическому и современному танцу в Лионской консерватории (Франция), в Женевской балетной школе (Швейцария), Московском Государственном Университете Искусств и Культуры. Сона участвовала в проектах более чем в 10 странах. Eё проекты проходили во Франции, Бразилии и России.
Актриса театра и кино. Режиссёр детской театральной студии «Stanislavsky”. Преподавательский опыт с детьми более 5 лет. Окончила школу дубляжа и озвучки. Она закончила РГИСИ (ЛГИТМИК, СПбГАТИ) факультет театра кукол.
Participants will explore the mysteries of nature, conducting experiments and solving scientific puzzles. This laboratory immerses them in the world of scientific discoveries and expands a teenager's view of the possibilities of the scientific path and how science can help them create their own future.
VLADISLAV RYABIKOV
Head of "Quantorium NEL" technopark, specializing in creating educational products for both adults and children, along with organizing engineering schools and educational camps.
Данила Ариков закончил школу-студию МХАТ. Актер и режиссер московского театра Практика. Лауреат национальной премии "Арлекин" за лучшую мужскую роль. Основатель детской театральной студии Staniislavsky. Член союза театральных деятелей РФ.ми будем открывать свой филиал Большого театра в Дилижане.
Сона обучалась
классическому и современному танцу в Лионской консерватории (Франция), в Женевской балетной школе (Швейцария), Московском Государственном Университете Искусств и Культуры. Сона участвовала в проектах более чем в 10 странах. Eё проекты проходили во Франции, Бразилии и России.
Актриса театра и кино. Режиссёр детской театральной студии «Stanislavsky”. Преподавательский опыт с детьми более 5 лет. Окончила школу дубляжа и озвучки. Она закончила РГИСИ (ЛГИТМИК, СПбГАТИ) факультет театра кукол.
Arrival- July 20
Departure- July 31
Confidence, choice, and personal space through action and creation.
Shadows & Boundaries explores personal strength and stability—through the lens of action, reflection, and creative interaction. Teens examine how their choices echo in the world around them, while discovering what personal boundaries support authentic communication.
Every day invites new self-exploration through: Visual storytelling and symbolic installations; Photo and video projects focused on light, space, and perspective; Performative practices and movement-based exploration; AI-generated visuals based on choices, identity, and space; Interactive games exploring cause and effect; Physical activities as a way to explore confidence and balance.
Данила Ариков закончил школу-студию МХАТ. Актер и режиссер московского театра Практика. Лауреат национальной премии "Арлекин" за лучшую мужскую роль. Основатель детской театральной студии Staniislavsky. Член союза театральных деятелей РФ.ми будем открывать свой филиал Большого театра в Дилижане.
Сона обучалась
классическому и современному танцу в Лионской консерватории (Франция), в Женевской балетной школе (Швейцария), Московском Государственном Университете Искусств и Культуры. Сона участвовала в проектах более чем в 10 странах. Eё проекты проходили во Франции, Бразилии и России.
Актриса театра и кино. Режиссёр детской театральной студии «Stanislavsky”. Преподавательский опыт с детьми более 5 лет. Окончила школу дубляжа и озвучки. Она закончила РГИСИ (ЛГИТМИК, СПбГАТИ) факультет театра кукол.
What Teens Gain
A deeper understanding of personal space and boundaries
Experience of seeing how their choices shape interactions
Confidence through creative action and decision-making
Tools for expressing themselves visually, physically, and socially
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