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Partner with Unique School
A private school in Chaiky, near Kyiv, working with children from preschool to Grade 9. We run eTwinning projects with schools across Europe and are looking for partners for cooperation on mentoring, STEM and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in school.
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Facts at a glance
2017founded; around 230 pupils, 14 classes, three sites in Chaiky, Kyiv region
1 : 1a personal mentor for every pupil, working with curators, teachers and psychologists as one team
60after-school clubs, plus in-house courses in Data Science, Python, AI, leadership and public speaking
3eTwinning projects since 2024, two National Quality Labels in 2025
7 000+schools in the Global School Alliance network we belong to
24 / 7full-time learning kept running through the war: classroom-format shelter, energy-independent campus
What we can contribute
- A working mentoring model. Every child has a mentor with a defined caseload, a strengths profile, goal-setting tools and reports to parents three times a year. The model has been in place since 2023 and is documented, so it can be described, compared and adapted.
- A teaching quality standard. Teachers join the timetable only after in-house training; lessons follow an 11-point standard; new teachers complete a two-month induction with supervision. We can share the standard and host observation visits.
- Practice in responsible AI use. Our academic director designs and teaches AI-in-education programmes for teachers, universities and public servants. In school, pupils from Grade 5 test AI tools on real tasks and learn where AI helps and where it does not.
- STEM and project-based learning. Data Science from Grade 2, science contests with national institutions, a project month that ends in a public Project Fest.
- Continuity planning. Protocols for keeping a school running during air-raid alerts and power cuts, tested daily since 2022. Useful for any school facing disruption.
- An experienced project team. Teachers who have completed three eTwinning projects with partners in eight countries, and a coordinator of project work with 25 years in schools.
Topics we want to work on with partners
Responsible AI and digital literacy
Student and teacher toolkits, academic integrity, AI-resistant tasks, fact-checking.
Mentoring and individual learning pathways
Strengths-based mentoring, goal-setting, comparison of mentoring models across countries.
STEM and project-based learning
Joint online science rounds, project weeks, pupil research with real audiences.
Safe, inclusive and resilient schools
Wellbeing, anti-bullying procedures, continuity planning, support for pupils with special educational needs.
Teacher development
Lesson quality standards, induction and supervision, peer-learning formats such as mini-EdCamps.
Youth exchanges
Green transition and social entrepreneurship for pupils aged 13-15, with an EU youth organisation as applicant.
International projects so far
| Project | Year | Partners | Our pupils | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Own Wonderland (eTwinning) | 2024-25 | Greece, Italy | Grade 5, about 30 pupils | E-book and virtual exhibition. National Quality Label 2025 |
| STEM Explorers: Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future (eTwinning) | 2024-25 | 16 schools from Türkiye, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Spain and North Macedonia | Grade 7 | Eco-house of the future. National Quality Label 2025 |
| From Traditional Art to Digital Art (eTwinning) | 2025-26 | Türkiye, Greece, Italy, Romania | Grade 5 | Research on AI in art, e-newspaper, AI-assisted animated film |
| Science brain-ring “From Archimedes to Planck” | March 2026 | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences, Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | Grades 7-9 | Online team contest in physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics and logic |
| Study trips and language placements | 2025-26 | United Kingdom, Spain, Greece | Grades 3-9 | Language practice with native speakers |
Who we want to hear from
- Schools in EU and associated countries preparing a cooperation project on any of the topics above, where a Ukrainian partner with tested practice adds value.
- Teacher-training providers and universities interested in mentoring models, lesson quality standards or AI in education.
- Youth organisations that run youth exchanges and could act as applicant for a project with our pupils aged 13-15.
- Schools that want to run a joint online science contest or a shared project week.
We are registered in the EU Organisation Registration System and the Funding and Tenders Portal. As a Ukrainian organisation we take part in Erasmus+ cooperation projects as a partner, not as applicant.
Who to talk to
Yanina Khizhinska
Academic Director, Unique School. Director, Unique Hub. Co-founder of Unique Method and Powered. Teaches AI in education at the Kyiv School of Public Administration.
Inna Shepelieva
English teacher and coordinator of project work. 25 years in schools, at Unique School since 2024. Led the school's eTwinning projects.
Write to us: hizhinskayanina@uniqueschool.com.ua · LinkedIn · Unique School, 3 Pecherska Street, Chaiky, Kyiv region, 08135, Ukraine
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