patth@ccnysci.UUCP (Patt Haring) (02/08/89)
US-USSR Computer Camp Exchange between International Children's Computer Camp Institute of Program Systems (USSR Academy of Sciences) Pereslavl-Zalessky, USSR and New England Experience Avon, CT USA - In this second year of the International Children's Computer Camp at Pereslavl-Zalesski, there will be an exchange of Soviet and American youth. A description of the 1988 session can be found: as CAMP.TXT in Compuserve's DL (LIB) 1 of EDFORUM. as a topic in PeaceNet conference cdi.sovsis. Attendance at the Soviet camp is open to Americans aged 12-16. Acceptance doesn't necessarily depend upon computer experience because in addition to, and complementing the program proposed by the staff, participants should expect to teach and learn from their peers in order that this be a successful cross-national experience. - Dates: 01-29 July 1989 Possible 2 July departure if airplane space opens. Travel to Moscow planned for 04 July; so 1-2 nights will be spent in Brussels. At this writing, the Brussels-Moscow flight is full, but Aeroflot states it is "almost certain" they will add aircraft space. - Full cost: $2135 based upon departure from Boston Number of participants: 15 Accompanying adult staff: 2 one teacher from NE Experience one person (Eric Fenster) with 8 years'experience in Soviet exchanges - Location: On Lake Pleshcheevo, 6 miles from the historic town of Pereslavl- Zalesski (founded 1154) and about 100 miles north of Moscow. Pereslavl is part of the Golden Ring of historic Russian towns and has its own monuments to visit. From Moscow to Pereslavl, one passes the monastery complex of Zagorsk, and continuing north is Rostov-Veliky, which campers visited in 1988. Lake Pleshcheevo was used for war games by Peter the Great when he founded the Russian Navy. For the campers, it has another use as a well- studied ecological system. Several days will be spent in Moscow. Housing is in all-weather buildings in 4-5 bed rooms. Besides the Soviet teachers, there are live-in staff to look after practical needs of the campers. Three full meals and a snack are served daily. Medical and emergency (fire and security) personnel are on hand at the camp and the host institute has international telex access. Interpreters are assigned to each national group to assist with communication, and many staff and participants are multi-lingual. There are about 150 campers and nearly as many computers. In 1988 people came from the USSR, USA, Czechoslovakia, Italy, W. Germany and Bulgaria. These and/or other countries may be represented in 1989. Campers select one of the "departments" to belong to during the session: ecology, music & language, mathematics & physics, logo-prolog, databases and so on. For example, the ecology department has laboratory equipment and facilities for lake field trips. The computers can be used for analysis of data, for modelling, etc. There is a program of lectures and demonstrations offered by the staff and by invited Soviet specialists. The camp has soccer field and basketball and volleyball courts which are used for free recreation and tournaments. There is an art studio. There is a full program of social activities and entertainment (by invited guests and by campers), a "mathematics olympics," etc. - COSTS: The basis of the exchange is that the American group will have all expenses in the USSR covered by the Soviet hosts (except for personal items like souvenir and gift purchases). The Americans will contribute to the costs the New Emgland Experience incurs when receiving the Soviet group at its camp. In addition to the camp, the Soviet group will live and tour in the Boston area for about one week. While they are expected to be housed with families, there will be costs for transportation, events, pocket money. The breakdown is therefore expected to be: Air fare, Boston-Moscow (inc. taxes & customs fees) $ 1,006 Soviet visa 15 NE Experience camp hosting cost 600 Additional exchange hosting cost 150 Toward travel costs of accompanying staff 100 Organizational fee 150 Misc. (eg., postage & materials, hotel & meals in Brussels (excess refunded) 114 Total $2,135 This doesn't include cost of obtaining a passport or of travel to/from the Boston (or other) departure point. Transatlantic travel is anticipated on Sabena Airlines to Brussels, changing to Aeroflot for the flight to Moscow. We MAY be able to make special arrange- ments for travel originating in New York, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles or San Francisco. Accompanyng staff will only be on the Boston flight, but the other flights will be met on arrival in Brussels. - Completed forms and $200 deposit due by 10 March. (Forms can be sent ahead by EMail to 71450,1223 on Compuserve or efenster on PeaceNet.) Check or money order should be made payable to: TEPC Travel Courses. TEPC Travel Courses 681 W. Hancock Detroit, MI 48201 - Organizer: Eric Fenster, PhD Telephone inquires: (313)831-8364, until midnight EST. - Final selection will be made by the end of the March. Deposits of candidates who cannot go on this trip will then be refunded in full. Additional information will be sent to participants, along with instructions for final payment. This payment will be due in full by money order or certi- fied check late in April so that flight and other costs can be paid on time. Since there are likely to be more applicants than spaces, acceptance cannot be guaranteed. Nevertheless, applicants should consider applying for passports in any case. The passport MUST be available at the time of final payment in April because visa applications will be due at the same time. Processing of passports can be slow in the spring, and waiting to apply can mean the extra cost of Express Mail for "Rush" processing. Many post offices have passport application forms and can tell explain how to apply, but it will probably not be possible to apply by mail. A copy of the birth certificate will be necessary. APPLICATION - Name: Area code & phone: Address: City: State/ZIP: Any electronic mail address(es): Date of birth: Grade in school: Languages you've studied and how long: Other languages you know: In order to bring a representative American group, affirmative action will be practiced. Do you belong to any "minority" group? _______________________________________ If you already have a passport, what is its number and expiration date? No.____________________________ Expires: ______________________ Take as much space as you need for the following answers. I can (mark the answers and add other items if you wish): - /_/ Draw a picture of ________________ /_/ Play (musical instrument)__________ /_/ Sing /_/ Write a poem /_/ Construct a radio set /_/ Sail /_/ Solve a cubic equation Other: - I like (mark the answers and add other items if you wish): - /_/ Mathematics /_/ Physics /_/ Biology /_/ Engineering /_/ Music /_/ Languages /_/ History /_/ Journalism /_/ Arcade games Other: - Computer experience, if any: I have a ______________________ computer at home. I use a _______________________ computer at school. Other computer access: - Do you have access to communication by computer (modem & software)? - Operating system(s) I can work with: - Software I'm acquainted with: - Programming language(s) I know: - Programs (type, size) I've written: - Clubs, BBS, camps, other computer-oriented activities in which I've participated. - Reading: Newspapers and magazines Iread regularly or to which I subscribe; books I've enjoyed. - My favorite pieces of art (including literature, movies, music, architecture): - Short Essays - 1) Pretend you are organizing this international camp. What are YOUR ideas about the kinds of activities which should take place? Your suggestions should deal both with what (and how) to learn about computers and with activities to help young people from different countries to really get to know each other. 2) There will be less than four weeks to learn about the Soviet Union, a country and people very important to us. What do you think are the MOST important things to learn about in order to come home with a better understanding (political systems, beliefs, social life, schools, etc.). Perhaps a good way to think about this question is to imagine you will give a talk about your trip to your friends or at school after you get home and have to plan what observations to make. Since your friends can't make the trip, what things will itbe most important for them to know? 3) Add any other information you wish about yourself and your interest in this trip. - Remember to send this application to arrive by 10 March to: TEPC Travel Courses 681 W. Hancock Detroit, MI 48201 or Compuserve 71450,1223 or PeaceNet efenster - A $200 deposit payable to: TEPC Travel Courses must arrive at the Detroit address by 10 March. Checks of participants will be deposited; those from applicants who cannot be selected will be returned. -------------------------------------- Please give the name and address of a parent or guardian AND a teacher or other person who knows you well and could send letters of reference. -- Patt Haring rutgers!cmcl2!ccnysci!patth patth@ccnysci.BITNET