In 1956, a school was opened in Moscow that would later become the famous Moscow School No. 2 of Physics and Mathematics. Now it has grown into a Lyceum, but it retains a reference to the legendary School No. 2 in its name.
Despite its focus on physics and mathematics, the school’s graduates find success in a wide variety of fields. The list of famous alumni includes doctors, scientists, educators, and creative professionals.
The Educational Process
Students can study at the Lyceum from grades 6 to 11, and tuition is free.
All lessons take place in the first shift, and students attend classes 6 days a week. The academic year in grades 6–9 is divided into trimesters, and in grades 10–11, it’s divided into semesters.
Studies resemble university-level education—students can expect lectures, seminars, practical work, and assessment is based on a system of pass/fail tests and exams.
For high school students, there’s a system of specializations: physics and mathematics, mathematics and informatics, and mathematics and economics.
The Lyceum traditionally organizes a Summer Mathematical School for its students, and since 2021, it has offered special programs for physicists and computer scientists.
The Evening Multi-Subject School is open to everyone. It offers additional paid classes for students in grades 2–11, and high school students can prepare for exams and Olympiads.
Students can join numerous sports sections, study robotics or linguistics in clubs, and attend lectures by scientists at the Lyceum’s Lecture Hall.