American Home (Vladimir, Russia) Program Deadlines

[Johnson, David Matthew]

Dear Russian Language Professors, Teachers, and Students,
On behalf of the American Home (Serendipity-Russia) in Vladimir, Russia, I would like to remind you about three program deadlines.

1) ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK IN RUSSIA – Application Deadline October 15, 2012 (www.serendipity-russia.com/edex.html)
VLADIMIR:  Help several community organizations, including the Youth Health and Education Center, Karl Liebnicht Orphanage, Humanitarian Aid Store, Handicapped Children's Association “Light” and others, while interacting with Russian university students and experiencing the delight and wonder of provincial Russia.

MUROM:  Help university students at the Murom Institute (an affiliate of Vladimir State University) to improve their English language skills; help prepare audio and video materials for their English language program.  During the Soviet period Murom was a closed city.  Today it remains isolated from traditional tourist routes.  Foreign language faculty and students are eager for contact with native English speakers.

Pictures and stories from last year's program are at http://theamericanhome.blogspot.com/2012/05/our-first-alternative-spring-break.html

2) INTENSIVE RUSSIAN PROGRAM – Applications Accepted All Year (www.serendipity-russia.com/studyrussian.html<http://www.serendipity-russia.com/studyrussian.html>)

The benefits of the American Home's long-standing Intensive Russian Program are provided to both individual and group participants:
+              experienced faculty specializing in teaching Russian to non-native speakers;
+              program and schedule customized to the needs of each student or group of students;
+              individual home-stay with a Russian family;
+              “Russian friend-conversation partner” program;
+              on-site administrative support;
+              well-equipped classrooms in a comfortable, home-like, atmosphere;
+              excursions to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vladimir, Suzdal and Bogoliubovo;
+              opportunities to meet and socialize with some of the more than 400 Russians participating in the American Home English Program and others;
+              opportunities to participate in a variety of activities—for example, volunteering at an orphanage

3) AMERICAN ENGLISH PROGRAM TEACHING POSITIONS – Application Deadline March 1, 2013 (www.serendipity-russia.com/teach.html)
Program Benefits: small stipend, room and board with a Russian family, three hours per week of one-to-one Russian lessons, teacher training and lesson planning assistance, a pleasant, well-equipped, and organized teaching environment.  Teacher obligations: Plan and teach four (possibly five) classes that meet twice a week, hold office hours, present a brief lecture on any aspect of American culture, airfare to Moscow, visa fee, obtain TESOL certification.

If you have questions about the American Home's Intensive Russian, Alternative Spring Break, American English Programs, or any other aspect of the American Home's work, please do not hesitate to contact me (david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu).  For more information about the American Home, please visit www.serendipity-russia.com.

I hope that we will have the privilege to work with you and your students in Vladimir!

Sincerely,

David Johnson
Coordinator, Intensive Russian Program, American Home (Vladimir, Russia), www.serendipity-russia.com<http://www.serendipity-russia.com/>
Lecturer in Russian, Vanderbilt University, david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu<mailto:david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu>

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