This course is designed as a supportive course for the Russian Language program.

The curriculum is made to develop students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing in Russian.

 

We offer several levels:

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Beginner Level (age 3 – 5)

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Your child is growing into a big kid. This Music, Speech and Art combo class offers a specially designed curriculum for kids age 3 to 5.

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Expose your child to the power of  art, music, singing, and acting. Children learn about musical instruments, sing songs in Russian, and memorize short poems. They participate in engaging games and active plays, which make the whole process of learning fun. Your child will gain confidence in self-expression through acting activities.

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During our class we do breathing exercises, develop children’s small and large motor skills, work on short term and long term memory.

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Much attention is focused on oral proficiency and phonetic activities, which help children to succeed in learning Russian. We include art and craft activities designed for little kids.

 

Intermediate Level (age 6 – 9)

 

This class is for children who already know how to read and write in Russian.

• expand students vocabulary

• speak increasingly complex sentences

• encourage children to express ideas and ask questions

• improve students’ reading and writing skills

 

Children participate in the following

• story telling

• word games

• reading stories with further discussions

• writing different sentences, and responses

 

Advanced Level (age 7 – 11)

 

This course includes different types of texts, like fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some topics are Early Civilizations, Our Universe, Famous Inventions, and others. By reading interesting texts in Russian, and after reading discussion children develop their vocabulary above the everyday conversation level. This class allows students to expand their knowledge about History, Science, and Art. It helps children to become a better speaker, reader, and writer.