So After scouring the Russian Yellow Pages I was able to find some cool dance studios, plenty more supermarkets (mostly in Reisterstown, Maryland) and the Russian Cultural Center of Maryland.This is a great resource because there is so much going on there that you will want to figure out how to get a group of students to take advantage of two things.
The first is the Chess Club. It looks like it could be pretty open to anybody and that there are all levels at play. This would be a great end to a unit in which you study how to play chess and some of the Russian masters...then go to the Russian Cultural Center and try your students minds and hands at a fun competition.
The other item on their website is "Birthday Parties in Russian Traditions." Now when I followed this link to find out what was there it was completely written in Russian so I could not make heads nor tales of it. But imagine calling them up and asking more info and planning a Russian Birthday Party. It could be pretty cool. In fact this makes me think about how teachers oftentimes have one birthday celebration a month for birthdays...why not celebrate each month in a different way. It could also be cool just to show up and request a birthday party even if it is no one's birthday. The experience would still be worth it.
Another program to check out is the Eminence Dance School which would be great to visit, schedule them to come to your school or even try to catch them as the perform in a local event. Last year they performed at the Russian Bazaar (See Field Trip #27 ).
It is surprising what you can find in a Yellow Page book when you still can't really read it!
Contact Info:
Russian Maryland Cultural Center
PO Box 55
Columbia, MD 21044
443-527-4375
www.myrmcc.com
Eminence Dance School
8810 Postoak Rd.
Potomac, MD 20854
410-935-0225 or 202-465-6465
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