On Sunday, November 23, a creative workshop on making Russian folk dolls was held in the parish centre of our church. It was conducted by our guests from Russia - teachers from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) Yulia and Tyumen State University (TSU) Tatiana.
The teachers are in South Africa as part of the programme «Methodological support for the introduction of Russian into the curriculum as a foreign language». During this time, they are teaching a Russian language course for students at the University of South Africa (UNISA, Pretoria), and they are also teaching Russian language and culture classes for the children of our compatriots at the parish centre.
At the master class, children and adults learnt about traditional Russian rag dolls. Each participant was able to make their own doll with their own hands. For the Sunday school pupils it was not only a fascinating creative activity, but also a living, tangible acquaintance with Russian culture.
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