The AC Tour Week for High School Student Groups
6-10 November and 20-24 November
We would like students and English teachers to get more acquainted with the American Corner Debrecen so we give this week between the 6th and 10th of November to high school groups. You may come and visit us during an English class or after school. We give you a presentation either in English or Hungarian (depending on the group's level) on how the Corner was established, what you may use here and how.
We would like to start new programs targeting especially high school students, but we need to know what it is that they would like to do or know more about.
So if you are a student inform your teacher about the opportunity and if you are a teacher please call us to arrange an appointment! We are absolutely flexible considering the opening hours, so do not hezitate to contact us!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Movie Nights
7th November
Jay Miller’s performances
9 November,
Belvárosi Közösségi Ház (1 Kossuth Street)
1) "A Day at the Circus" – 2 pm
Interactive Pantomime for Young Audiences in 50 minutes
The circus comes alive before your eyes as the children participate in creating the characters under the BIG TOP. The strong man, the tightrope walker, the high wire act, the lion tamer and more...
2) "Stories from Around the World and Home" – 6.30 pm
High School and Family audiences
A concert of fables and folktales, from the hilarious to the profound.
These tales, passed on for generations, span time and culture to reflect the universality of our struggles, our quest for joy, understanding and survival. These stories come alive with Jay's special style using mime and the spoken word.
Sharing these tales creates a dialogue among people, retelling them, passing them on through generations keeps them alive to evoke the child in the hearts of us all.
3) Workshop with Jay Miller – 8 pm
Jay Miller, mime, storyteller and arts educator has performed, taught and directed theatre in schools, prisons, hospitals, libraries and festivals throughout the world.
He has lived and worked in Europe, making Budapest, Hungary his home, for ten years. He is a professor at Budapest College of Communication (BKF) and McDaniel College, Budapest where he teaches public speaking, US and Canadian studies, journalism and yoga.
After his second performance, he is going to have a workshop with members of the audience. Feel free to join this heterogeneous group!
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International Education Week 13-17 November, 2006
13 November (Monday – American Corner Debrecen)
3:00 pm The Multicultural Origins of American Popular Culture – presentation byFrancis G. Couvares
14 November (Tuesday) Fulbright on the Road – an all-day program
at the University of Debrecen
10:00 am - 10:30 am Welcome greetings
University representatives (Rector; Prof. Zoltán Abádi-Nagy)
Representatives of the U.S. Embassy, the American Corner,
the Fulbright Commission and Fulbright Alumni Association
10:30 am - 11:40 am Educational Advising at the Fulbright Commission
- How can I select a university? (10 min.)
presenter: Kornelia Litkei, FEAC adviser
- University life in the U.S. (30 min.)
presenter: Lynn Brickley, Fulbright grantee
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Study in the U.S. - Requirements, tests, application process
presenter: Kornelia Litkei, FEAC adviser
12:20 pm- 12:40 pm The Fulbright Program
presenter: Dr. Huba Brückner, Fulbright Executive Director
12:40 pm - 1:15 pm My Fulbright experience
presenter: former Fulbright grantees
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Parallel sessions:
• Presentations
• Workshops
- Visa Matters by US Embassy Vice Consul
- Writing workshop by Lynn Brickley
• Visit to the American Corner
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Break
Quiz – Compete for a prize! Raffle drawing
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Fulbright – The Man, The Mission and the Message
(DVD and discussion moderated by Dr. Tibor Glant)
7 pm – 8:30 pm Movie Nights (At the American Corner)
15 November (Wednesday – American Corner Debrecen)
3 pm – 3:30 pm FF56’ – presentation of FreedomFighter56, a historically-accurate, bilingual,
interactive graphic novel
4 pm – 5 pm Books in a Box – presentation by Gergő Sántha on the Books in a Box
program and the new package of books for English teaching available at the
American Corner Debrecen
16 November (Thursday – American Corner)
4 pm – The Benefits of Being Internationally-Minded – workshop and video
conference with those having international experience (studying, working,
exchange programs, etc.) and willingness to share ideas.
Why should we be open to other cultures?
What are the difficulties of being internationally-minded?
How can we defeat and prevent prejudices?
What organizations deal with these problems and how?
U.S. Citizen Service Day The Vice Consul's visit
November 14, 2006
A representative of the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest visited the American Corner Debrecen on November 14, 2006 from 14:30 to 15:30 p.m. to provide certain services for American citizens and to answer questions related to Consular matters.
FREE SERVICES
· Register with the Embassy (bring your pass-port and social security number)
· Register to vote
· Add pages to your passport
· Order tax forms
· Ask questions about immigration
and citizenship issues
FEE SERVICES
· Renew your passport $67.00 for adults, $82.00 for minor
· Notarize documents $30.00 for first signature, $20.00 for additional signatures
________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21th November Movie Nights
This documentary film explores Washington's growth as a fighter for the colonies, his relationship with his troops, his involvement in the Revolutionary War, and his interaction with America's other founding fathers including John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson.
28th November Movie Nights Winner of 2 Academy Awards
Starring: Claire Trevor and John Wayne
Black and White, 97 min.
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14th November Movie Nights
Probably the greatest British thriller of the post-war era.
Black and white
Running time: 104 min
1949
________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanksgiving Dinner
23rd November
Let’s talk about the traditions of this holiday and give thanks together from about 5:30 pm.
If you feel like tasting the traditional turkey dinner, join us, but please SIGN UP here and bring over some crisps, snacks and soft drinks that you would share with the company here!
Everyone is welcome!
