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THE ARCHANGEL COMMITTEE HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE 2006 OUTLINE
The Archangel Committee of Greater Portland in cooperation with Falmouth High
School and the Portland Committee of Archangel, Russia is in the process of
organizing a High School Exchange for April, 2006. Falmouth High School will
host ten students and two chaperones from Archangel, Russia. Simultaneously, ten
eleventh grade students from the Greater Portland Region and two chaperones will
be hosted by a high school in Archangel. The exchange will take place in April
to take advantage of the one week of school vacation which occurs in April.
Daniel M. Glover of Westbrook, Maine
will work with Ernest A. Belokorovin of Archangel, Russia to ensure that the
2006 High School Exchange is accomplished. Mr. Glover, currently serving as
Chair of the Archangel High School Exchange Committee, will work together with
Committee members and through the offices of the Archangel Committee of Greater
Portland, and Mr. Belokorovin will work through the Portland Committee of
Archangel.
There are three major components of the exchange:
- Falmouth High School must
be prepared to receive the ten Archangel students and two chaperones
- An
Outbound Delegation must be formed and prepared to make the trip to Archangel
- Fundraising
The overall cost of the exchange is estimated at $30,000, depending on the travel and
activities of our guest students. The activities of the American students will
be managed by the host high school in Archangel with the assistance of the
Portland Committee of Archangel, while the Russian students’ activities will be
managed by Falmouth High School with the assistance of the Archangel Committee
of Greater Portland.
The Russian Delegation will attend classes for two weeks, enjoy one week
vacation with their host families and have one week allowed for travel. Falmouth
High School will play a major role in developing the month-long program. The
exact program of activities will be developed by a committee of students,
parents and teachers formed for this purpose. This committee will include the
parents of the host families and the Outbound Delegation, the host students and
the outbound students, the teachers and staff responsible for the two weeks of
classroom activity and members of the Archangel Committee.
Falmouth is the keystone for launching the exchange. Falmouth will be committed
to preparing the two weeks of classroom activity and finding twelve families
willing to homestay the Russian students and teachers. The host families will be
expected to join in the fundraising process necessary to support the cost of the
exchange.
The Outbound Delegation will ideally be formed from the student body at Falmouth
High School, although it may be composed of students outside the host school as
may be the case in Archangel. Traditionally, the Outbound Delegation has been
formed by students and teachers beyond the host high school because of
scholastic qualifications and financial reasons. Each student will be chosen
after a careful screening process. Qualified students should be studying a
second language and have above average grades.
An adequate supply of money is essential for making the exchange work. A budget
will be created to identify the specific costs that must be covered by
fundraising efforts. In order to make the exchange possible, the money raised to
support the exchange will be used to cover the cost of the Outbound Delegation’s
travel expenses to Russia plus the expenses of the Russian Delegation’s travel
within the United States. The cost to host the American students will be covered
by the host school and families in Archangel with the help of the Portland
Committee of Archangel, while the cost to host the Russian students will fall to
Falmouth High School and families in Maine with the help of the Archangel
Committee of Greater Portland. Financing the Russian students’ travel to the
United States is the responsibility of the Portland Committee of Archangel.
The estimated cost of the exchange will be covered by charging the Outbound
Delegation $2,000 per student to participate, assuming our capacity to raise
$10,000 by various methods. The cost per student can be mitigated; it is our
intention, by means of a vigorous campaign, to raise as much money beyond our
stated need as possible, so that scholarships will be available to students who
are scholastically prepared but not financially capable of participating as part
of the Outbound Delegation.
Fundraising activities are equally important to Falmouth High School and the
Outbound Delegation preparations and all three will be simultaneous and ongoing.
In addition to satisfying the practical necessity for money, the fundraising
activities will help to foster a team spirit for the exchange.
Prior to departure, the Outbound Delegation will receive introductory Russian
language, history and culture lessons. They will also learn what to expect
during their stay in Russia. In Archangel, our students will continue their
studies of the Russian language, history and culture. In addition to being
hosted by a specific school, our students will also visit other local schools
and many other points of historic and cultural interest.
There are many teachers, students and members of the Archangel Committee who
have been involved in past exchanges that will be available to help the 2006
participants in the development and execution of this exchange. As proposed, it
is essential that the participants of the exchange, both sending and hosting,
play an active role in all aspects of the exchange program.
For more
information, please see the Archangel High School Exchange 2006
flyer and
brochure or email
Dan Glover, Chair, Archangel High
School Exchange Committee.
If you are a high school student interested in applying to the Archangel High
School Exchange 2006, please download our
application forms and follow the instructions provided. |
