The VI All-Russian Forum of Classroom teachers was held in Moscow. Metropolitan Evgeny of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye, Chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis, took part in it. On October 2, 2026, he spoke as an expert at the panel discussion "School in the face of modern challenges", which took place within the framework of the forum of classroom teachers and the First Forum of school principals.
During the panel discussion, experts spoke about the challenges facing modern educational organizations, the teaching community, and parents. The dialogue touched upon the topic of ensuring the safety of the younger generation.
Participating in the expert discussion, Metropolitan Eugene answered questions about the role of faith and religious institutions, and how to help young people and their parents overcome modern challenges in society. "At the panel discussion "School in the face of modern challenges", we talked about how to save our children from destructive information influence and how to talk to schoolchildren about these acute topics," Metropolitan Evgeny wrote on his Max channel.
The Chairman of the Synodal Department also spoke about the Patriarchal Bible Study Program. He explained how to become an online participant. The speaker presented the Clover Laboratory Internet platform. The educational project includes 13 educational programs on spiritual and moral education. Articles are regularly published on the pages of the Clover Magazine. Every month, about 200 thousand teachers visit the platform for methodological materials for conducting lessons. Metropolitan Evgeny noted that today Clover Laboratory has about 2.5 million unique users.
The VI All-Russian Forum of Classroom Teachers and the I Forum of School Principals were held from September 30 to October 2, 2026 at the Rossiya National Center. The Forum of classroom teachers is held annually by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation in accordance with the instruction of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 9, 2020 No. Pr-794. The Forum brings together school education activists and curators of vocational education groups focused on ensuring the global competitiveness of Russian education and fostering a harmoniously developed and socially responsible personality based on the spiritual and moral values of the peoples of the Russian Federation.