On October 29, 2026, Moscow hosted the annual Clover DNA Pedagogical Conference, which summed up the results of the V International Competition for Teacher Developments in the field of spiritual and Moral culture.
The winners and prize-winners of the competition were greeted by Metropolitan Evgeny of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye, Chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis. In his speech, he noted the importance of the educational project and the Clover Laboratory online platform, thanked the teachers for their work and stressed the importance of forming a professional community of teachers working in the field of spiritual and moral education.
Awards were presented to the winners and prize-winners of the competition by Metropolitan Evgeny, representatives of the Russian Academy of Education, educational organizations, the publishing community, the media and the organizing committee of the project.
This year, 49 teachers became the winners of the competition. Among them are representatives of the regions of Russia, including the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, as well as Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
The Clover DNA 2026 conference was timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Clover Laboratory project. About 150 people took part in it, and another part of the audience joined the online broadcast.
The educational program of the forum included a lecture by the medieval historian Igor Luzhetsky "Traditions of Christian Pedagogy: a dusty past or a bright future?", a discussion about the past and future of education, an excursion to the editorial office of Radio Vera, as well as an interactive platform "Vernissage of pedagogical ideas: from inspiration to implementation."