The Holistic Educator

On this page are links to sites where information about Sukhomlynsky may be found. Some of these sites are Ukrainian but most are in English. If you are aware of other significant sites that are not listed, please contact the webmaster, Alan Cockerill by email: alan@theholisticeducator.com.

English Language Publications

EJR Language Service Pty. Ltd. publications

These publications include Sukhomlynsky’s My Heart I Give to Children and A World of Beauty: Tales from Pavlysh, and Alan Cockerill’s Each One Must Shine: The Educational Legacy of V.A. Sukhomlinsky.

Online articles

Sukhomlinsky and Steiner: A comparison
An article written for the RoSE Journal (Research on Steiner Education).

Education for the Anthropocene: The contribution of Vasily Sukhomlinsky
Chapter 7 (pages 94-110) in the online publication ‘International Conversations of Teacher Educators: Collaborations in Education’.

Vasily Sukhomlinsky: The Teacher Who Changed the World
A short article to accompany the ABC Radio Podcast ‘Vasily Sukhomlinsky: Educating the heart, head and hands’ (see link below)

Sukhomlynsky State Educational Library (Kyiv)

https://dnpb.gov.ua/ua/informatsiyno-bibliohrafichni-resursy/vydatni-pedahohy/sukhomlynskyy-v-o/ (Ukrainian)

This site contains a wealth of information for those able to read Ukrainian, including biographical information, articles and photographs.

Sukhomlynsky Ukrainian College (Kyiv)

http://ukrcollege.com.ua/ (Ukrainian)

This is the site for an experimental school in Kyiv that is attempting to implement Sukhomlynsky’s ideas in the current Ukrainian society. The school has an enrolment of around 900 students and encompasses the primary and secondary years.

Podcast: Educating Heart, Head and Hands

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/conversations-alan-cockerill-rpt/9611188

This is a podcast from Richard Fidler’s ‘Conversations’ program on ABC Radio in Australia. Richard interviews Alan Cockerill on the life and philosophy of Vasyl Sukhomlynsky. As the podcast has expired it cannot be streamed, but it is possible to download an mp3 file.

Blog: In Search of Sukhomlinsky

http://insearchofsukhomlinsky.blogspot.com.au/

This blog was written by Alan Cockerill, and records his activities during a ten day research trip to Ukraine in October 2009. The final post summarizes the contents of archives in Pavlysh and Kyiv, and may contain useful material for anyone interested in researching Sukhomlynsky’s legacy.

YouTube videos

The following are links to YouTube movie clips. The film clips are taken from footage shot at Sukhomlynsky’s school in Pavlysh during the 1960s. English sub-titles have been added.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtBrS2gBYyE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCksMOPYzas&t=13s

Blog comments by Robert Weiss

https://discoveryandwonder.com/category/vasilii-sukhomlinsky/

Robert Weiss is and American scholar who has been interested in Sukhomlynsky for many years. His Blog ‘Site of Discovery and Wonder’ contains several interesting posts about Sukhomlynsky.

Ukrainian language blog about Sukhomlynsky

http://syhomlinskiy.blogspot.com/

This excellent Ukrainian language blog contains a virtual tour of Pavlysh Secondary School with many archival photos, and photos of many of the teachers that worked with Sukhomlynsky.