Irina Slobozhaninova

Twenty-eight years of teaching experience.
Education:
Perm Music College, 1998 (cello)
Perm State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University, 2020 (arts and culture management in supplementary education)
Has taught cello since 1998 and holds the highest qualification category. Since 2017 she has combined teaching with running the school's extracurricular programme, and since 2023 has served as deputy director for extracurricular activities.
Over the years she has proved herself a knowledgeable specialist who communicates easily with students and parents and understands child psychology well.
She organises and directs the school's concert and outreach programme. Her «Children's Philharmonic», running successfully for many years, presents themed concert-talks for preschoolers and school pupils. She is the author of several projects supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Perm Region and the Kungur district administration.
Awards include letters of appreciation and certificates of merit from the head of the city of Kungur (2011, 2014, 2015, 2019), from the head of the Kungur district administration (2022, 2023), from the chair of the Kungur District Duma (2024), from the Children's Ombudsman of the Perm Region (2024) and from the Minister of Culture of the Perm Region (2025).
In 2026 she took part in the «Best Art School Teacher» competition, receiving a diploma at the regional stage and placing among the seven best art school teachers in the Perm Region.