I feel truly honored to lead an innovative school and have the opportunity of ensuring that every child at Exupery receives best possible secondary education in the welcoming and supportive environment.
At EIS there are high academic and character-based expectations of every child. We encourage all our students to see daily situations as opportunities for improving themselves and the world around them.
True learning starts with inspiration, and should involve students, parents, teachers, school leadership, and the broader community.
Elena Buyanova is the founder of Exupery International School.
Elena Buyanova’s professionalism and personal contributions to the development of the Russian IT industry have been recognized through various diplomas, awards, and certificates.
"Like the great humanist and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, I believe that "only the children know what they are looking for.” The task of all adults is only to help them to find it. "The Little Prince" is one of the most beloved and significant books in my life. It reminds adults of what was important when they were little children, and also manages to teach us that important things happen here and now, not at some later time. Therefore the name for this school - Exupery - came naturally.
Exupery International School is a place where teachers are mentors that help children not only master the academic program, but, most importantly, find their mission. After all, the happiest people on Earth are those whose childhood hobbies have become part of their professional life. If a person is engaged in what he or she really likes, then they have both the motivation and desire to move forward and achieve true results".
We aim to foster a culture of shared activities, customs, and ethics in all areas, including regular school assemblies and ongoing advisory programs for our students.
Our staff members work together, plan together, and teach together whenever possible. We also believe that parents, which are an integral part of any student’s upbringing, should be consistently involved and supported through courses, workshops, and Parent-Teacher Council meetings.
Individuality is the heart of growth. Students are offered ample choices for afternoon classes, language specialization, inquiry-based learning topics, and interdisciplinary projects.
Learning support is also provided on a case-by-case basis to actualize every student’s full potential.
Our staff roster includes nearly a dozen countries, and our curriculum represents an ideal blend of local and international programs.
We provide support for fluency in a local mother tongue, English, and two additional foreign languages to allow our students to understand, and engage with, a world of increasingly connected cultures and peoples.
In accordance with this goal, we routinely emphasize the International Baccalaureate’s global learner traits and values.
We believe that the best way to create a universal vision is by embodying it in our teaching roster. Exupery International School’s staff members hail from countries all over the world:
Many of our teachers have taught in numerous countries before arriving at EIS (Exupery International School), and with them, they carry the experiences and knowledge of a dozen cultures. Our staff aims to create a unique, multicultural environment in which the faculty and students alike can exchange their ideas, traditions, and views of the world we share. Our 65 staff members represent a nearly equal balance of men and women, and all foreign languages are taught by native speakers of that language.
