English Camp Recruiting Begins!

Conversational English Camps International is recruiting Ukrainian university students (youth ages 17-25) for its Summer 2009 English camps in Pusha Voditsa.

These camps are a great way to build friendships with North Americans, British, Australians and New Zealanders and to practice English with native speakers.

The focus is not on English teaching but on creating opportunities for Ukrainian students to practice conversational English speech with native speakers.


There will be 10 to 15 North Americans, British, Australians or New Zealanders at each camp and 15 to 20 Ukrainians. Each Ukrainian will live in a room with at least one American or British person. There is an opportunity to speak English 24 hours a day.

We will live in Dubek sanitorium in Pusha Voditsa, which has good living conditions (a toliet and shower in each three-person room and great food).

There is a forest right nearby for campfires and lakes for swimming. We'll play basketball, volleyball and American baseball--as well as other games and activities.

Camp dates:

July 14-23
August 4-13

Cost of the camp is 500 UAH, which includes 10 days at the sanitorium with three full meals each day. It's a great value!

Email UkraineEnglishCamps@gmail.com or call 8-097-386-7886 if you want more information or to schedule an interview. We will be holding interviews in the afternoon or evening over the next two weeks at a private library near KPI. Call for more details and to find out times as they vary. Our plan is to make decisions about who will attend by June 6. Space is limited, so contact us soon. You don't want to miss this camp! It offers incredible English practice, plus it's a lot of fun!

Interviews with satisfied students!

Here are a few more interviews with students from past camps. If you want to hear their impressions watch some of the following short videos. Enjoy!

Summer 2010 Camp video

Here is a video from our summer 2010 camps. It shows a bit about the camp and includes some interviews with Ukrainian university students who participated. Further below is a video from our August 2006 camp. Enjoy watching! :)

Here is a video from our August 2006 camp. It shows a bit about the camp and includes a couple of interviews with Ukrainian university students who participated. Enjoy!

Typical Daily Schedule

Here's a typical day at camp. But things change, so it won't look like this every day.

One day we'll go on an excursion together to Kiev. Some days we'll have picnics in the forest. Some days we'll watch Hollywood movies.

On the last day, we'll have a fun talent show with funny skits and songs. And we'll have a banquet on the last night where we can share wishes with our new friends.

9 a.m. -- Breakfast

9:45 a.m.--Sing fun songs together

10 a.m.--Cultural talk

10:15 a.m.--discussion groups about interesting topics like success, friendship, money, happiness, etc...

10:45 a.m.--Outdoor games (group games, baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer)

12 p.m.--Free time

1 p.m.--Lunch

1:45 p.m.--Conversational English lesson (focus is on idioms and vocabulary)

3:15 p.m.--Free time

5:15 p.m.--Watch portions of a Hollywood film about Jesus (in English with subtitles) and share opinions about the film in discussion groups.

6 p.m.--Free time

6:30 p.m.--Supper

7:30 p.m.--Evening meeting (Sing songs, a couple of Americans or British will share interesting personal stories)

8:30 p.m.--Free time (drink tea together, play games, play guitar and sing, sometimes watch Hollywood movies, etc...)

1 a.m.--Go to bed.

More camp pictures!

Here are a few more shots of one of our camps last summer: indoor games, English lessons, campfires with tasty marshmellows and a bus ride to Kiev for an excursion with our American, UK and Australian guests!

Heavy Recruiting begins for our summer camps

We have two teams of native English speakers forming to participate in our camps this summer. One camp is July 14-23, but the teams from the U.S. and Canada will leave for Ukraine on July 11 and depart Ukraine on July 25. UK citizens and Australians may have different initial departure schedules, but they will need to arrive in Ukraine on July 12. They will depart the same time as the North Americans.

Our camps are a lot of fun, so don't miss the chance to join us this summer. Here are a few photos of last year's camps.