Music. Genres of music and their influence on society

There was a meeting of English-Speaking Club with Robin Devos on November 17th.
The topic of the meeting was

"Music. Genres of music and their influence on society."
Club members were divided into groups. Each group represented a particular
musical genre telling about social reasons for its emergence, its history
and features.
Robin also told about English-speaking musicians and their role in the world musical industry.
Meetings of "English-Speaking Club" with Robin Devos take place every Tuesday at 17:00.

American Folk Music in Sumy Window on America Center

Sumy Window on America center was happy to welcome the band from the USA “Old Grey Goose International. The group plays traditional American folk music. Musicians sing songs about life, love and labor. They play traditional dancing music and teach people how to dance as well. By means of their performances the group promotes cooperation and mutual understanding between different cultures. Many people visited the concert, listened to fantastic country music, sang songs with musicians and learnt to dance. After the performance people asked questions about American culture and folk music. It was really funny and warm atmosphere during the concert of the band “Old Grey Goose International”.     

 

English Speaking Club

In October five meetings of the English Speaking Club took place. The following topics were discussed:

3.10 - Elections

10.10 – Superstitions

17.10 – Sounds

24.10 – Why do we learn languages?

31.10 – Halloween

This meeting was devoted to the celebration of Halloween. At first Colin told about the history of Halloween and the way it is celebrated in the USA, Australia and European countries. After that the members of the club took part in different contests, charades and other joyful events. The celebration ran in a very joyful and funny manner with a lot of laughs and smiles.    

Welcome to Window on America center!

On 27 of October for the first time Window on America Center was visited by the high school students from school № 9. They got information about books, movies, about events, clubs and programs. They found out about our coming events and meetings with the Americans, many of them expressed a wish to come here again.

U.S. Education Fair

The Fourth U.S. Education Fair in Kyiv, Ukraine will be held
on October 31, 2015 from 15:00 to 18:00 at Ukrainian House (2 Khreshchatyk St., Kyiv)

Organizers: EducationUSA network in Ukraine with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. 

Registration is open at EdUSA.org.ua
Admission is free.

U.S. Education Fair participants:

Kyiv EducationUSA Advising Center
American Councils for International Education

U.S. Embassy
Fulbright Ukraine

WorldWideStudies, Pinchuk Foundation

SEED Grant

American University in Bulgaria
Bentley University
Carnegie Mellon University, Information Networking Institute
Central European University
Coastal Carolina University
College of the Canyons
Drexel University
John Cabot University
Lindenwood University
Minerva Schools at KGI
New York University School of Engineering
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Ohio Northern University College of Law
Saint Francis University
San Diego State University
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Shoreline Community College
The College of New Jersey
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University of Texas School of Law
Western Kentucky University

For further updates please check the event page on Facebook.

Seminar for English Teachers

On 7 of October Window on America center hosted an event for the teachers of English. We carried out presentation about online resources for English teachers. Interactive whiteboard as a language learning tool also became subject of interest to our guests. Leaving many participants said that they "discovered Window on America Center" and are going to return here with their students.

Secondary school students at Window on America center

More than 60 secondary school students visited Window on America center on 5 of October. Children were excited with collection of movies and books, board games in English. They also learnt about exchange educational program FLEX. Many of them expressed a wish to come here on their own.