High-spirited Russian students Evegeniya and Yaha are “living” American history rather than reading about it in a textbook. After Boston, I brought the girls to a beautiful escarpment overlooking the Adirondacks, Green Mountains and Hudson-Mohawk Valley. It’s always a treat…
A week’s worth of ambitious activities culminated in a Farewell Dinner at the Schuyler Meadows Country Club in Loudonville last night. Many thanks to Gerald Shaye for treating us to a fabulous dinner with wonderful desserts. Susan Jacobsen went above…
After months of preparation, the last 5 remaining contestants gave riveting presentations of their subjects during Round 3 of the Olympiad Contest. Tonight’s judges were 7 educators and 2 students from Tula, Russia. After the judges tallied the scores they…
The Russians have arrived! For the next two weeks, I have three of nine wonderful guests from Tula, Russia sharing my home with me. One of them is part of the Open World Delegation, hosted by the Albany-Tula Alliance, while…
The Open World programs have served as catalysts for deepening and widening the 20 years of cooperation that has existed between the city of Tula and the Capital Region.