About us
Culture- and education center MIR (MIR means “world” in Russian) is the WORLD of children and adults who are proud to say
“We are Learning Russian!”
The main activity of Center MIR is early language development of Russian-speaking and bilingual children aged 1-15 years.
In the WORLD of kids (1-3 years) and in the WORLD of pre-schoolers (4-6 years) Russian is taught while playing, using the immersion method. In a classroom children learn letters, listen to stories and participate in them themselves, draw and crafts, sing songs and dance, play mobile and board games, and all this in Russian.
In the WORLD of school children (7 years and older) children receive the true “Bukvar” (the first book in a Russian school, ABC-book). But despite the fact that children already would like to appear older, they with great pleasure continue studying Russian in a fun, playful way.
In Center MIR has not forgotten and adults - for you, we offer a variety of courses of Russian as a foreign language.
Regardless of the age, of our main approach is active communication, which allows both children and adults "live" each new lesson and not just learn new letters, words and expressions.
Classes are taught exclusively by Russian speakers, experts in early childhood development and work with bilingual children.
For more information about the classes in each age group you can learn in the "WORLD of kids" and the "WORLD of adults".
Our team

Yevgeniya D'Ottaviano
Professional artistic gymnast, qualified coach and choreographer, experienced in teaching children in Switzerland. Teacher of rhythmic and choreography.

Nadja Hasler
Professional and experienced day care teacher and music teacher for pre-schoolers.
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Tuyana Khoroshevskaya
Director, responsible for organizational matters and core directions of center’s activity.

Yevgeniya Hofmann
Professional music instructor, daycare teacher
It is very important to provide children with an atmosphere of fairy tale wonder, creativity and play, yet simultaneously instill responsibility, integrity, and independence.
If we give children the best we have within us, they will share with us their greatest successes, let us be part of their most honest and pure emotions, and simply inspire the best of moods!
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Marina Kortmann
Teacher of the Russian language, preschool pedagogy and psychology, speech therapist.

Aksana Nikitsenko
Primary school teacher with professional experience in Belarus. She teaches Russian language and Mathematics.
Natalia Sigrist
Founder of the Center MIR.

Katsiaryna Vertal
Primary school teacher and educational psychologist.
Jobs
The main secret of success of Center MIR is its young, friendly and rapidly growing team. We are pleased to welcome to our ranks talented, extraordinary, bright, energetic professionals who truly love children and love what they do. If you would like to join us, please send your resume by e-mail info@mir-sh.ch.
Press corner
Articles about the activities of Culture and Education Center MIR in periodicals and online media.
LessContact us
The classes are held in the building of Rudolf Steiter Schule Schaffhausenwhich is situated five minutes away from the railway station Schaffhausen by foot, at the following address:
Vordersteig 20 (Schule)
Vordersteig 34 (Spielgruppe)
CH-8200 Schaffhausen
You can reach us by foot (from Schaffhausen trainstation):
You can reach the school from the trainstation without crossing a street if you take the underpass "Landhaus-Bahnunterführung" and take the stairs on the left side of the firm "Unilever".
Then cross the garage forecourt and take the next stairs to reach "Beckengässchen". Follow this lane in the direction South and in about 100 m take the stair on the righ hand side to reach the territory of the school. Alternatively, you can reach "Vordersteig" through the roundabout "Obertor-Kreisel" taking the stairs next to the Georg Fischer memorial.
By car:
There are limited number of parking spaces on there territory of the school. They can be used only to bring and pick up children. Please follow the sign "Breite" to reach the school area. From the street "Steistrasse" turn to "Vodersteig". In appx. 100m turn left to the parking lot of the school.
Correspondence Address
MIR - Russische Sprache & Kultur SchaffhausenVordersteig 20/34
CH-8200 Schaffhausen