Innovative experience of multicultural education in a private school

the article is devoted to the issues of multicultural education of students in Russia in the context of globalization and intercultural interaction. Today, society is required to reconsider the goals and objectives associated with the education of the individual. It is becoming necessary to prepare young people for active life in a multicultural environment. The article presents the results of experimental work aimed at identifying, developing and assessing the level of formation of multicultural competence in primary school students. Criteria and indicators reflecting the key aspects of multicultural competence have been developed. Valid diagnostic methods for each of the competence indicators have been used. The article describes the components of multicultural competence: cognitive, emotional-value, activity-behavioral. The study was conducted in the Kaluga International School, which implements the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. A formative experiment is described aimed at testing the effectiveness of pedagogical conditions that contribute to the formation of multicultural competence in students. A comparative analysis of the results of the control section demonstrated the effectiveness of the pedagogical conditions of multicultural education implemented in a private school.

multicultural education, private school, innovation, innovative experience, cultural diversity, international baccalaureate