In Australia, Easter is celebrated on the eighth of April (in Russia it is celebrated on the 15th). And at English Kids Club we decided to celebrate Easter on the 7th so the kids could have enough time to decorate their rooms, and paint as many eggs as possible for the following weekend. We shared with the children the history of Easter, which they eagerly listened to. Then the children were divided into small groups for stations with different crafts. [...]

The theme of the Kids Club this week was the clothes. The guys, as usual, were introduced to some new words. We always try very hard to make sure that the children remember new things, so we organize the entire program so that new words are constantly repeated. So this week, in all the games the kids [...]

The board of directors had some changes, this year! Travis is stepping down from the Russian board as the US board is up and running now and the US government do not approve of him being on two boards. So I (Tracy) have been elected as our new Chairmen! To replace Travis on the board [...]

Events/ Projects Gala As most of you are aware our 2011 Gala was a huge success! We raised over 1 million rubles. Some of the funds were used for the running of the house but the larger precent was put in the building fund. This year we plan to hold the Gala again and we [...]

Administration Veronika our administration assistant and translator had a baby last September just before the Gala and then with us being away for two months we had quite a catching up period! But currently we are back on track thanks to Veronika being back, have managed to catch most things up. Accountancy We have been [...]