Summer Courses

Summer Russian and Ukrainian Language Program

Program duration: 2, 3, or 4 weeks
Starting dates: July, August
Accommodations: Students' choices: host family, modern university dormitory, or separate studio apartment (extra fee).
Levels available: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced
Class schedule: 20 lessons per week, Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 1:00 pm., 45 min. lessons + breaks
Class size: max. 2 - 4 students

Program fee Depends on length of program:

• 2 weeks - $1250 USD
• 3 weeks - $1600 USD
• 4 weeks - $1800 USD

Included in program fee

• Registration fee ($300 USD) due six weeks before beginning of course
• Placement test
• 20 hours of in-class instruction a week
• Accommodation with a host family (breakfast included)*
• Transfer to and from airport or railway station
• Certificate of program completion
• At least one weekend sightseeing tour

*Other accommodation options may require a supplementary charge

Social activities

Program organizers will make sure participants have chances to meet people and attend cultural and sporting events.

Weekend tours

• Tour of downtown Kyiv, including Orange Revolution sites
• Tours of Kiev’s many ancient churches and monasteries
• Museum tours: World War II museum, Pirohovo museum of traditional architecture, Chernobyl museum
• Tours of Ukrainian art gallery, Mariinsky Palace, and the botanical garden.

* At students' request these tours may be substituted for longer tours to other cities such as Lviv, Odessa or Chernihiv (for an additional charge).
** More weekend tours will be included if group size permits

Optional afternoon classes

• Ukrainian and Russian cuisine
• Traditional Ukrainian Easter egg painting (Pysanka eggs)
• Matrioshka painting
• Traditional Ukrainian embroidery and woodcarving
• Ukrainian (Russian) traditional dancing and singing classes

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