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Summer Program in SIBERIA
"LINKING THE PLANET"
International Summer Language School program offered
by the International Language School 'Cosmopolitan',
located in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia
and third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St.
Petersburg.
The summer school will be taking place in a picturesque
area outside of the city, on the Obskoe Sea shore, and
will be held during the summer 2005 in four consecutive
two-week sessions, with participation of local Russian
children, youth and adults, as well as volunteer teachers
and international students from around the globe.
The program is a great chance for international participants
to learn the Russian language and get a first-hand experience
of the Russian culture. It provides a unique cultural
opportunity of daily interaction with the Russian children,
youth and adults. The RUSSIAN COURSE is organized for
overseas students and volunteer teachers and includes
language studies as well as learning about the Russian
culture, history and society.
We are looking for native speakers of English, German,
French, Spanish and other languages, who would like
to be VOLUNTEER TEACHERS of their language or Volunteer
Creativity Workshop Coordinators at the summer school.
No previous teaching experience is required. University
students are eligible to apply as volunteer teachers/workshop
coordinators. We are looking for people who are energetic,
enthusiastic, open-minded and sociable, enjoy camp experiences,
and are willing to share their knowledge and culture.
We also seek people worldwide (middle school through
university STUDENTS, and ADULTS) to join the summer
school as international students of the Russian course
and enjoy all the exciting activities scheduled within
the program.
For the past few years volunteer teachers from Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Hong Kong,
India, Italy, Malaysia, Spain, Singapore, the United
States of America, as well as university students and
school children from the USA, Great Britain and Germany
have participated in our programs.
The major benefits to join our summer program are as
follows:
1) You don't have to be a professional teacher in order
to volunteer for the program. The most important aspect
is your willingness to participate and share your knowledge
and culture, as well as your enthusiasm and good will.
Teaching at the camp is not like an academic teaching
routine, it's more like fun where emphasis is made on
communication. Our school will provide you with the
daily topical schedule for the classes and will be happy
to assist with lesson planning and teaching materials.
University students are eligible to apply as volunteer
teachers. You will gain valuable practical experience,
proven ability and contacts that you can use to get
a future job.
2) This is a not-for-profit program. Volunteer teachers/workshop
coordinators and international students pay for their
living and meals expenses; international students' fee
also includes intensive tuition in the Russian language
and culture. (Teachers/workshop coordinators do not
have to pay for the Russian course, it is provided by
our school as a benefit for their volunteer teaching).
Participation fee covers expenses on accommodation in
a recreation center and ALL meals. If you come to Russia
(Siberia) on your own or through a travel agency you
will spend much more money compared to what you would
pay to participate in our program. Participating in
our program you won't need much pocket money, just maybe
some to buy souvenirs and gifts to take back home.
All the local services (airport pick-up, local transportation,
excursions) are provided by our school without any additional
payment.
3) Russian course is organized for ALL international
participants of the program. Russian classes are taught
by well-educated native speakers trained to teach foreigners.
You will be placed in a group according to your level
of Russian. No previous knowledge of Russian is required.
Peculiarity of our Russian courses for international
students consists in combination of intensive tuition
and extensive social and cultural programs, and this
is what makes our Russian studies programs different
from the ones offered by other schools. In addition
to the in-class tuition our course also includes dynamic
"live and learn" intercultural conversational
sessions which allow gaining language practice in real
life situations. We also offer workshops related to
the Russian culture and traditions.
4) We organize an exciting cultural, social and excursion
program for international participants of the camp,
which is a very enriching experience.
You will be involved in interaction with the Russian
children, youth and adults all the time. This is the
kind of experience you will never get if you go as a
tourist.
5) You will gain a first-hand experience of the Russian
culture and life style and particularly the Siberian
one. They say if you want to know what real Russia is
like you should go to Siberia.
6) If you are planning a trip to Russia and would like
to consider our program you should take into consideration
that if you do go to Russia you will need an invitation
to receive the Russian visa in any case. All travel
agencies and tourist companies charge for an invitation.
As far as our program is concerned, you won't have to
pay anything extra for the official invitation form
that you will need to get the Russian visa. We provide
all our foreign participants with the invitation and
arrange their registration on arrival.
7) You will meet people from other countries who are
going to participate in this program and this is a very
interesting experience. Many of our former foreign participants
keep in touch with each other after the program and
even visit each other in all the different countries.
8) We also offer excursion packages which include trips
to Moscow, St.
Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Lake Baikal, the
Altai Mountains, TransSiberian Railroad, 'Welcome to
Siberia' program. All the details and tour descriptions
are available at request.
VOLUNTEER TEACHERS'/WORKSHOP COORDINATORS' and INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS' RESPONSIBILITES:
- Roundtrip airfare (train ticket) to Novosibirsk.
- Obtaining the Russian visa and visa fees.
- Participation fee, which covers accommodation, meals,
and tuition for students.
* Have you always wanted to add some meaning to an
overseas adventure?
* Do you want a new, challenging experience?
* Do you like to meet people from other countries and
get your energy >from working towards a goal as part
of a team?
* Are you willing to gain experience, improve communication
abilities, and develop skills that will help in your
future employment?
* Have you ever daydreamed about gaining insight into
the Russian culture and life in a way no traveler could?
If 'yes' is the answer, our program is the best way
for you to spend your summer vacation! For details please
email cosmopolitan@online.nsk.su
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