Zustrich 2006: exchange project immerses teenage youth in language and culture

Camp-Tabir Zustrich II 2006

A Canada-Ukraine Youth Exchange and Educational Project
(Program of three weeks: two weeks in a Carpathian camp and one week touring Ukraine)
July 2-23, 2006

January 23, 2006 -- Camp-Tabir "Zustrich" is a unique opportunity for youth aged 13 to 17 to travel to Ukraine to experience the Ukrainian language and culture through an immersion "zustrich-encounter" with youth from Ukraine. The camp director is Dr. Roman Yereniuk of Winnipeg.

Program:

• An intensive approach to conversational Ukrainian for Ukrainian Canadians youth by qualified teachers from Ukraine and conversational ESL English for Ukraine’s students (3 hours per day for two weeks)
• Workshops in Ukrainian culture and crafts by Ukrainian artisans and specialists
• Ukrainian workshops by qualified Ukrainian instructors
• Evening recreational programs: vatra, singing, sports, walking tours, dances, etc
• Travel in Ukraine -- week three: Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano Frankivsk, Ternopil, Pochayiv, and Yaremche.
• Age Limits: 13-17 years
  Size of group: 25 Ukrainian Canadian youth and 40 youth from Ukraine (this number will include students from orphanages and with poverty backgrounds)

Ukraine’s Partner:
Persha Lastiwka School in Ivano Frankivsk

Funding:
app. $ 3000 to $ 3200 -- from Winnipeg (for departure from other cities, the costs will be adjusted). Fundraising will be done to offset some of these costs.

The cost for Diaspora countries only for the camp is $300.

Searching for 25 excited, energetic and dynamic Ukrainian Canadian students, 25 students from the other diaspora countries and 25 students from Ukraine.

Are you interested?

For more information, contact Prof. Roman Yereniuk at yereniuk@cc.umanitoba.ca