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Project: Official USA flag. Grade: B
04.04.2019 08:02Did you know that the current flag of the US was designed by a 17-year-old. His name was Robert G. Heft and he did it as a school project. He originally received a B– for the project. After discussing the grade with his teacher, it was agreed that if the flag was accepted by Congress, the grade ...
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Finding the Perfect
02.04.2019 10:55Democracy in Ancient Athens was more like a gentlemen’s club. All adult citizens had to take an active part in government (rule by many). At this time, citizens were free men. Women, children, and slaves were not citizens, and thus could not participate or vote. To vote, citizens had to attend ...
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How to print Darth Vader?
01.04.2019 08:40On March 28, the Robotics Club of Havrylivska Secondary School visited O. Honchar Kherson regional universal scientific library. In Window on America Center, students had the opportunity to get acquainted with the 3D printer. A workshop on 3D printing was held for them. After that, visitors ...
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Calling 911: US Emergency Phone Number
26.03.2019 12:27The first known use of a national emergency telephone number began in the USA in 1968. When a caller dials 9-1-1, the call is routed to the local public safety answering point. Like other emergency numbers around the world, this number is intended for use in emergency circumstances only. On March, 24 ...
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March in March
21.03.2019 08:56Did you know that women still don't have constitutional protection of their rights? On March, 17 Kherson WOA's participants watched a video about women's march in the USA. Then, everyone spoke about the important women in its life. Also, guests were given some information about Colorado State.
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Spelling Bee or Speed English?
20.03.2019 12:08On March 19, Kherson “Window on America” center was again visited by English language teachers, the students of Kherson Academy of Continuing Education. The event program was rich and varied. Tetiana, a certified media literacy coach, told about how people can combat fake news. She insisted ...
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Alice in the Land of English
11.03.2019 09:08Yesterday, the first meeting of the English language club for preschoolers and their parents “Teddy Bear” took place in Kherson “Window on America” Center. We read fairytales, listened to poems, counted apples and did exercises. We had positive impressions of the meeting and the ...
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Survivor
05.03.2019 13:06The American version of the international reality competition premiered in 2000 on CBS. The television show places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provide food, fire and shelter for themselves. Our English talk-club guests discussed their own characters, laws and punishment ...
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Do you want to be a volunteer?
04.03.2019 09:45February 24 - March 2, 2019, Peace Corps Week commemorates President John F. Kennedy's establishment of the agency on March 1, 1961. That is why Whitney Cravens, a Peace Corps volunteer, met with students of the Academic Lyceum at KSU and told them about the main purposes and projects of her organization, ...
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American Brain Ring
28.02.2019 08:56On February 27, Kherson “Window on America” offered to 11th grade students of the school No. 31 an intellectual competition - the brain-ring “Who Knows the USA Better?”. We found out that students knew much about this country. They easily named the US flag, and said which sports ...
