Looking for a HS teacher in Russia whose kids would like to be virtual guest speakers

[Emily Saunders]

Hello!

Last June I asked for help with finding a high school aged guest speaker for my online Russian class and it went very well with my one excellent volunteer.  I'm returning with similar, but more expansive request.  This year I would love to maybe have guest speakers visit 3 different classes/levels at the end of each quarter.  These would be live online meetings during class time (between 9 & 1pm Eastern Time -- approx 6-8pm Western Russia time). Each class about 40-50 minutes and we would be meeting Blackboard Collaborate a video conferencing program with webcam, chat, slide sharing, and talking capabilities (so Java loaded up and access to broadband is a requirement) -- though some limited participation is possible through a mobile device or tablet.  

The goal (on my end) is to have my kids practice some basic dialogs with their Russian peers get to see that there are actually kids like them out there who use Russian as their main language.  That it's not just a subject that satisfies a foreign language credit.  Both sides could share photos and stats on a particular theme (family, pets, home town, studies...)  The cultural exchange could be in English or in Russian with me translating.

I have friends with contacts in schools, but they are all in the Russian Far East, which just doesn't work time zone wise.  

Anyone have a contact who might be interested?

Thank you in advance!

Emily Saunders
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