Yury Gorvits
IT in Education Expert
I help children find their way in life.
We talk, play, invent – and turn ideas into real actions using modern digital technologies.
This has been my life’s work for more than 30 years — through the annual JUNIO-R International Scientific CreITive Camp.
I create multimedia interactive books—with text, drawings, photographs, video, and audio. These could be the life story of a person or family, or a vivid summary of a school event, camp, or holiday. The books are created on Apple computers and can be published on Apple Books.
I initiate projects to preserve memories: the stories of the elderly, families, and repatriates—so that they are not lost but preserved for future generations.
I also help everyone—from schoolchildren to retirees—learn how to use Apple computers and macOS from scratch.
ABOUT ME
In numbers
50 years
30+ years
≈7,000 children
2 books
in information technology
organizing
children’s camps
from 40+ countries
and dozens of publications
My experience
JUNIO-R International Children's Scientific CreITive Camp — since 2000 Founder and Director.
Bulgaria (2000–2019), Russia (2022), Georgia (since 2024)
Children's camps — since 1992
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Russia (1992–1995), International Children's Computer Camp-School — Co-ordinator
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Slovakia (1998), JUNIWARE camp — Co-Founder and Co-ordinator
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Armenia (2017), JustDilijanIt camp — Director. Invited to run the camp on the JUNIO-R model.
Children's group trips (1992–1998) Initiator and leader. UK, Finland, Poland, Italy and other countries.
Education Manager
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Technopark of the Moscow Financial and Law Academy — 2017–2019
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Apple Rus — 2002–2006, 2014–2018
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GlobalLab Global School Laboratory — 2014–2016
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Oracle Nederland — 2006–2014
Head of Software R&D Department
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Computer and Childhood Association — 1985–2000
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Central Research Institute "Elektronika" — 1978–1985
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Main Computing Center of the USSR Ministry of Gas Industry — 1975–1978
Books
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New Information Technologies in Preschool Education
Co-authored with N. N. Poddyakov and L. D. Chainova.
Moscow: LINKA-PRESS, 1998. All 19,000 copies sold out.
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At JUNIO-R, I'm Mikhalych (2022). Available at the MCCME bookshop (Moscow) and the Babel bookshop (Tel Aviv).
Titles and awards
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Apple Distinguished Educator
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PhD in Psychology ( Ergonomics)
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Russian Government Award in Education (2005)
How I help
For children and teenagers
I inspire, help people discover their passions, and transform ideas into real projects using digital technologies.
Interactive books and memories
Multimedia books about people, families, and events—with photos, videos, and audio. Not just a reader, but a living story that can be published on Apple Books.
macOS
from scratch
I teach Apple computer skills clearly, calmly, and at your own pace. Suitable for all ages.
MAIN PROJECT
JUNIO-R
International Children's
Scientific CreITive Camp
Founder and Director – since 2000
JUNIO-R is more than just a camp. It is a holiday that is good for the mind.
Children aged 8–16 work on their own projects: plays, films, exhibitions, games, robots, magazines and songs.
They are supported by professional experts, many of whom are camp alumni.
120+ sessions. About 7,000 children from 40+ countries
JUNIO-R is not a place — it’s the people!
Lectures
Topics I talk about with schoolchildren, parents and teachers —
and with anyone curious about how technology is changing our lives.
Oh, you Gadget
On children’s use of mobile phones and other gadgets.
When a gadget helps and when it gets in the way, and how parents and teachers can find a sensible balance.
From the Neolithic
to the Media-Neolithic
The history of information technology, from cave paintings to digital media.
How the ways we store and pass on knowledge have changed, and what it means for us today.
MUMI-Books
MUltiMedia Interactive books — a modern technology for virtual publishing.
How to create a book with text, photos, video and sound, and publish it.
