The ATA Education Committee is in full swing arranging an exciting schedule for five Open World participants from Russia. Dmitry Shmigirilov, Sergei Kurdumov, Oleg Pantukhin, Denis Bychkov and Ekaterina (Katya) Korableva with moderator Sergey Pukhanov arrive on Friday, October 19th…
Just posted on the Albany-Tula Website are Rose Schneider and Haewon Hwang’s reactions to visiting Moscow and Tula. Enjoy their write-ups and get ready to watch the editing video footage by Sonja Stark in a few weeks.
Guilderland High School student Haewon Hwang and Ichabod Crane High School Student Rose Schneider, winners of the 2012 Albany-Tula Alliance Essay Contest, returned from Tula, Russia with dozens of new Facebook friends and a deeper understanding of Russian culture.…
For the last 6 days, several ATA board members and the winning essay students have been time in Moscow and Tula. Education Committee members Mary Emerson, Dawn Weinraub, Sonja Stark along with 18-year olds Haewon Hwang and Rose Schneider have…
Our Vodka Art Event on Friday evening was a wonderful success. Old friends and several new faces showed up to learn about Russian toasting, taste Pristine vodka, dabble in Zakuski and win a door prize or two. Last minute, a…
Two Capital Region High School Students will travel to Tula in September because of their winning essays on Leo Tolstoy’s influence on world leaders.