Since 2009, the editorial board of the literary magazine for Russian-speaking children Malenkaya Kompaniya, together with the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), conducts annual Olympiadas of Spoken Russian for heritage speakers (region: Heritage North). Children from 6 to 18 can take part in the contest (there are various levels depending on the age, whether the child studies Russian at home or at school, and other factors). There are three exam boards: Oral Speech, Reading, and Civilization. Each participant is evaluated by all three boards.

Rules and materials for the preparation are here (in Russian): Registration Form

The Seventeenth ACTR Olympiada

of Spoken Russian (Heritage North)

took place on Sunday, April 26

Olympiada Results

The Award Ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 20 at 12 PM at KidzHOME. There will also be contests and quiz games with prizes.