ZANDARO-2010: Humanitarian Aid Project

"There is a country in a tropical region which is suffering virtually all imaginable problems. The name of the country is ZANDARO, with the capital city of Zangora..." These words begin the presentation of project work done by the students of Group 33-E on planning some humanitarian aid to an imaginary country. It goes with Module 8 of New Opportunities Upper Intermediate Coursebook (with "Old" Opportunities it also went well). The project was done last year by the students of Group 43-E, but, unfortunately, they were not able to present it in public. This year we have renovated the whole thing developing their ideas. You can read the project materials by clicking on the following:
1. Presentation by Ann ATAMAS;
2. Infrastructure Development Plan by Ivan BATALYUK and Oleksandr SIKORSKY;
3. Medical Aid Plan by Oleksandra TRETEVYCH and Oleksandr MELNYCHENKO;
4. Temporary Housing Plan by Yuri ISCHENKO and Vlad SMIRINSKY;
5. Education Development Plan by Kate BOIKO and Vlad BUDCHENKO.

Presidents' Day

Two great Americans were born in February: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. That is why the third Monday of this month (which is today) has been made a special day to commemorate their achievements. Anna Samar of Group 24-H has submitted an article about the holiday to the HYDE PARK. You can also read it HERE .

The Most Romantic Day

Hope you all have a sweet St. Valentine's Day! Ilona Chaikovska of Group 24-H has submitted an article to the HYDE PARK, which tells a lot about this holiday. If you haven't seen it in the bulletin you may read it HERE .

Love and kisses!

Martin Luther King Jr. - a person who changed the world

On January 18 this year many people around the world marked MARTIN LUTHER KING's DAY. He did not manage to live a long life and was assasinated when he was just 39, but the world has never been the same since then. Martin Luther King = civil rights. Even his death contributed to the issue. HELEN SKRYPKA of Group 24-H has prepared a report about this outstanding personality. It can be found in the Hyde Park and HERE .

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas, dear visitors, and may the evil never even come close to you! May the coming year be really happy and ten times more successful than this one! Take care and Godspeed!

Ukrainian Armed Forces Day

As the Soviet Union dissolved in 1990 and 1991, 780,000 Soviet military personnel remained located in Ukraine’s three military districts. This mass was not an army but a force grouping, without a national Ministry of Defense, a General Staff or central organs of command and control. 'This grouping, its inventory of equipment and its officer corps were designed for one purpose: to wage combined arms, coalition, offensive warfare (also nuclear) against NATO on an external front.
On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, enacted a resolution to take jurisdiction over all formations of the armed forces of the former Soviet Union stationed on Ukrainian soil, and to establish one of the key agencies, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
On December 6, 1991 the Parliament adopted laws On Defense of Ukraine and On the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The military of the former Soviet units voluntarily began to pledge allegiance to the newly born state of Ukraine. That is why this date is marked as a birthday of the modern Ukrainian military.
This is the OPLOT quite modern Ukrainian MBT on the left. However, Ukraine has it just as a prototype.

And here are some pieces of military humor for you to enjoy.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

THANKSGIVING DAY is marked on the last Thursday in November making that weekend a really long one. All generations of every family sit together at the feast table on that day. The Thanksgiving weekend gives the start to the Christmas season.
This holiday has a long history, which started in 1620 when a Protestant religious group known today as ‘Pilgrims’ arrived in the New World on board of the ship called Mayflower, and settled in what is now known as the state of Massachusetts. Their first winter in America was full of hardship and drama. They arrived too late to farm the land, so they starved. Half of the colony died from disease. The following spring the local tribe of Native Americans taught them how to grow corn and other crops. They also helped them to hunt and fish. In the autumn of 1621 the Pilgrims got a rich harvest of corn, barley, beans, pumpkin and other vegetables. They prepared a feast and sat together with the Indian chief and ninety other natives at the abundant dinner tables. Of course, prior to dining they praised the Lord, and thanked Him for all the food and wealth He gave them. This is how the festivity got started.
In the years that followed colonists in many settlements celebrated the harvest with a feast of thanks. After the United States gained Independence the congress recommended a single day of thanksgiving for the entire country. George Washington, the first president of the USA, suggested November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. It was Abraham Lincoln who established the holiday on the last Thursday of November after the end of the Civil War.
A traditional Thanksgiving meal consists of roast turkey stuffed with herb-flavored bread, cranberry jelly, mashed potatoes, and a pumpkin pie. Other dishes may vary regionally: ham, sweet potatoes, creamed corn, maple syrup etc.
Vlad BUDCHENKO and Ann ATAMAS of Group 33-E have prepared more detailed information about all that HERE .

And here are some funny Thanksgiving Day cartoons for you to enjoy!




Do they celebrate THANKSGIVING in CANADA? No, they dont... or do they? Anna ATAMAS knows the answer. It is hidden right HERE .