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Coming Soon! Note from Children in Moscow.ru: Firstly, Welcome and Thank You for using our website! We hope you find our website useful and user-friendly. If you have any ideas of how you would like to see this website developed, please let us know. Please continue to check here for updated information. Community notices from our users are posted below. Please send us an email request if you wish to become a partner of or advertise on Children in Moscow.ru: info@childreninmoscow.ru, marketing@childreninmoscow.ru. Expat Clubs (with groups for children): British Women’s Club: The BWC is open to British passport holders and women married to British passport holders. The BWC Family Network organises regular activities and special events for families with children of all ages, including an annual Christmas Party. For more information and to join, visit: www.bwcmoscow.co.uk. International Women’s Club: The IWC organises activities according to age group for mothers and their young children, including baby massage and a toddler group (ages 1-3). For more information and to join, visit: www.iwcmoscow.ru. American Women’s Organization: The AWO runs a playgroup. For more information and to join, visit: www.awomoscow.org. Swedish Women's Educational Association: The SWEA is a network for Scandinavian speaking women in Moscow. They run a weekly children's group/open daycare at the Swedish Embassy for Swedish speaking children aged 0-3 and their parents. For more information and to join, visit: www.swea.org/moskva. "Valkomna!" Moscow Mommy Milk Meetup: English-language classes and support offered to nursing and expectant mums by certified lactation counselor on a fee-for-service basis. Home visits available. Free group meetings. For more information and to join, visit: http://mommymilk.meetup.com/22/. French Speaking Women's Association "Moskva Accueil": The MOSKVA ACCUEIL is a network for French speaking women in Moscow. They run a weekly children's group for French speaking children aged 0-3 and their parents. For more information and to join, visit: www.site-moskva-accueil.org. Are you a new mother to Moscow? Join other international mums once a week for a coffee morning. Contact me if you are interested at stacey.weldonking@gmail.com. Active Kids: This is a group for English-speaking children aged 7-12 years old, providing fun activity and friendship aligned to Baden Powell's principles (Boy Scouts and Girl Guides). More information is available on the "Extra-Curriculum" page. To join, please contact Lucy at activekidsmoscow@gmail.com. Notices Please send us your short child- or family-related community notices, which will be listed here under the relevant headings at no charge for three months from the date of posting (unless instructed otherwise). Please send us an email request if you wish to become a partner of or advertise on Children in Moscow.ru: info@childreninmoscow.ru, marketing@childreninmoscow.ru. CALENDAR (Unfortunately our calendar does not always allow updates so, until this technical glitch is fixed, we will include information here on any interesting upcoming events that can't be added to the calendar directly.) BUY AND SELL - The Nastenka Foundation has a selection of postcards and mugs for sale to benefit the Institute of Pediatric Oncology. Mugs cost 400R. and cards cost 150R. Please visit www.nastenka.ru or contact 8 916 568 0026 for more information. - How Do You Do...Moscow: items for sale following the exhibition at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, including umbrellas, 2010 family calendars etc. Visit www.howdoyoudomoscow.com for more information. - Soviet/Russian Posters: Good quality poster reprint packs for sale at 500R. per pack (each pack contains 24 posters); great for gifts, souvenirs, class projects etc. Original posters also available. Email: info@antikbar.ru. Website: www.antikbar.ru. JOBS AND SERVICES [25/07] Nanny Available: We are moving in August and our wonderful nanny, Larisa, will be available for full-time work. Larisa has worked for us for two years taking care of our now three year old son. She is patient, warm and loving and our son adores her. She plays and draws with him and even works on his Russian alphabet. Larisa speaks Russian only but she understands a lot of English and I have no trouble communicating with her. Larisa came highly recommended to us from another expat family and we have not been disappointed. She also does housework, laundry and ironing. We trust her completely and she has made my life here in Moscow so easy! Please contact me at sarahschafer1@gmail.com if interested. [02/06] Nanny and Driver Available: we leave mid July and would like to find our nanny and driver good families to work for - they also work wonderfully as a team if anyone needs both! For more information please contact ajsharman2004@hotmail.com. - Excellent Nanny/Housekeeper: We highly recommend our wonderful nanny/housekeeper. Zina has been with our family since we arrived and has helped me care for our 3 children (6 year old boy, 4 and 2 year old girls) since they were toddlers and the youngest from when she was born. Zina is also responsible for all the household duties including cleaning, washing, ironing and cookingthe children’s meals. Zina's time planning is excellent. She is extremely hardworking, loving, flexible and reliable, always cheerful and willing to help. She is great playing games with the children, taking them to the park, painting, reading etc. and willing to work weekends and evenings. Zina has worked for other expat families and understands and speaks basic English. She is ideally looking for a full time position. - Excellent Driver: I highly recommend our wonderful driver, Mikhail. He has worked for our family since we arrived in Moscow 3 1/2 years ago and for another family we know for the 2 years prior to that. Throughout his employment he has been 100% reliable, honest and trustworthy, never has been late and or had a day off. He was and is integral to our settling into Moscow. We have 3 children whom he takes/fetches from school and he is brilliant with them, very vigilant, great at playing games with them, helping them with Russian and makes sure he snacks/water in the car for them. He is very safety conscious and has very good knowledge of central Moscow and beyond. Mikhail is willing to help with any other chores in the house like shopping, building IKEA furniture, mending appliances etc. Mikhail is very flexible on hours and is willing to work weekends when needed. He understands and speaks basic English. The Good Schools Guide International is looking for expat parents to review schools in Moscow. The job involves covering those schools in Moscow that other expat parents consider to be the best (public or private); updating, as needed, articles about living in Moscow as an expat parent (i.e. educational overview, expat overview etc.); and advising other expats moving or considering moving to Moscow about schools (and general acclimatisation). If this might be something you'd like to do, please visit the www.gsgi.co.uk/articles/want-to-work-for-us page at the Good Schools Guide International website for details about what's involved and what the requirements are, all available without logging in. If you are interested, please send a CV (or an informal essay with your background and contact details) and a short writing sample (first impressions of Moscow, for example) to harriet.plyler@gmail.com, bearing in mind the breezy, conversational GSGI style. Website: www.gsgi.co.uk. MISCELLANEOUS (including individual services and volunteer opportunities) >> Music - Private Piano Lessons: Recent Guildhall School of Music (London) graduate, concert pianist and recording artist with experience teaching in the UK and US. All levels welcome. Preparation for grade exams, auditions, concerts, help with theory, accompanying auditions etc. Please contact Veronika at: performance.office@gmail.com. - Recommended Piano Teacher: Sergey taught both our children (now aged 11 and 8 years old) for two years whilst we were living in Moscow and it was a great experience! Sergey speaks fluent English; his number is 8 916 635 4763. - Recommended Piano Teacher: Ludmila is highly qualified in both music and psychology of teaching, with 34 years of experience teaching music. She knows how to make lessons fun, keeping the children interested and engaged, yet at the same time covers all the necessary areas from playing pieces to doing dictation. She really is ideal for young kids and great for more experienced students and adults too. Ludmila speaks good English. Please contact Ludmila Shitova at millina@mail.ru. - Developing music lessons for kids aged 3 to 5 years: classical piano music, play on different musical instruments, dancing, etc. Groups of three or more children. Lessons can be held in your house (if you have a piano) or in my house (Yaroslavskoe Shosse, Metro VDNKh). Please contact Natalia Lepeshkina, Professor of the Moscow Conservatory: 8-926-248-3546, e-mail: ivanneganov@mtu-net.ru. - Classical music for pregnant women: live classical piano music, play on different instruments and drawing with music. Address: 9 Donskaya Ulitsa (near Leninsky Prospect, Metro Oktyabrskaya) or in your house if you have a piano. Please contact Natalia Lepeshkina, Professor of the Moscow Conservatory: 8-926-248-3546, e-mail: ivanneganov@mtu-net.ru. >> Other Lessons, Family Services - Tutor: Jamie is a certified US teacher with a Bachelor and Masters degree in Elementary and Middle School Education. She has over seven years of teaching experience, from kindergarten through Grade 7. Jamie can help your child feel more confident, understand and achieve more, and eliminate any boredom of learning too slowly. Please contact Jamie at tutormoscow@hotmail.com. Rates are based on grade level, subject and time. - Voice Classes: Are you interested in discovering your true voice? Discover the range and depth of your speaking voices by connecting to your breath. Silver is a Theatre Director who has directed, choreographed and voice coached numerous stage productions across Canada, to the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University, to London and Paris. Four group classes at Pokrovsky Hills costs 1,500R. Individual lessons also available. Please contact Silver at klajnscekfamily@yahoo.com. - Family Counselor: Jeyla Shikhlinskaya moved to Moscow from Switzerland, where she had a private practice and worked at the International School of Geneva (Pregny and La Grande Boissiere Campuses) with small children, adolescents and their families. Jeyla speaks English and has experience in living abroad, transitioning successfully into new environments and working with expatriate families. Please contact her at jeyla.s@moscow-counseling.com for further information if interested. [www.moscow-counseling.com] - Party catering for all occasions; large or small. Traditional home-made English cakes and pies, including birthday, Christmas and wedding cakes, apple pies, fairy buns, Cornish pasties, sausage rolls, steak and kidney pies etc. Please contact d-tdesign@mail.ru. - Child Nutrition: educational sessions for parents of young children (babies, toddlers). Groups for up to five attendees, private and additional sessions also available. 500R. Sessions given in English or French. Please contact Anne at annefry@hotmail.fr. - First Aid training courses for childminders organised by the International SOS clinic: maximum four per group, cost 140 Euros per person. Check the Medical Centres page and Calendar on this website or contact the clinic directly for information: www.internationalsos.ru. - Speech Therapy: Marine Perret is a French speech therapist working at the Alliance Francaise medical centre. Marine has also worked with English speakers. She can provide help to people with specific language disorders and those suffering from voice and swallowing disorders, stuttering, cleft palate etc. Please contact her at marine.perret@gmail.com or by calling the medical centre on 694 1212 (ask for Marine Perret). - Family Portraits: Photographer Tania Teschke is ready to take your special family portrait. Her other services include your baby/children's portraits, pet portraits, head shots, events, book/album making and photo business cards. Please email tania@taniateschke.com to book an appointment. Website: www.taniateschke.com. >> Other Miscellaneous, Charity - Family Dacha For Rent: 25km from 11th century town of Suzdal, 250km from Moscow, in the heart of Russia's Golden Ring. Main house sleeps up to seven with three/four bedrooms. Family room leads to beautiful deck with view of back yard. Second deck off the bedroom with breathtaking view of fields and forest. Living room has NTV-plus box and VCR. Kitchen has Russian-style stove, dishwasher, gas stove and fridge. Bathroom has shower/bath, washing machine and drier. House completely electric-heated. Log-house style banya with fireplace and shower. Also one-room guest house that can be used in the summer, outhouse, shack, little playground, lots of open space and small wooded area. The property is completely fenced-in and child-proof, surrounded by fields and enormous pristine forest. During winter there's cross-country skiing, sledding etc. Pond across the street and former quarry that's been made into a reservoir down the road. In short, it's a kid's paradise and good fun for older folks too! $3,000 per month; $1,000 per week; shorter stays negotiable. Please contact rpchilcote@gmail.com. - Volunteer Dog Walkers needed for Moscow Animals. A small group of volunteers walk the dogs on weekends and sometimes during the week from the shelter located on the Garden Ring (across the street from the Atrium shopping mall and Metro Kurskaya). If interested, please contact info@moscowanimals.org or dogtraining.moscow@googlemail.com. |
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