Creative performance by the student pedagogical squad "Orbita" (SPbSUT)
The 12th District Student Squads Rally of the Northwestern Federal District took place in St Petersburg on 9 –11 October. SPbGASU was one of the host venues.
The rally was organized by the St Petersburg regional branch of the Russian Student Squads, with the participation of the St Petersburg Committee for Youth Policy and Interaction with Public Organizations and the "Vector" Center for the Support of Youth Initiatives. The student squads headquarters, with support from the Youth Policy Division, acted as organizers on behalf of our university.
According to Polina Yurkova, head of the press center for the SPbGASU student squads headquarters, the event brought together more than 70 people from St Petersburg, the Leningrad Region, Arkhangelsk, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Kaliningrad, the Republic of Karelia, and the Komi Republic.
Activists competed in professional skills contests among archaeological and pedagogical student squads, participated in a quiz, and discussed the development vector of student squads in the district as part of the business program.
The members of the pedagogical squads completed a test on counseling activities; solved cases on first aid and safety; developed and presented interactive forms of working with children; and performed creative team performances.
Evgenia Sidorova, an SPbGASU student from the "Svoboda" student pedagogical squad, performed a dance together with other squad members. "I witnessed the high-quality organization of this large event. The highlight for me was our performance. The support backstage and in the audience was amazing!" she said.
Members of the archaeological squads competed in their ability to divide an excavation site into squares (for the sequential study of the cultural layer), sift the spoil heap (dug-up earth) to search for small finds, work with a level (a geodetic instrument for measuring the difference in height between points on the earth's surface), describe stratigraphy (the sequence of soil layers in a section), and describe finds.
Akim Kovalchuk, an SPbGASU student and the head of the student archaeological squad "Lin'," won the competition: "During the season, we mostly worked with a shovel and an archaeological shovel, sometimes measuring layers with a level. During the competition, I had to work with a sieve and create a stratigraphic chart. I'd never done this before, but I succeeded!"
Sofia Raikova, a student at the M.V. Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University and leader of the "Labyrinth" student archaeological squad, reconnected with old acquaintances: "There's always a friendly atmosphere among archaeological squads. It was interesting to hear stories about field expeditions, discoveries, and each squad's traditions. I also wanted to try my hand at the competition and gain new knowledge to pass on to my team."
