Highlights from the AC Bitola Activities in 2008

Ambassador Reeker congratulates Miron Kokaljari on his essay. (LP)

American Corner Bitola Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary

October 30, 2008

“This Corner has taken a small slice of a building and created an American presence that far exceeds its physical space,” said U.S. Ambassador Philip Reeker during his remarks to celebrate American Corner Bitola’s fifth anniversary. “Congratulations on all that you have achieved.” American Corner Bitola is a collaboration among the U.S. Embassy, the Ministry of Culture, and the Macedonian American Alumni Association. The mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Talevski, also spoke at the event. In addition, young American Corner members read essays about what they’d learned at the Corner, the Ambassador and coordinator Tasha Jovanovski gave certificates of appreciation to local partners and active Peace Corps volunteers, and the Corner presented video highlights of the first five years. Live music and a fabulous cake featuring both the American and Macedonian flags completed the event.

See American Corner Bitola’s new video, a collaboration between the Corner and YMCA Bitola, on !

Kids participate in writing stories, poetry, essays, and play at the AC Skopje 2008 Su- mmer Creative Writing Workshops. (large photo) / - size 12MB

See our Cultural Envoy in Action!

June 19 - July 3, 2008 Summer Creative Writing Workshop: The Art of Words

Watch a clip of the A1 Morning Show’s coverage of Cultural Envoy Merrilee Cunningham’s creative writing class at American Corner Skopje. Cunningham, a noted poet and university professor, has been writer-in-residence at our American Corners since June 17. She is currently teaching two classes at American Corner Bitola. This project is a collaboration among the U.S. Embassy, the Educational and Cultural Affairs bureau of the Department of State, and Writers in the Schools in Houston, Texas...(watch video file - size 12MB).

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2008 Summer Creative Writing Workshop: The Art of Words

“Everyone has a personal story to tell. The Summer Creative Writing Workshops provide opportunities for storytelling and the skills needed to do it well.”

The U.S. Embassy announces with pleasure that, in partnership with Writers in the Schools of Houston, Texas and the Cultural Envoy program of the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau at the Department of State, our three American Corners will have a writer-in-residence this summer to teach creative writing classes to children and teenagers...more. | Application Deadline: June 10th 2008.


[About the cultural envoy: Merrilee Cunningham Bio/WITS Writer].

- Pangea Day -  A celebration of the power of Film, May 10, 2008.

Highlights - February 2008
- English Conversation Hour, February 12, 2008.
- Child Development Games Workshop, February 9, 2008.
- English Conversation Hour, February 5, 2008.
- Children Storytelling Hour, February 4, 2008.

Highlights - January 2008
- Macedonian American Alumni Association, January 31, 2008.
- English Conversation Hour, January 29, 2008.
- Readers’ Club: Our Iceberg is Melting, 24 January, 2008.
- English Conversation Hour, January 22, 2008.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21, 2008.
- English Conversation Hour, January 15, 2008.