From: Natasha [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Dear Colleague,

I am writing to you with a request to bring to attention of your colleagues,
the staff and students of your institute information on the International
Summer Language School "A MISSION OF PEACE", which is an educational
not-for-profit multi-cultural program that our International Language School
"Cosmopolitan" runs in
Siberia, Russia, during the summer of 2002, with participation of volunteer
teachers and international students
from all over the world.

The "MISSION OF PEACE" summer school will take place in four two-week
sessions during the summer of 2002 in a picturesque wooded area outside the
city of Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia.

For the past few years volunteer teachers from the United States, Great
Britain, Canada, Australia, France, Finland, Holland, Denmark, Argentina,
Singapore, Malaysia, and university students and school children from the
USA, Great Britain and Germany have participated in our program.

The International Summer Language School 2002 is themed "A Mission of Peace"
. The program is aimed at creating opportunities in a diverse multicultural
environment for the youngsters to improve their foreign language knowledge,
learn about the ways to live their lives as peacemakers and acquire
peacemaking skills, find creative expression and build relationships based
on honesty, understanding and respect.

English, French, German and Russian classes are scheduled within the
educational program of the Summer School with a variety of techniques
applied, such as conversations grammar in use, language games, discussions,
drama, etc.

It's a great opportunity to learn the Russian language and get a first-hand
experience of the Russian culture. The RUSSIAN COURSE is provided for all
volunteer teachers and international students and covers language studies as
well as Russian culture, history and
society.

The program of the Summer School integrates language and peace education
into daily activities which include daily language classes, creativity
workshops, music and drama, games and contests, art and journaling, creative
writing and drawing, cultural fair and the Summer School Olympics,
interactive projects with the use of the Internet technologies. We plan to
complete the Peace Register and
submit it to the United Nations. The program is a great learning experience
that encourages children to see with new eyes, as they explore artistic ways
of knowing and ways of learning about peacemaking, expand their creative
potential, and prepare to deal with the complexities and challenges of life
in an interrelated world.

We seek participation from as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and
nations as possible, so that representatives of a broad range of nations
could have an opportunity to share their hopes, dreams and concerns, express
their thoughts and feelings, and make a lot of good friends to achieve a
greater international understanding and promote a safer, saner world.

We are looking for VOLUNTEER TEACHERS (TEACHERS of English, French, German
and other subjects levels elementary school through University, SPECIALISTS
in other fields such as computing, business, journalism, music, arts, etc.,
MEDIA and TECHNOLOGY professionals, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS) who are energetic,
enthusiastic, enjoy summer camp experiences and working with teenagers,
possess love for children and the desire to foster a peaceful environment.

The new millennium needs bold, creative men and women who can turn their
dreams into reality. We encourage you to contribute to filling young
people's heads with positive images of peace, preparing our children for
their leadership roles for the next century, promoting positive
relationships.

We also seek people worldwide (middle school through university STUDENTS,
and ADULTS) who are interested in the Russian language and culture to join
this international forum as students, gain in-depth understanding of
international issues and bring a new depth of appreciation and knowledge
home to their friends and communities.

INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS RESPONSIBILITES:
- Roundtrip airfare to Novosibirsk.
- Obtaining the Russian visa and visa fees.
- Medical insurance.
- Participation fee, which covers accommodation, meals, etc.

One can also join the "PEACE THROUGH TOURISM" program of the Summer School
by ordering one of the offered excursion packages that include trips to
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Lake Baikal, the Altai Mountains, Novosibirsk,
Krasnoyarsk, TransSiberian Railroad.

We encourage you to contribute to investing in a vision of a better world by
joining people around the globe willing to support ongoing peace through
this worthwhile effort.
It's a wonderful way to show that you value peacemaking and inspire the
world to quest for peace. It is a powerful way of sharing to children that
we are all one world.

I will very much appreciate it if you could forward the information on
the International Summer Language school in Siberia to people who might be
interested and possibly assist in posting the information in a newsletter.

I look forward to hearing from you and remain hopeful that we could
establish a worthwhile co-operation.

Regards,

Natasha Bodrova,
Director of International Language School "Cosmopolitan",
Novosibirsk, Russia
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