Anastasia Rybak Meeting With Educators And Teachers At Ivan Ogienko National University, Kamyanets-Podilskyi

Last Friday, June 29, at Ivan Ohienko National University in Kamianets-Podilskyi, a meeting of teachers took place with founder, educational director and trainer for teachers - Anastasiya Rybak. The purpose of the meeting was to share personal and professional experience about developing of the potential of teachers and educators, as well as to inspire teachers to personalize their future development in today’s times of rapid change.

During a meeting about work-life balance, they raised questions about the need for self-observation and self-reflection skills, to reflect on their daily behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. The participants drew up a personal life balance sheet, and found out about 5 points of balance from Robin Sharma, which inspired them to further reflections and conclusions.

The SARGOI International Community expresses its special thanks to Tatiana Storchova, Head of the Linguistic Center for K-PNU, who organized the meeting and was able to bring the educators to Quality Time for Educators with the SARGOI International Community.

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Here are 5 powerful thoughts from Robin Sharma to recap the Meet & Greet message:

1. "It’s not about the end goal, it’s about who you become by consistently pushing to the edge of your limits."

2. “The way you start your day determines how well you live your day.”

3. “Dream big, start small, act now.”

4. “Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results.”

5. “The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.”

Here are 4 questions to consider:

1. Is self-reflection important? Why/Why not?

2. What do you think of this activity?

3. Is self-observation important? Why? Why not?

4. What do you think of this activity?

5 balance points of leadership from Robin Sharma

• Be part Saint and part Warrior

• Success balanced with Significance

• Ideation balanced with Execution

• Excellence balanced with Contentment

• Value Creation versus Instant Gratification

Questions are powerful. Reflect on these 4 again:

1. How do you define success?

2. How does society define success?

3. What are your top 5 life values?

4. What 5 things would you celebrate about your life now?

Read more about SARGOI Concept Office in Kamyanets-Podilsky

Let's Talk In English About Balance!

Is There,Or Is There Not Balance In The Modern World Of Rapid Change?

On June 15, SARGOI Community’s Meet & Greet meeting was held with Anastasia Rybak - founder of the community, international teacher trainer, and teacher of business English.

The goal of this Meet & Greet was to share personal experiences and reflections on building balance in today's life with rapid change, where we are forced to make decisions every day for the development of personal and professional potential.

The meeting consisted of three practical stages of communication in English:

1. Self-Observation / Self-Reflection: Participants shared personal impressions concerning regular self-observation [‘introspection’?] and the ability to reflect daily behavior, thoughts or feelings; (“With self-reflection and self-observation, we develop more internal clarity and can become more open to the emotional lives of those around you.” from ‘How To Stay Alive’, by Philippa Perry)

2. Life-Work Balance Map: Participants drew a personal map of life balance;

3. Five Leadership Balance Points: The participants learned about five points of the balance of leader from Robin Sharma, which inspired them to further reflections and conclusions.

Here are 5 powerful thoughts from Robin Sharma to recap the Meet & Greet message:

1. “It’s not about the end goal, it’s about who you become by consistently pushing to the edge of your limits.”
2. “The way you start your day determines how well you live your day.”
3. “Dream big, start small, act now.”
4. “Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results.”
5. “The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.”

Here are 4 questions to consider:

1. Is self-reflection important? Why/Why not?
2. What do you think of this activity?
3. Is self-observation important? Why? Why not?
4. What do you think of this activity?

5 balance points of leadership from Robin Sharma

• Be part Saint and part Warrior
• Success balanced with Significance
• Ideation balanced with Execution
• Excellence balanced with Contentment
• Value Creation versus Instant Gratification

Questions are powerful. Reflect on these 4 again:

1. How do you define success?
2. How does society define success?
3. What are your top 5 life values?
4. What 5 things would you celebrate about your life now?

Holiday Of Fall 2018 For The Youngest Participants Of SARGO

Some questions to us, adults:

How do we remember autumn in childhood?

How did the trees seem to us?

Were there favorite colors in the fall?

Did we like playing in the rain, with umbrellas?

On October 20, the youngest participants of SARGOI International Community greeted the autumn holiday, and made their parents happy with their first successes in communicating in English.

In the photo: children tell us about what they see in autumn. They create colorful trees, play in the rain and with umbrellas, learn and repeat words and phrases.

SARGOI sincerely thanks our youngest children for the holiday and atmosphere, the organizers-teachers for their skill and creative approach, and parents for sharing our values in raising the future generation!

Results Of The Parents’ Meeting

At the children’s school of English Speak & Go, which is an integral part of the SARGOI International Community, age-groups from Baby Go 3-4 ages to advanced teens are represented. Teachers-educators at the Head Office in Kyiv prepared a number of questions and suggestions for the parents' meeting that took place on October 19:

1. How does our brain remember?

10% of what we read

20% of what we hear

30% of what we see

40% of what we see and hear

70% of what we do

(!) More than 90% of what we teach someone.

That is why the basis of our community's learning is a method where the focus is on the student, and the main task of the teacher is to create, with the help of English, conditions for the development of potential and important skills.

The skills we strive to promote and develop in the children's school are: self-organization, autonomy, creative and independent thinking, teamwork and communication with different people, and solving day-to-day tasks.

2. What possibilities for motivating children and adolescents to learn and practice language are organized by SARGOI?

🔵Thematic holidays and parties: Holiday of Autumn, Halloween, St. Nicholas Day, Spring Festival, Easter Holidays

🔵Seminars: for the development of leadership skills, a seminar for boys, a seminar for girls, meetings with prominent people

🔵Intellectual Competitions and Teens Games: The More You Know, Mafia, and more

3. How to push a child to study a favorite subject in English? How to help a child understand what she wants to do in the future?

We invite children and teens from ages 11 to 18 to take part in the international online competition Owlypia 2019. The competition will be held on March 16, 2019. The child will choose their favorite of six subjects and prepare carefully through recommended literature and video reviews. There are also online resources to explore, to answer a number of questions. 

4. Why to pass the Cambridge exams?

-Practicality: Exams are designed to take into account real situations of everyday life and learning.

-Complexity: Exams take into account different levels of English language proficiency.

-Contribution to future education: Exams are intended for higher education, and to direct the development of academic and preparation skills for the exam.

-International recognition: Exams are international; they can be taken anywhere in the world.

-Objectivity: Exams have a fair system of evaluation and a reliable system of protection.

5. Several questions and suggestions for solving them for parents

🔴Using mobile phones before going to free time. Unfortunately, children often play games that are an easier for them to spend time than just communicating with peers.

We invite parents to download apps designed to develop imagination, attention, or English.

* SARGOI uses the Internet as a tool for learning and identifying specific tasks, but the main priority is to develop the skills of communicating children with each other.

🔴Questions of the interaction of children with each other. Classes are aimed at ensuring that children communicate and work in pairs / groups / teams. When teachers announce who works with someone, you can often hear a denial or a negative reaction because it's easier for kids to work with a classmate from school, or with a girlfriend, than with someone new.

We invite parents to work with teachers in the team and explain to children that in travel, study or other life lessons, the child will not attend with a classmate or friend. She should learn how to get in touch with different people.

🔴Self-assessment. There is a tendency for some children to have low self-esteem.

We invite parents to praise and encourage children at home more often. Indeed, even a small victory deserves attention and motivates for better results if it is also noticed by parents.

We thank you for your wonderful children, and invite you to actively contribute to the issue of linguistic education, which carefully lays the foundation for their future.

Top 48 songs for Karaoke from SARGOI teenagers

1. “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks

2. “Angels” by Robbie Williams

3. “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

4. “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice

5. “Summer Nights” by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John

6. “Don’t Stop Believin‘” by Journey

7. “My Way” by Frank Sinatra

8. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen

9. “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor

10. “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi

11. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

12. Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

13. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

14. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

15. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

16. Spice Girls - Wannabe

17. Blur - Country House

18. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

19. Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire

20. Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll

21. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

22. Lisa Loeb - Stay

23. Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles

24. Blink 182 - All The Small Things

25. B-52's - Love Shack

26. The Beatles - Hey Jude

27. Destiny's Child - Say My Name

28. ABBA - Mamma Mia

29. NEFFEX – cold, rumors

30. Eminem – Venom, Killshot

31. Ghostename – venom, mercury

32. Bones – dirt

33. 21 Pilots Heavy dirty soul, Tear in my heart, Stressed out, my blood Imagine Dragons

34. Lil pump – Welcome to the party

35. ACDC – Back in Black

36. Rise Against – Under the knife

37. F. Sinatra – Strangers in the night

38. Little big – skibidi

39. Gorilaz- feel good

40. Igga Taste

41. In my name

42. Bishop – River

43. Motionless in White – Voices

44. One Republic – Counting Stars

45. Beatles – Let it be, yesterday, yellow submarine

46. Sia – Bird set free, never give up

47. Demi Lovato – Stone Gold

48. Nirvana - School

SARGOI recommends a list of 14 movies and cartoons to improve your English

1.The Holiday

“I need some peace and quiet... or whatever it is people go away for.”

Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

2. Forrest Gump

“Life's a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get.”

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny.

3. The Truman Show

“Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!”

An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a television show.

4. Zootopia

“Change starts with you!”

In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

5. Murder on the Orient Express

“One thing about train travel, you're always knocking into somebody. It's wonderful!”

When a murder occurs on the train he's travelling on, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

6. La La Land

“Jazz is about the future.”

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

7. Coco

“Never underestimate the power of music.”

Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.

8. Collateral Beauty

“Love. Time. Death. Now these three abstractions connect every single human being on Earth.”

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

9. Coraline

“Be careful what you wish for.”

Bored and neglected after moving into an old house, Coraline finds and crawls through a secret passage during the night. On the other side is the life she wished for - but is it truly what it seems?

10. Big Hero 6

“Everyone has something worth fighting for.”

When tragedy befalls the city of San Fransokyo, Hiro Hamada turns to his group of high-tech friends to help him get to the bottom of a mystery that’s very personal.

11. Creed

“Together is the only way to win.”

Adonis yearns to follow in his father’s footsteps as a famous boxer, and seeks a mentor who will help him achieve that goal. What he finds is not only a coach, but a new life as well.

12. Avengers: Age of Ultron

“Earth’s mightiest heroes come together to correct a dangerous mistake.”

When a peacekeeping program turns bad, the Avengers must come together to defeat a powerful enemy - and maybe make a few new friends.

13. Moana

“Something is always waiting to be discovered!”

Sailing enthusiast Moana sets out against her father’s wishes, on an epic journey to find the demigod Maui and restore natural balance to the Pacific Islands. (Based on Polynesian mythology...)

14. Wonder Woman

“Destiny calls to each of us.”

Princess Diana, unconquerable Amazon warrior, is enticed to leave her sheltered island to fight against the conflict raging in the outside world. Alongside a colorful group of men, she discovers her true powers as they work against the forces of World War 1.

SARGOI expresses our sincere gratitude to Pearson and Dinternal for organizing a 4-day teacher training course with Philip Warwick, a highly committed and dedicated Business English trainer, and Daniel Broomfield, an experienced teacher and teacher trainer.

About the course:

LCCI First Certificate for Teachers of Business English (FTBE) allows qualified General English teachers to gain a specialist qualification in teaching English for business purposes. Designed to broaden teachers' management skills as well as their understanding of business practice, processes and procedures, it prepares them to teach the growing number of learners who aspire to use English in a professional, business context.

It is the third time when a group of lucky teachers from all over Ukraine could join the internationally-recognised FTBE teacher training course.

About trainers:

Philip Warwick, an experienced international Business English trainer who has worked on three different continents and managed large-scale projects in Georgia and Great Britain. Originally from the UK, Philip is now based in Brno in the Czech Republic.

Daniel Broomfield, an experienced EFL teacher and teacher trainer who obtained his FTBE qualification in 2016. Daniel has taught in the UK, France and Italy as well as managing Business English courses here in Kyiv.

About overall content:

FTBE helps teachers to better understand different segments of teaching Business English such as Business Correspondence and Business Concepts to Business Skills and Simulations, Skills Assessment, Needs and Analysis, Syllabus Design and Assessment, Authentic Materials and How to Find and Use them, Business Grammar and Vocabulary, Cultural Awareness, Lesson Planning, Exam Preparation, and many others.

Valuable ideas:

Have you ever thought about the difference between a teacher, a trainer, a coach, and a consultant?

Here are some simple but great ideas for you to keep in mind:

Within the business English a lot of teachers call themselves trainers, coaches, or even consultants. What's the difference?

• A teacher is traditionally seen as someone whose task is to educate someone so that they can have more chances in succeeding in life.
• A trainer, on the other hand is someone who is required to change person's behavior or an ability so that they could do a specific job. Training is job-oriented while teaching is person-oriented.
• Teacher as a coach: A coach is someone who can help a learner take advantage of the learning opportunities in their own learning environment. It involves helping the learner to better understand his or her own strengths and weaknesses, and plan accordingly.
• Teacher as a consultant: A consultant is an expert who is brought in because his or her skills or know-how is not available in the organization. In business English, the term can cover a wide area; it may include the ability to analyze communication and communications needs, it may require the teacher to recommend a training supplier, or it may involve the teacher negotiating with a number of hotels to choose the best location for a course, for example. Many freelancer teachers operate as consultants; they market themselves in order to gain access to a potential client, they discuss contracts, carry out needs analysis, they evaluate training delivery and outcome.

Resources: "How to teach business English", by Evan Fresno

In the photos: Anastasiya Rybak, the course trainers, and other peers during the training time

Awareness leads to better choices, and better choices lead to better results. So why not be aware of our quality traits that shape our future and help create personal mastery? Grit, one of the keys to success and happiness. The person who perseveres is the one who will surely reach the goals. "Success does not come from giving up, it comes from believing in yourself and continuously working towards the realization of a worthy ideal," - says the author of Grit, Angela Duckworth.

Last Friday evening SARGOI community members were more than happy to learn about the power of grit through an episode from TED talk: Grit: power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth.

“Grit is a combination of two things: perseverance over the very long term, and then passion,” says Duckworth. “So, not only working on something very hard, and being resilient in the face of setbacks, but working on something that’s meaningful to you about which you can say, “I LOVE this. I’ll never be bored by it.”

Watch the TED talk here

Here are some more powerful ideas worth spreading from Angela Duckworth:

"In education, the one thing we know how to measure best is IQ. But what if doing well in school and in life depends on much more than your ability to learn quickly and easily?"

"We studied rookie teachers working in really tough neighborhoods, asking which teachers are still going to be here in teaching by the end of the school year, and of those, who will be the most effective at improving learning outcomes for their students? We partnered with private companies, asking, which of these salespeople is going to keep their jobs? And who's going to earn the most money? In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ. It was grit."

"Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."

"To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, "How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?" The honest answer is, I don't know."

"What I do know is that talent doesn't make you gritty. Our data show very clearly that there are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitments."

So what quality traits will help us identify how gritty we are? Forbes offeres to consider 5 characteristics:

1. Excellence versus perfection
2. Courage versus fear
3. Resilience:Optimism, Confidence, and Creativity
4. Conscientiousness: Achievement Oriented vs. Dependable
5. Long-Term Goals and Endurance: Follow Through

Read more about 5 characteristics of Grit here 

Watch more video from Angela Duckworth here

Do not ever give up on what you want most. You know what you truly want. Believe in your dreams and goals, be persistent and focused, and take daily consistent action in order to make your dreams a reality.

In the photo: SARGOI members while brainstorming ideas what grit is and after the session.