Make a difference this summer:
Teach English in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation is seeking volunteers for its annual English Summer School in Ukraine. The month-long program gives you a chance to live with Ukrainian college students, experience Eastern Christianity, and learn about the new challenges facing this ancient country. No knowledge of Ukrainian is necessary. To request information, please complete the form below or contact:
English Summer School
Volunteer Adviser
Ukrainian Catholic University
Email: essvolunteer@ucu.edu.ua
More information at ESS Website.
Why?
Students of the Ukrainian Catholic University (a Catholic university revived after fifty years of suppression) need to learn English for their course work, including classes taught by English-speaking faculty. English instruction during the year is capped by exposure to native speakers in an immersion setting.
What?
The full-day schedule includes English use at six hours of classes, morning liturgy, midday prayer and vespers, mealtime conversations, and evening activities. Typical classes have 7-10 students and involve a combination of reading, discussion and exercises. Weekends include occasional hikes and short trips. The summer school is also a unique spiritual opportunity.
Who?
About one third of the 100 students are seminarians; others include women religious and lay undergraduates studying theology or history. The English-speaking staff is principally from North America with assistance from Ukrainian teachers.
Where?
The summer program is based in a rural setting about two hours from Lviv, the cultural center of Western Ukraine. Housing is provided in shared rooms; meals are likewise very simple.
When?
Although the precise dates have not been set, the summer program will take place during 4 weeks in July. Many volunteers in the past have enjoyed staying afterwards to sight-see and visit student families or Kiev or Poland.
How Much?
Room and board are provided for volunteers. The only real expense is travel to Lviv (round-trip bookings are about $1200 from New York, $1400 from Chicago).
More information at the English Summer School Website.
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