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West High School students travel to Russia |
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Anadyr Project • Russian Program |
Students from West are collaborating in a three-year project with high school students from the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia to research the effects of climate change in their regions and discuss the efforts teenagers are making to protect and conserve their environment.
During the first two weeks of June 2008 the students traveled to Anadyr with teacher Michele Whaley and assistant principal Sue Holway. Below are links to letters from
West High in Russia:
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Monday, June 2, 2008
"The scenery that greeted us was severe and raw; the airport is the site of a former military base and a still-active coal mine. We made it through passport control and customs with a minimum of difficulty and met Igor Purtov, Director of Chukotka College. "
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
"Did I mention that we climbed "Camel" Mountain Wednesday? The kids all sprinted to the top. They are having the best time on strolls with the Russians. "
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
"Since snow had curtailed a trip to the tundra on Saturday, we were happy for the warmth as we toured the local wooden Russian cathedral - the biggest wooden church, made mostly without nails, in all of Russia."
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
"The little blades of grass I mentioned in the last letter are now cabbage-sized clumps, and I'm wishing I could be here in a month, when they say the water will be boiling with salmon."
- Friday, June 13, 2008
After the art visit, we went off to the museum to see the exhibit that shows the connections between the native peoples and exploration of the north. It's somewhat jarring, as Amber says, to see all these displays that are identical to those in our museums in Anchorage right here!
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Learn more about West's Russian Club, Anadyr and Russia at these Web sites:
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Where is Anadyr, Russia? |
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| Location of Anadyr, Russia |
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Anadyr Airport. From NASA World Wind. |
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