Category Archives: Russia

Italy & Russia 2017 – The best workshops yet with AWESOME teachers!

Before I do the Hanoi write ups I figured I’d better write up what we did in the Russia and Italy workshops this year. Why? Β Because I just want to say I am so, so, so, so, so, so grateful for all of you. As you’ll see in the Hanoi write ups, all of you…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/italy-russia-2017-the-best-workshops-yet-with-awesome-teachers/

Games & Ideas learnt from a Russian Tea Party! + How to teach fairy tales in English.

I don’t know about you but I had never heard of a Russian Tea party before. Β But after last week’s workshop Elena put on the most wonderful evening full of Russian tea, dancing, fairy stories and some great games. Β And many of the ideas I think might work great in your class – they were…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/games-ideas-learnt-from-a-russian-tea-party-how-to-teach-fairy-tales-in-english/

Masterclass in Izhevsk & Kalashnikovs

After very successful kids’ demo classes yesterday (which I’ll write up soon!) today’s Masterclass for teachers was totally different to last week’s in Yaroslavl. Β There we had super Genki English fans with amazing questions who’d travelled from all over to see me. Β However Β today we had mostly government school teachers who were very much in…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/masterclass-in-izhevsk-kalashnikovs/

What’s Russia like so far?

I must say I have been totally amazed at Russia so far, it is totally different to what I expected. Β  I thought the architecture would be like Japan with soviet blandness everywhere, but the churches and cathedrals are just amazing. Β In my ignorance I assumed the famous St Basil’s in Red Square was the…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/whats-russia-like-so-far/

Masterclass in Yaroslavl & 48 hours to get here!

I wanted to start off today with a quote Katya put on Facebook: Dear Richard, the seminar is great! Thank you. It is worth travelling for 48 hours from Volgograd. To the teachers in Izevsk – please, do not miss your chance!!! 48 hours!! Β And the thing is Katya didn’t travel the furthest, we had…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/masterclass-in-yaroslav-48-hours-to-get-here/

First day in Russia! + What to do with kids who say they can’t

Today was the first day of my first visit to Russia – very exciting. I arrived in Moscow at 8:30 last night, then it took till 4:30 this morning to get to Yaroslavl. Β Then up again at 8! The main two day workshop is tomorrow, but seeing as so many teachers had flown in from…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/first-day-in-russia-what-to-do-with-kids-who-say-they-cant/