The Arsenal of Ideas had something for everyone, with activities ranging from museum employees’ lectures on beauty, art and interesting exhibits to scientific experiments in chemistry, physics, and biology, workshops in sand animation and calligraphy, book readings, puzzles and much more. Additionally, the young visitors had an opportunity to discover for themselves the journalist’s trade.
Den offered high schoolers a chance to learn more about our projects and the experience of those our employees who joined the newspaper back in their college years, as well as to get information on how to enroll in our Summer School of Journalism. The visitors remarked that our booth was fine-looking and interesting, standing out among others. We displayed there Den’s Tree of Knowledge, a visualization of our projects done over nearly 20 years. The visitors, adults, and teenagers alike, browsed through our books and newspapers, watched videos shot by Den-TV and talked to the publication’s creative team. The festival also saw Den sharing information on how to become a member of the 13th Summer School of Journalism. The guests of the event were able to fill out a form and take part in the selection as the first applicants of this year. Tenth-grader Oleksandra Leonets took a keen interest in this opportunity. “This is an exciting project! I like your courses’ high intensity, and am impressed by the school’s alumni’s success, such as that of Anna Khabarova, who went on to become director of Den’s Advertising Agency,” Leonets admitted.
Both high schoolers’ parents and the teenagers themselves expressed interest in our Summer School. Of course, we expected more active response from those school-leavers who want to choose journalism as their career, as well as those college students who have already chosen this trade for themselves. Still, if you missed our lectures and the opportunity to discuss with the editorial staff whatever interests you, you are welcome to apply for Den’s Summer School of Journalism. We promise you an interesting, dynamic and “concentrated” experience of working for a daily newspaper.
