Moscow children's ecological and biological center (MCEBC) (russian: ГБОУ Московский детский эколого-биологический центр (МДЭБЦ) is a state budgetary institution of additional education for children in the field of ecological and

biological Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary in ...

education, promotion of

environmental protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...

and a health promotion and the development of ecological culture. Parent organization is the Department of Education of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. Previous name was the Moscow City Station of Young Naturalists (until 2008) (russian: Московская городская станция юных натуралистов) Scientific director is Gennadiy Alekseevich Yagodin, corresponding member of the

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

. Manager of MCEBC is Dmitriy Vladimirovich Morgun,

Candidate A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: * to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. * t ...

of Biological Sciences, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences,

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. Last manager was V.A. Maslov (from 1982 to 2012). Staff of MCEBC consists of 115 teachers, many of them are lecturers of Moscow State University with academic degree.

Activity

* The teachers read lectures, organize hands-on training and excursions in 5 educational programs:

culturology Culturology or the science of culture is a branch of social sciences concerned with the scientific understanding, description, analysis, and prediction of cultures as a whole. While ethnology and anthropology studied different cultural practices, su ...

, art

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed thr ...

, ecological and biological, natural history,

tourist Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mo ...

and

local history Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history. Local history is not merely national history writ small bu ...

. * Also there are authoring programs of MCEBC teachers: "Land and Sky" of I.N. Khodakova, "

Palaeontology Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...

" of R.R. Gabdullin, "Basic

Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

" of S.V. Filimonov, "

Landscape Ecology Landscape ecology is the science of studying and improving relationships between ecological processes in the environment and particular ecosystems. This is done within a variety of landscape scales, development spatial patterns, and organizati ...

" of A.N. Guseynov, "the Fundamentals of Biogeocenology" of I.M. Gerasimova and others. * Every year MCEBC organize about 10 educational research expeditions in many regions of Russia, in

Baltic states The Baltic states, et, Balti riigid or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

and

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...

, in which about 1000 children take part. * Realization of city ecological education actions. * Providing of the Moscow stage of All-Russian Ecological and Biological Olympiad for children "Nature of Russia", All-Russian Competition of young environment researchers, Moscow Open Olympiad of geology (together with Institute of Geology of Moscow State University) and others. * MCEBC is a local section of All-Russian children's ecological movement "Green Planet" * Publication of manual editions

Sections

* Biology Section * Ecology Section * Сreativity Laboratory * Natural History and Local History Section *

Equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

Club * Socialization and Upbringing Section * The Station of Young Naturalists is a branch with about 500 pupils. Address: Moscow, Yunnatov st. ("Young Naturalist's street"), 13, building 1. Manager of the branch is Danila Vladimirovich Sorokin

Material resources

* Natural History Museum of Central Russia (since 1996) is a collection of palaeontological materials in Natural History and Local Lore Section. * The Museum of Nature is a biological collection * Mini-zoo (nature corner) *

Winter Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures ...

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

* Aquarian exposition * Library with about 5000 items and digital libraryLibrary
Retrieved on October 6, 2014 * Computer room and digital biological laboratory * In the Station of Young Naturalists (branch): winter greenhouse, orchard, mini-zoo, weather station, entomological collection.

References

External links

Official website 1

Official website 2

Official website of the Department of Education of Moscow

Official website of children's ecological movement "Green Planet"
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