Inter­na­tion­al camp FdI-2017

14–18 years old stu­dents from all over the world are invited to take part in the 6th inter­na­tion­al ses­sion of the Multi-dis­cip­lin­ary sum­mer camp «For­mula of Unity».

Dates: July 17-31, 2017.

Place: recre­ation site «Man­or of the lake Sirko­jarvi» in 40 km to the north of St. Peters­burg (near Garbolovo).

Trans­fer: tra­di­tion­ally, we meet each team at the air­port and accom­pany the par­ti­cipants to the camp.

Liv­ing con­di­tions: lodging in rooms for 2 per­sons each, facil­it­ies on the floors, 6 meals per day, indi­vidu­al food require­ments can be met.

Infra­struc­ture: green ter­rit­ory, forest, sport facil­it­ies, meet­ing hall, own beach at the lake.

Before filling in the regis­tra­tion form below please read «Par­ti­cipant’s inform­a­tion sheet».

Regis­tra­tion is closed :(

Daily activ­it­ies in our camp include two parts: edu­ca­tion­al (one sub­ject by choice)  and cre­at­ive; both of them are oblig­at­ory.

This sum­mer we offer par­ti­cipants a choice between the following…

sub­jects:

• math­em­at­ics,
• journ­al­ism (in Rus­si­an only),
• com­puter science,
• chem­istry.

The list of sub­jects can be expan­ded. If you are inter­ested in a sub­ject not included in the list, please men­tion this in your regis­tra­tion form.

The «cre­at­ive» part of the day will be based on col­lect­ive cre­at­ive activ­ity in teams where paticipants of dif­fer­ent ages, coun­tries and sub­jects will be mixed.

Par­ti­cip­at­ing coun­tries: we expect groups from Spain, Bul­garia, Iran, Ecuador and dif­fer­ent regions of Rus­sia. How­ever, par­ti­cipants from any oth­er coun­tries are welcomed!

Teach­ing (except for the sub­ject «journ­al­ism») and com­mu­nic­a­tion will be in Eng­lish.

Excur­sions: there will be one day-long excur­sion to St. Peters­burg. If you are inter­ested in more sight­see­ing, we recom­mend to stay in St. Peters­burg sev­er­al days before or after the camp. We can arrange cheap accom­mod­a­tion for you in the hotel «Nauka» in the very cen­ter of the city (near The Hermitage).

Fees:

• 740 Euros for those apply­ing before April 21;
• 780 Euros for those apply­ing after April 21.

The fee covers:

• accom­mod­a­tion in the recre­ation cen­ter from July 17 to July 31,
• 6 meals a day,
• train­ing, sports and cul­tur­al program,
• trans­fer from the air­port in St. Peters­burg to the camp and back,
• excur­sion around St. Petersburg,
• souven­ir set (a t‑shirt, a pen, etc),
• regis­tra­tion of a for­eign­er in the Migra­tion Office.

Win­ners of FdI Olympi­ad receive a dis­count of 25–50% depend­ing on the degree of their diplomas.

Meth­ods of payment:

• bank trans­fer after pri­or sign­ing an agreement;
• in cash upon arrival.

The organ­izers cov­er the lodging and meals for one accom­pa­ny­ing teach­er for each group.

Here you can read about one day in the camp in 2013.

In the cre­at­ive part of the day (after lunch) the par­ti­cipants will be engaged in such tra­di­tion­al for FdI camps activ­it­ies as:

• dis­cus­sions,
• mind games,
• role-play­ing and busi­ness games,
• sport activ­it­ies,
• mas­ter classes in vari­ous top­ics, includ­ing lan­guage classes led by par­ti­cipants from dif­fer­ent countries,
• quests,
• candles (even­ing con­ver­sa­tions in the groups on a cer­tain topic),
• team-build­ing trainings
• and many oth­er things.

The par­ti­cipants will also gain exper­i­ence of being organ­izers of cer­tain activ­it­ies and of being a «coordin­at­or of the day». They will learn to appear on stage, to express their opin­ions, and to defend their views, improv­ing their skills of inform­al com­mu­nic­a­tion in English.