students’ personal development

The relevance of the research is determined by the demand for the traditions of Orthodox pedagogy. Even during the period of the offi cial prohibition of religion and of the church in the Soviet state, Orthodox pedagogy preserved moral and spiritual values, and also infl uenced the approaches to upbringing in secondary schools. The purpose of the research is to identify the continuity of traditions of students’ personal development in theological educational institutions.

The article presents the results of the theoretical analysis of such phenomena as “socio-cultural practices”, “enrichment program”. The research determines their role in students’ personal development. The contemporary social position of a student calls for a new pedagogical approach, and therefore requires innovative or retro-innovative approaches. The author develops a socio-cultural practice of the youth enrichment program merging the ball and the role-play.