One or Two Day Career & Cultural Education Experience

Dr. John G. Egnatoff Grade 8x Experience

Thank you to all of the students from Dr. John G. Egnatoff School for their excellent involvement during their visit to Mohyla Institute on November 8th and 9th, 2011. We will have photos on our website and on Facebook within the next few days.

We ask these students to complete the following online quiz by November 15th, 2011. Solutions will be posted here (trivia and crossword) until noon on Tuesday. Thank you in advance for your full and honest participation!

Progam Summary

This new program is aimed at Grade 8 through 12 students. The purpose of the visit is to provide an experience that covers many aspects of the curriculum. This will be done by treating the students as though they are moving in, prepared to attend University. It will include the concept of preparing for and maintaining part time employment that is most often necessary during student life. The goal is for each student to be exposed to young adult realities and begin to consider how their actions today affect their life in the future.

To arrange your classes visit, please call the office or use the contact form below.

Sample Itinerary - Day 1

9:30 - 10:00 Check in.
10:00 Gather in the lounge.
10:10 Walk to the U of S campus.
10:30 - 12:00 Tour university campus.
12:20 – 1:15 Lunch break. View the Holodomor display.
1:15 - 2:00 Train students on clean up procedures. Students are split into five groups. Responsibilities include: cleaning up left over food, washing dishes, washing tables, sweeping floors, and mopping floors.
2:00 – 2:30 Presentation - Ukraine and Ukrainian culture.
2:30 – 4:00 Cooking workshop - potato and cheddar perogies from scratch!
4:00 - 4:30 Small group activities - cook the perogies, fry onions, cut fruit and veggies, clean dining room, etc.
4:30 - 5:30 Supper break. Eat the perogies we made!
5:30 - 6:30 Clean up.
6:30 - 7:15 Ukrainian dance presentation.
7:15 - 7:30 Personal time for journaling or studying.
7:30 - 8:15 Poetry and cultural readings.
8:15 - 8:45 Music lesson. Possibilities include Ukrainian instruments like bandura, Ukrainian folk songs, etc.
8:45 - 9:00 Make old fashioned popcorn.
9:00 - 10:30 Watch movie, Soviet Story. Followed by a discussion of the 1932-33 famine genocide in Ukraine.
10:30 Get ready for bed.

Sample Itinerary - Day 2

7:30 Wake up.
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast. Two groups help make breakfast while the other groups eat. Switch.
9:00 - 9:30 Clean up.
9:30 - 10:30 Career presentations. Discussion on skills and skill development.
10:30 - 11:15 Stitching workshop. Make a book mark, pillow case or hand towel.
11:15 - 11:30 Personal time for journaling or studying.
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch break.
12:30 - 1:00 Clean up.
1:00 - 1:30 Choir lesson
1:30 - 2:00 Play Soccer
2:00 - 2:15 Quiz
2:15 - 3:00 Clean resident rooms, pack belongings and check out.

Volunteers Needed

Cultural programming is most effective when a variety of people assist in the activities involved. Please consider volunteering to assist us with any of the above activities, or call us with ideas on how we can integrate your Ukrainian-Canadian expertise into this program!

We Need Your Input!

Please assist us with cultural program planning by completing our survey.

Ukrainian-Canadian Summer Cultural Immersion Program

SPMI's Ukrainian-Canadian Summer Cultural Immersion Program is scheduled for July 1st - 29th, 2012. All students who have completed grade 7 and are 17 and younger are eligible to apply. Knowledge of the Ukrainian language is not necessary.

A typical day involves many creative teaching approaches from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Activities, one-on-one lessons, and practice sessions continue until 9:00 pm. Flexibility in the programs means that students registered in the non-residence program can choose to leave at 3:30 pm or stay until 9:00 pm.

Now recruiting certified teachers, volunteer artists, field trip drivers, and more. If you have a skill you'd like to use to embelish the program, please contact us for more information.

Email your request for information using the form below.

Registration Fees

Registrations received by Feb 1, 2012

(a) $1295 for students living in residence at the Institute.
(b) $995 for non-residence students.

Registrations received on or after Feb 2, 2012

(a) $1695 for students living in residence at the Institute.
(b) $1195 for non-residence students.

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