LEAF
I successfully completed a course on “Mathematics of Morality” from Leaf, taught by experts from Harvard University, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge. The course taught me how to use mathematics to analyze and plan my activities to improve the world.
IELTS
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is one of the major English-language tests in the world.
IELTS is accepted by most Australian, British, Canadian, European, and New Zealand academic institutions, by over 3,000 academic institutions in the United States, and by various professional organisations across the world.
DUOLINGO ENGLISH TEST
Duolingo English Test is an adaptive test that uses an algorithm to adapt the difficulty of the test to the test-taker. The test is used by around 6 000 university admissions offices, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Yale. Ireland accepts the test as part of its student visa program.
SAT
Scholastic Assessment Test is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States and had two components, Verbal and Mathematical, each of which was scored on a range from 200 to 800.
SAT
Scholastic Assessment Test is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States and had two components, Verbal and Mathematical, each of which was scored on a range from 200 to 800.
CATALOGUE OF ACTIONS. YOUTH OF KIROVOGRAD REGION
Three of my social action initiatives were included (pages 47, 48 & 49) in the printed regional publication “Catalogue of Actions. Youth of Kirovohrad Region — in the Focus of Change, Recovery, and Unity, ‘ created by the NGO’ Skyscraper Sustainable Development Agency’ in partnership with the Youth and Sports Department of the Kirovohrad Regional Administration. The catalogue features successful practices of change-making in the communities of the Kropyvnytskyi region, implemented by young people from 2019 to 2025, allowing the authors to share their experiences and advice with others.
RISE RESIDENTIAL SUMMIT 2025 IN OXFORD
Rise Residential Summit is about connecting with outstanding people, providing opportunities to listen and be heard.
UWC BELGIUM “BUILDING AND CROSSING BRIDGES”
Improve our understanding of multiculturalism, diplomacy, and social action initiatives. Upon completion, all participants were required to create their own group project.
CS50: HARVARD UNIVERSITY’S INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
This is CS50x , Harvard University’s introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. Course taught by professor David J. Malan, CS50x teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, Python, SQL, and JavaScript plus CSS and HTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. The on-campus version of CS50x is Harvard’s largest course.
YOUR PATH TO STUDYING IN THE USA: ADMISSION TO A BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Practical online course “Your path to studying in the USA: Admission to a Bachelor’s Degree Programme” by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS and EducationUSA.
BLOCKHAUS AHLHORN ART PROJECT “FLORAL FEAST”
Floral Feast is more than just an art project — it is an opportunity to show that true beauty knows no boundaries and that creativity can bring people together in the most unexpected ways!
PROJECT “LEADERSHIP TO THE MAXIMUM”
Project goal: To inform students about ways to realize their potential through civic engagement; to provide knowledge in this area and recommendations/tools/mechanisms for organizing events for the school community by pupils. The project was among the top five among fifteen initiatives in the city of Kropyvnytskyi and received grant funding for implementation under the Youth Connect for Ukraine program from the British Council in Ukraine. The British Council runs the Youth Connect program, which is implemented in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic. The regional partner in the Kirovohrad region is the non-governmental organization “Khmarochos Sustainable Development Agency.”
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LETTER OF COMMENDATION
Award for high academic achievement – excellent grades in all subjects.
CHILD OF THE YEAR 2025
Victory in the annual competition of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council “Child of the Year 2025” in the nomination “For the development of the children’s public movement.”
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STUDENT SELF-GOVERNANCE
Award for active participation in the student council, initiative, responsibility, and personal contribution to the development of school life.
UKRAINIAN OLYMPIAD IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IV stage
The All-Ukrainian Artificial Intelligence Olympiad.
M18: WE ARE LAWMAKERS! 2025
The release of the course “M18: We Are Lawmakers!” was supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the NGO “Association for Educational Policy Development,” and the Educational Center of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament of Ukraine).
UKRAINIAN CHESS TOURNAMENT
2nd team placed in the III (city) stage of the All-Ukrainian Chess Tournament.
UKRAINIAN OLYMPIAD IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE III stage
5th place in the third stage of the Ukrainian Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence.
UGS 2025
I made it to the next round, but given the grant from Rise, I decided to withdraw from further participation in the competition to give up my potential place in the UGS program to another talented teenager, hopefully from a rural area, who needs support more than I do.
BRITISH COUNCIL IN UKRAINE: «YOUTH CONNECT FOR UKRAINE»
A five-day training course for young people aged 16-25, “Youth Connect for Ukraine: Activate your leadership potential,” from the British Council in Ukraine.
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UKRAINIAN OLYMPIAD IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE II stage
Ukrainian Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence – ranked among the top forty, with the third stage of the competition ahead.
UKRAINIAN WIKIPEDIA 2025
Wikimarathon of writing articles for the Ukrainian Wikipedia in 2025.
UKRAINIAN OLYMPIAD IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I stage
I stage Ukrainian Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence – entered the top 100, with the second stage of the competition ahead.
THE DESIGN YOUR PATCH IN LIFE
The course “The Design Your Patch in Life” by DC Design & Rise.
SAT
Scholastic Assessment Test is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States and had two components, Verbal and Mathematical, each of which was scored on a range from 200 to 800.
MORNING EXERCISE FOR THE BRAIN
The “Na Urok” Olympiads will help you improve your knowledge and prepare you for further study of your chosen subjects. You will find interesting and varied tasks that will reveal your abilities.
VI ALL-UKRAINIAN OPEN SCIENTIFIC FORUM
On November 12, 2024, Ukraine hosted the VI All-Ukrainian Open Scientific and Practical Online Forum “Innovative Transformations in Modern Education: Challenges, Realities, Strategies”.
More than 1,000 participants from Ukraine, the United States, Poland, and Israel attended the event, including 44 doctors of science, 160 candidates of science, 150 postgraduate students, as well as research and teaching staff of secondary, vocational, and higher education institutions.
I was the youngest and only pupil to present a paper at this conference. In co-authorship with physics teacher Victoria Buzko, we prepared a scientific report “Features of the digital transformation of physics in STEM education.”
DELICIOUS UKRAINE
The Delicious Ukraine culinary and language competition as part of the GoGlobal Speaking Clubs 2024/2025 project. The winners were selected by experts from: GoGlobal, Helen Doron Ukraine, and America House Kyiv, evaluating creativity, English language skills, and presentation of dishes.
CITY PARLIAMENT OF CHILDREN 2024
I again won the election for the position of chairman of the legal committee (protection of children’s rights and assistance in problematic situations) of the Parliament of Children of Kropyvnytskyi.
FLEX 2025/2026
Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the next round. Let’s move on!
RISE FOR THE WORLD
I was fortunate to be selected as one of the 100 global winners of the 2024 Rise initiative (out of over 150,000 applicants worldwide), a program run by the Rhodes Trust and Schmidt Futures for my engineering project that aims to make school environments safe.
The newspaper of the Ukrainian diaspora in the USA “Svoboda” – was founded in 1893 in the United States and is the world’s oldest continuously published Ukrainian-language newspaper. From 1921 to 1998, it was the only daily outside Ukraine.
DUOLINGO ENGLISH TEST
Duolingo English Test is an adaptive test that uses an algorithm to adapt the difficulty of the test to the test-taker. The test is used by around 5 500 university admissions offices, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Yale. Ireland accepts the test as part of its student visa program.
INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Introduction to Entrepreneurship course from the American organization Run the Future & Rise. As part of the course, I developed a business model for an initiative to recycle plastic waste into paving slabs.
HONOURS DEGREE
I received a ‘Red’ honours degree for basic secondary education (grade 9) with excellent grades in all subjects.
Practical online course “Your way to study in the USA” by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS.
UGS 2024
Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the next round. Let’s move on!
M18: WE ARE LAWMAKERS! 2024
Graduation of the course “M18: We are Lawmakers!” – the course is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rada Next Generation Programme (RANG). My draft law, “On Re-Certification of Judges,” has been reviewed by experts and published on the project website.
I WANT TO STUDY HERE
City competition for the career guidance project “I want to study here.” My school’s team took third place.
RAY OF LIGHT RISE
I was selected as one of the 500 finalists of “The 2023-2024 Rise Challenge” – the struggle continues!
Olympiad in Informatics (programming), national stage.
Unfortunately, I didn’t win a prize, so I’m still preparing.
LETTER FROM KING CHARLES THE 3RD
Received a reply from King Charles the 3rd of Great Britain
“M18: We Are Lawmakers !”, with the support of Programmes of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) «Rada: Next Generation» (RANG).
Draft petitions initiated by me:
INDOOR ORIENTEERING
Regional competition “Local History Orienteering Indoors”. My school’s team took second place in the indoor orienteering competition. As a team captain, I led our team to victory.
Ukrainian Wikipedia 2024
Wikimarathon of writing articles for the Ukrainian Wikipedia in 2024.
All-Ukrainian competition “#TGS210: The Secret of Shevchenko’s Genius”.
Olympiad in Informatics (programming), region stage.
PEOPLE’S FPV
Engineering course “People’s FPV” by the Victory Drones volunteer project and drone manufacturer Vyriy Drone.
JAVA BASIC
JavaBasic course for 8-11th grade students of the Winter Programming School by the Foundation for Innovations Development, the Centre for Educational Innovations, and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
Olympiad in Information Technology, city stage.
Olympiad in Informatics (programming), city stage.
JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
Regional competition of scientific projects “Insights of the Present from Young Researchers of Kirovohrad region – 2023” of the National Centre “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”, region level.
FLEX
Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the next round. Let’s move on!
SALERTS
Development of a system for automating school calls and signaling “Alarm” and “Alarm Cancel”.
THE FLOWER OF ARRIVAL
Summer computer school “Olympus” in Kremenchuk. Kremenchuk – diploma for communication and organizational skills.
KREMENCHUK CUP
IX Kremenchuk Summer Cup in Programming.
UGS & PROMETHEUS
Online course “How to apply to the best Western schools and universities” from the Ukraine Global Scholars charity fund.
PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL PARLIAMENT
Elected president of the school parliament (school self-government).
Olympiad in Informatics (programming), national stage
Entered the hundred best junior programmers of Ukraine.
ETHICS, CHESS AND LEADERSHIP
Information about the school chess tournament organized by me was placed in the textbook “Ethics” for the 6th grade of general secondary education (authors Meleshchenko T.V., Zheliba O.V., Bakka T.V., Ashortia E.D., Bogomaz O.Y.) on pages 102-103 as an example of leadership.
Olympiad in Informatics (programming), region stage.
Olympiad in Information Technology, city stage.
Olympiad in Informatics (programming), city stage.
OCE COURSE
“OCe course. Civic Education” (the youngest graduate of the course) from the Educational Centre of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; with the support of Programmes of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
MY FIRST WEBSITE
My first website created on the Google Sites platform.
CITY PARLIAMENT OF CHILDREN
Winning the election for the position of the Head of the Legal Committee of the City Parliament of Children in Kropyvnytskyi. Kropyvnytskyi (young self-government.
CHESS TOURNAMENT
Organized a school chess tournament on an online platform www.chess.com.
YOUNGER BROTHER 2
I have another younger brother, Arthur – now there are 4 of us.
STOP THE WAR version 2
A full-scale attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine. My guesses about the injustice of the world are no longer guesses.
For those who doubt the date of the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine, I advise you to watch the interview with the President of the Russian Federation.
Olympiad in Physics, city stage.
HELLO, WORLD!
My first Python program.
OLYMPIS 2020
“Olympis 2020 – Spring Session”.
QUARANTINE COVID-19
From March 2020 to May 2023, my school conducted distance learning due to the COVID pandemic and the outbreak of a full-scale war. Unfortunately, this significantly worsened my academic performance, especially in the 6th grade. Now, since September 2023, we have switched back to full-time offline education.
SCRATCH
My first steps in algorithmization.
BEBRAS 2019
MIDDLE SCHOOL
The journey through the land of knowledge continues.
BIG CONSTRUCTION
Building my own tree house.
DRIVING
My first experience of driving a car on my own (GAZ 2410).
“Olympis 2017 – Autumn session”.
FIRST PARTICIPATION IN KNOWLEDGE COMPETITIONS
“Olympis 2017 – Spring Session”.
OLDER SISTER
I have a sister, Karina, who is a year older than me – it happens too.
RAFTING
My first experience of rafting was, of course, on the Southern Bug.
FIRST ENGLISH
My first steps in learning English.
YOUNGER BROTHER
I have a younger brother, Andriy.
WRITING
I learned to write in my native language.
GETTING TO KNOW THE THEATER
My first trip to the adult theater to see the play “Playing the Fool” – Kropyvnytskyi Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after M.L. Kropyvnytskyi.
ADULT LIFE
My parents divorced, forcing me to make adult decisions and grow up rapidly.
THE WAY TO GREAT KNOWLEDGE
School has started.
CARPATHIANS
Getting to know the western part of Ukraine. Learned to ski downhill.
MY FIRST BOOK
I learned to read.
FIRST MEDIA EXPERIENCE
As part of the Road Safety Month, “Attention! Children on the Road” was featured in a news story on Kirovograd regional television.
STOP THE WAR version 1
My first global fear and realization of the injustice of the world. Russian troops without insignia attacked and occupied the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine. After the occupation of Crimea, Russia spread the war to eastern Ukraine.
For those who doubt the date of the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine, I advise you to watch the interview with the President of the Russian Federation.
NEW WORLD OR YANI DUNYA
Introduction to Crimea and the village of Novyi Svit (Yani Dunya).
SOUTHERN BUH
I first got acquainted with the majestic Southern Bug River and Podillia, the cradle of my family. I learned to swim.
THE WAY TO KNOWLEDGE
Kindergarten classes have started.
ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE SEA
First time I went to the sea and fell in love with the big water.
SPOKE HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE
Around May 2010, I began to speak.
HOMO ERECTUS (UPRIGHT MAN)
Around October 2009, I learned to walk on two legs.
START
I don’t remember the circumstances anymore, but somehow I came into this wonderful world.