American Exchange Programs

On 27 and 8 of October our guests Nataliya Bulgakova, director of Educational Advising center "Osvita"(Kharkiv) and Oleg Tseluyko, program coordinator PH International USAID Community Connections program( Kyiv) delivered presentations on american exchange programs for students( Undergraduate Exchange Program) and for office employees, specialists, leaders of local commynity on topic law enforcement and preventive measures in dealing with crime among young people. Our local TV Channel put this event in it's evening news program.

Study in the United States

The Undergraduate Exchange Program provides an all-expense scholarship for one year at an undergraduate institution in the US. UEP fellows lead, learn, volunteer and receive project funding to improve their home communities! Eligible applicants must be in their second year of Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy, or Zaporizhia university studing: American Studies, Art History, Economic Theory, Fine or Performing Asrts, History, Jornalism, Law, Literature and Languages, Sociology.
Applications due December 1, 2010.
For eligibility requirements and applications, please visit:
www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship

WOA center and the English teachers

On October 12 a presentation for 16 teachers of English of Sumy and Sumy region took place at the Window on America center. The event included an exhibition of literature, an overview of center's resources and Internet resources for English teachers. We presented also the Virtual Library Databases (Encyclopedia Britannica, English Language Learner Reference Center and Pop Culture Universe) and invited our guests to take part in numerous WOA center events.

Making - up Poems

Welcome to English - Speaking Club. Last month we had a variety of topics discussed:
7.09. Getting acquainted.
14.09. Making - up poems.
Are you fond of Shakespeare, Byron, Burns? Are you dreaming about composing verses yourself? Aren't you aware of how to do it? Then you are welcome here to make a try! Our new volunteer Arden told about the main principles of writing verses. Everyone was given his own topic and was offered to create a small verse. The friendly atmosphere of the club encouraged the participants to open the hidden talents. The task was rather puzzling but nevertheless at the end everyone was ready to perform his work.
28.09. Asking questions.