Bye, Mike!

Mike and his Red Team during Team Time

Today the Access teachers have gathered to say goodbye to Michael F., our dear Fulbrighter.
He managed to survive in our climate. He managed to become irreplaceable.

Dearest Mike, we expect you to come back!

Closing Ceremony: Certificates of Appreciation

The Director and the manager presented the cerificates of appreciation - signed by David Fay, English Language Officer (U.S. Embassy Moscow) and Vasiliy K., Director of Institute of Humanities - to the campers.
Each team came out one by one. The campers also received CD with photos depicting sunny moments of their life in the Summer Camp.
Then the counselors,media team, teachers and the school authorities were awarded the cerificates.

Closing Ceremony: Red Brats Travelling Story

The Red Team started the wonderful talent show.

They produced a fairy tale with Baba Yaga, the dance lezghinca, Kalmyk musical instrument and the unknown tribe.

Teen Film

We watched the film Bring It On: In It to Win It. Ashley Benson as Carson and Michael Copon as Penn were a nice pair.

Ireland through Skills: Irish Americans

Starting again with "Dear Old Donegal" song we went on to discuss hardships of the Irish immigrants in the 19th century. The tasks were very hard.

'Irish-Americans had moved from the position of the despised to the oval office.'
We tried to understand the idea of this final phrase. Only one boy - Danzan L. from Yellow Submarine - knew the exact meaning of the phrase 'the oval office'.

Professor Leskes and her husband Mr. Ward

Vivian Leskes Ward attended classes

Frank Ward is a professional photographer. 

He gave us some very good lessons.

when we were going around the school yard, he found an american flag:)

Professor Leskes in Assembly Hall

Professor Leskes talked with the campers .

Around the English Speaking Countries in One Hour- USA

The activity 'Around the English Speaking Countries in One Hour' concluded our week which was full of events for both teachers and students. Each group was given ten minutes with each teacher who asked them to fulfill a certain task. Teams who visited the station on the USA were tasked with remembering Native American sign language. They first had to work together to determine what they thought different pictures were depicting. To provide a few examples, students had to try and decide on the signs for peace, war, to lie, chief, and a woman. Then as a group, ranging in size from 6-12 today, had to imitate the signs. All the groups were terrific and were so enthusiastic throughout the activity!

Poster Contest

The teams presented their posters with their countries profiles.

Stories of Indigenous People

All five teams presented their dramatizations of stories of indigenous people from their respective countries. The guest teachers were the jury.

Travelling With Irish Songs

One more lesson of "Ireland through Music". The campers were offered to listen three songs, one by one, without the lyrics. The Big Question was written on the board: "What is the general idea of the three songs?"

"Dear Old Donegal"

"The Wild Colonial Boy"

"If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here"

The students' suggestions were the following: love for Ireland, travelling, English-speaking countries,love.
Then the lyrics were read and discussed. The lucky and unlucky fates were mentioned.

Updated Links

The links to the English Language Office Programs have been updated! Pink acacia in one of the central streets

Around English-speaking Countries

Dear kids and teens,
Be active and careful at any lesson! Learn as much as possible! Get ready to the game "Around the English-speaking countries"!
By the way, what does this rose remind you of?

Music: Old and New

On Saturday students had a relaxing day listening to some old and new American music. They learned the famous African-American spiritual 'We shall overcome' in addition to 'Listen to your heart' and 'the YMCA.' While learning and singing the YMCA, the students performed the dance that accompanies the song!

America's National Pastime

Today was the second day of the camp. After learning about American symbols yesterday, the students became acqainted with America's most popular sport- baseball! They learned many new words and now they know the basic rules of the game. They were able to describe the equipment used in baseball, and luckily there were no injuries! We plan on playing next week so stay tuned for an update!