Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "work with children/teenagers" project in Russia

Kirov, formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeast European Russia, on the Viatka river, the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. The fort of Khlynov, situated just west of the Ural Mountains, was founded by Novgorodian entrepreneurs in 1181. It was first mentioned as a town in documents from 1374. In 1781 Catherine the Great renamed Khlynov to Vyatka and made it a centr e of separate Guberniya. By the end of the 19th century, it was an important station on the Trans-Siberian railway. In December 1934, it was renamed after the Soviet leader Sergey Kirov, who had been assassinated on the first of December. It is a big industrial Russian city. Kirov is famous abroad for its traditional handicrafts such as the “Dymkovskaya” toy.

Volunteers will teach students from colleges and universities to speak English language through interesting forms of learning, such as theater performance, role-playing games, learning songs. Also, volunteers will give presentations of their countries, to acquaint the participants of the camp with the culture of their country.

Visiting historical places of Kirov and the most interesting museums of the city, picnics, playing sport games, making parties and other entertaining activities concerning intercultural learning, visiting of Russian banya.

the volunteers will live in the dormitory of the Kirov timber industry college (four persons per room) shower and kitchen are available. The volunteers will cook dinners by themselves, breakfasts and lunches will be provided in the canteen. In the weekends the volunteers will cook by themselves.

English.

Kirov train station

Kirov, 1000 km from Moscow

18-30 years old.