Success

Today the participants of American Teen Club (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) gathered together to discuss the topic of success. At the beginning FLEX alumni Darya Gerasymova'13 and Yulia Churavel'14 organized a few icebreakers and energizers to get to know everyone who came to the event and create a friendly atmosphere. Afterwards, students were challenged by FLEX alumni to state what does success means to them and what it takes to become a successful person. Participants have also shared the success stories of famous people, that they have prepared in advance.
Number of participants – 8 persons.

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Round-table discussion about Tolerance

The session of the Gabfest Club (at Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) started the session with the introductions of the newcomers. The official topic of the session was “Tolerance in the modern society”, it was moderated by the center’s volunteer Sergey. The group clarified the meaning of the notion. 
According to the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance in 1995, tolerance is understood as "respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich cultural diversity of our world." Tolerance is defined as the Declaration of "harmony in diversity". The main principles of Tolerance were introduced and each club members had a chance to illustrate this phenomenon with a real life case. The focus in the discussion was on cultural diversity in the modern society. The group read and translated several quotes and answered a dozen of questions about tolerance. 
We hope that this session reminded the club members about this very important phenomenon.
Number of participants – 29.
«Round-table discussion»

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Mr. Geoffrey Pyatt

This Wednesday WOA Dnipropetrovsk hosted a round-table discussion of the US Ambassador in Ukraine Mr. Geoffrey Pyatt and Ukrainian participants of different exchange programs between the USA and Ukraine.  
The Ukrainian participants of the meeting represented programs for different age groups and society strata: from “FLEX” for high school students to “Open World” program for professional adults.
After brief introductions the US Ambassador asked the participants to share their opinion on the current economic situation in Ukraine, the association with EU and cooperation with Russia, etc. The participants expressed their concerns and expectations. The Ambassador   emphasized that US wants to see a prosperous Ukraine, it made big investments in Ukraine to promote deeper connectivity with the democratic world.
Some current Ukrainian political issues were also touched upon and many participants expressed their opinion about them. The discussion drifted into the direction of sport s; the audience talked about sport stars and their impact in politics in Ukraine and similar cases in the world. All the participants agreed that only a really democratic leader will be able to change the situation in the Ukrainian politics. To wrap up the discussion the Ambassador urged the participants to be in touch with the Embassy through social networks.
A group photo with the Ambassador Pyatt will be a wonderful memory for all the participants of the discussion.
The after-meeting tea ceremony allowed the participants to build networks with alumni in Dnipropetrovsk and plan common events for the future. Some participants promised to volunteer at the Window on America center and the DOUNB Library.
Number of participants 21 persons (17 Ukrainians + 4 Embassy guests)

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