Starting March 3, the Ukrainian Friends Club will be operating at the Tartu Youth Work Center.

Starting March 3, the Tartu Youth Work Center will host Ukrainian Friends Club, led by Ukrainian-speaking youth worker Sofiia Pasternak. Young people from both Ukraine and Estonia are welcome to join the club. Each meeting will feature different activities, such as crafts, sports, cooking, games, etc. The club is FREE for everyone! No registration is required.  

 

Club meeting times March-April: 

For ages 7-11 

March 17 at 3:30 PM-5:00 PM – I SPY game

April 14 from 15:30-17:00 – origami workshop

For ages 12-19 

March 24, 3:30–5:00 p.m. – mobile phone decorations: pom pom balls
March 31, 3:30–5:00 p.m. – cooking together: Ukrainian borscht (the club is located on the ground floor of the Lille Youth Center (Lille 9, Tartu)

April 21 at 15:30-17:00 – circuit training

 

The Ukrainian Friends Club takes place on the 2nd floor of Anne Youth Centre (Uus 56, Tartu) (except on March 31).

 

Additional information: sophia.pasternak@tartu.ee (Sofiia speaks Ukrainian, Russian, and English)

 

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Since March 3, the Tartu Youth Centre has been home to the "Ukrainian Friends Club," led by Ukrainian Sofiia Pasternak. We are happy to welcome both Ukrainian and Estonian youth to the club. Each meeting has a new format and diverse activities – for example, you can do crafts, play sports, cook, play games, and more. Attending the club is FREE for everyone! No prior registration is required.

 

Club operating schedule March-April:

For children aged 7-11

March 17 at 15:30-17:00 – "I – Spy" game

April 14 at 15:30-17:00 – origami master class

 

For teenagers aged 12-19

March 24 from 15:30 to 17:00 – mobile phone decorations: pompom tassels.

March 31 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM – joint cooking of a traditional Ukrainian dish: borscht (the club takes place on the ground floor of the Lille Youth Center (address Lille 9, Tartu))

April 21 at 15:30-17:00 – circuit training

 

The «Club of Ukrainian Friends» takes place on the second floor of Anne Youth Center (Uus 56, Tartu) (except March 31)

 

Sofia speaks Ukrainian, Russian, and English.

 

Additional information: sophia.pasternak@tartu.ee

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