Thursday, February 25, 2016

Event dedicated to the 145th anniversary of the Prominent Ukrainian Writer, Ethnographer, Translator – Lesya Ukrainka.

‪#‎УкраінаSpeaking‬ The Window on America Center in Lutsk Supports the Year of English Language!


During these days the Ukrainian people host different events devoted to prominent Ukrainian writer, ethnographer, translator – Lesya Ukrainka series of events, competitions, exhibitions, presentations.





The Volyn research library, together with Specialized School # 1 took part in the celebrarion of Lesya Ukrainka Anniversary.









The creative presentation about life and works of well known Ukrainian poetess was led by Dasha Lepko, the pupil of that school. The participants read poems of Lesya Ukrainka in English, staged some fragments from her plays.

The event was held in unusual way so a lot of information was given, amount of poems were read in English.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Lutsk Window on America Center Hosted the 2016 Write On Competition!

The Write On Competition is an International creative writing competition that aims to encourage creativity and imagination in writing.





The event was organized by the United States Pearce Corps Volunteer – Sam Abrams.















The WOA Center users visited the library to take part in a creative writing competition.












Thank You for the interest in the 2016 Write-On Competition!

Monday, February 22, 2016

A Labyrinth of Words With Window on America Center in Lutsk. ‪#‎УкраінаSpeaking‬‬

On February 21, 2016 the WOA Center in Lutsk started a new Club - Reading Club!
This week's topic was US Presidents in honor of President's Day!





The numerous visitors read and talked about FDR, Obama, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and others well known presidents








Sam Abrams, the American Pearce Corps volunteer in Lutsk was the leader of the club.








The audience learned new vocabulary and read a short play about different presidents!







Join our next reading club meeting and You will learn more about American jokes

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

A Good Start of Year English at the Window on America Center in Lutsk! #УкраїнаSpeaking

On that day the Window on America Center staff met groups of pupils from Majaki local schools.

 The goal of the meetings was to attract new people to the Center, to encourage them to Read, to give detailed information about the resources that one could use when learning about the United States of America.
Great number of the hands out about the Window on America services, literacy programs, foreign language classes were given to the pupils.
The aim of the meeting was to make the process of learning more interesting, unusual and effective and to have sufficient oral practice in the use of the Language.

The meeting was very unusual, but informative and effective. The visitors showed great interest in WOA Center Resources, so we welcome everyone to join our Clubs and to learn English with us!


No doubt that the WOA Center in Lutsk is an ideal place to learn English! 

Sunday, February 14, 2016

News from Lutsk, Ukraine : Love is in the Air! Happy Valentines Day!!!!


February 14, 2016 a wonderful event was organized at the Center devoted to St. Valentines Day Celebration. More than 25 people attended the event.


The present audience was proposed to attend the presentation about the background of the holiday, its symbols. It was led by Olga Koryka, the Window on America Cente  visitor. It was followed by lovely and informative discussion.






Of great interest was the part of the meeting devoted to the Romantic Couples that had kept love alive throughout history (Marie and Pierre Curie, Mark Antony and Cleopatra, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Bonnie and Clyde, Bred Pitt and Angelina Jolie etc.).


During the second part of the meeting, speaking activities on the topic of Saint Valentine’s Day were prepared by Sam Abrams, the America Peace Corps Volunteer and the visitors. 


They discussed relationships, healthy\unhealthy marriages, commented on the love quotations.




Thank You everyone for taking part, organizing and having wonderful celebration at the Center!!!!!









The event was held in the atmosphere of lovely communication combined with the American traditions. 

Monday, February 8, 2016

Window on America in Lutsk, Ukraine- film club. #‎УкраінаSpeaking

Lutsk Window on America Center Supports the Year of English in Ukraine.
A lit of events are held at the Center, This Sunday the audience enjoyed the movie «Grey’s Anatomy» and participated in the discussion after the movie.

Sam Abrams, the American Peace Corps volunteer in Lutsk led the discussion.



Stay tuned for a new club coming soon to Window on America. ‪#‎УкраінаSpeaking

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Lutsk Window on America Center Supports the Year of English in Ukraine!



Lutsk Window on America Center Supports the Year of English in Ukraine!
3.02.2016 – There was the presentation of the WOA center for teachers of English from Lutsk and regional schools.





The aim of the meeting was to create possibilities for developing and improving teacher’s practical theoretical courses using the WOA Center recourses.










During the presentation, they learned about some powerful ways in order to implement modern technology in the classroom.
 

















The teachers were acquainted with the schedule of working of the center, have to know about the clubs and events that one can visit coming to the center


We can say for sure that the Window on America Center resources play a significant and pivotal role in the process of teaching!