Get students out of the classroom!

[Renee (Stillings) Huhs]

Dear SEELANGERs,

 

While many students learning Russian take advantage of the summer break to
hone their language skills in an immersive setting abroad, at SRAS we highly
encourage students to participate in experiences that go beyond the
classroom. Engaging much more actively in the surroundings brings all of the
senses into the study abroad experience and provides the basis for a much
deeper understanding of the country, its culture, and its people. 

 

* Lake Baikal - join a trail-building expedition with local volunteers as
they seek to preserve the natural landscape and educate visitors. If you
enjoy the outdoors and camping this is a great way to cap off your summer of
language learning.

 

* Trek through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan on horseback. The dramatic
landscape, physically and mentally challenging trek, and the encounters with
locals living very traditionally, often in yurts, has been described by
students as nothing less than life-changing.

 

* Don't just walk the streets of St. Petersburg. Paint, sketch, or
photograph it! Hermitage experts provide you with the guidance to create
spectacular works that you will then exhibit in the end-of-program gallery
showing. No previous experience necessary!

 

We are making it easier than ever for students to have these types of
experiences (all of the above mentioned -- and more) by making our
long-standing short-term summer seminars available as add-ons to our 10-week
Russian as a Second Language program -- at a significant discount. 

 

For more details, please see "Optional Summer Seminars" on the program page

- www.sras.org/RSL. Please pass this on to adventurous students - and to
those you think may benefit from being "forced out" of the classroom for
experiences that will teach more about the culture than is possible sitting
behind a book.

 

Best,

 

Renee

 

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Renee Stillings
Director

The School of Russian and Asian Studies

rstillings at sras.org

www.sras.org

 

 


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