1. Russian Life Today Russian Schools Russian Music Russian Politics 7 th Grade Workshop in Geography South Junior High School Lawrence Public Schools (USD 497) March 26 and April 29, 2008 Presented by Jon C. Giullian Librarian for Slavic & Eurasian Studies University of Kansas Libraries

2. What are Russian schools like? SCHOOLS □ Similar What is similar? □ Different What is different? What do you think ?

3. SCHOOLS School No. 366, St.-Petersburg, Russia Physics and Math Lyceum http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:School_366,_Saint_Petersburg,_Russia.jpg

4. SCHOOLS Middle/High School No. 212 (Belarus)

5. SCHOOLS Brand new school for 1000 students

6. SCHOOLS Brand new school for 1000 students

7. SCHOOLS Brand new school for 1000 students

8. SCHOOLS Brand new school for 1000 students

9. SCHOOLS Brand new school for 1000 students

10. What is the first day of school like in Russia? SCHOOLS □ Similar What is similar? □ Different What is different? What do you think ?

11. September 1 st – Day of Knowledge SCHOOLS

12. September 1 st – Day of Knowledge SCHOOLS http://republic.cap.ru/2006_39/32.jpg

13. September 1 st – Day of Knowledge SCHOOLS http://schools.keldysh.ru/sch11-2/ARHIV08/1_09_07pervo4ki350.jpg

14. September 1 st – Day of Knowledge SCHOOLS

15. September 1 st – Day of Knowledge SCHOOLS

16. How do Russians dress for school? SCHOOLS □ Similar What is similar? □ Different What is different? What do you think ?

17. SCHOOLS

18. http://www.chernobyl.info/pictures/Window_1/olimpiada.JPG

19. What sports to Russian teens play? SCHOOLS □ Similar What is similar? □ Different What is different? What do you think ?

21. http://reut.ru/news/47/index.files/306-11.jpg http://unics.ru/img_photo/1174989520.jpg

22. http://www.moscvichka.ru/article/2006_10/foto/10-19-03_resize.jpghttp://www.trial-sport.ru/showobject.php?id=3364 http://druzhba78.com/druzhba78/Press-releases/press_release_26_04_2006.files/image002.jpg

23. http://uszk.ru/images/articles/ice_fun.jpg http://www.spurtup.com/image.php?image=571&action=view

24. What are Russian teen’s hobbies? SCHOOLS □ Similar What is similar? □ Different What is different? What do you think?