Study Abroad Options for HS students

[Linda Jean Speck]

Hello, Emily --

Having not heard from you, I am assuming that you have either found another situation for your student or do not want to pursue the opportunity I described.

If you do want to find out more about the Orthodox school in Moscow, please e-mail me and let's arrange a time to talk.  I'm not averse to e-mail; it's just that I think you'd have so many questions that a phone conversation would be more productive and less time-consuming.

I've thought of one more place: the town of Zelenogorsk, about an hour by bus from St. Petersburg, right on the Gulf of Finland.  A few years ago I became acquainted with a family there (though I doubt they'd be in a position to house a student).  Through the older children in the family, I met Elena Zorina and her father, Michael Zorin, both of whom teach English at the grade 5-11 school in the town.  It's a public school of which the town is very proud; it's the first school in the area that was built after World War II.  If there's a family in a position to house your student, Elena and Michael (and his wife, who teaches in another school) would know.  If you'd like to investigate that possibility, I could send you Elena's contact information.  

With best wishes to you and your student --

Linda



----- Original Message -----
From: "Emily Saunders" <emilka at MAC.COM>
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 6:37:39 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Study Abroad Options for HS students

Hello!

I have a High School sophomore that I've been tutoring in Russian for the past year and a half.  Her Russian ability is very high and she is wanting to do a year-long exchange in either Russia or the Ukraine, but her parents do not have the resources to pay her way on one of the more established programs such as AFS.  I'm wondering:

1) if there are any recommended locally based programs that would accept HS students and potentially place them in a home stay and/or
2) if the idea of placing her with the family of a trusted friend or acquaintance as sort of a long term guest who'd study at a local school is at all feasible option?

Any advice on the topic of HS exchanges and visa issues surrounding them would be greatly appreciated!

Best regards,

Emily Saunders

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