This article is devoted to the consideration of the peculiarities of organizing educational shifts in year-round health camps, the main purpose of which is to prepare students for the All-Russian Olympiad in English (regional and final stages). Simply mastering the general education program will not help in solving Olympiad tasks, so educational shifts with the correct organization of a training module similar to camp gatherings with the help of qualified personnel from higher education are of particular relevance. This study describes the methodology for preparing for the regional and final stages of the All-Russian English Language Olympiad in the educational shift “GeniUM”, analyzes the problems associated with completing certain types of tasks, and also considers ways to overcome problems associated with difficulties in solving tasks. The assessment of the results of completing tasks on various aspects of competitions in the period from 2019 to 2024 with quantitative data shows that the educational shift “GeniUM” successfully prepares students to solve Olympiad tasks and teaches strategies for solving tasks under time limits. The authors come to the conclusion that it is periodic annual training in the educational shift “GeniUM” that helps to increase the level of students’ knowledge of the English language, the successful completion of a number of Olympiad tasks and self-confidence.

Keywords: Olympiad, educational shift, preparation, gifted children, intellectual contests, program, abilities more