Typology of modern subjects of social and cultural education of children on the basis of orthodox traditions

The article notes that the leading position among institutions of further education Orthodox orientation holds Sunday School, which exists in almost every church and is the most common school of Christian education. Denoting the Orthodox tradition as a social and cultural al phenomenon, the article discloses the historical experience of the religious education of children in Russia and the main stages of development of Orthodox upbringing. To identify a substantial component of Orthodox traditions in the modern education of children and adolescents analyzed organizational basis for the functioning of institutions of further education Orthodox orientation. Presented the leading activities operating in Russia Orthodox extracurricular institutions and considered five main structural forms, each of which is characterized by certain content, goals and objectives.