U.S. -- N.I.S. Pen Pal Programs

The following is a list of links which will help individuals or classrooms find pen pals. Some groups specialize in exchanges between the US and Russia, Ukraine, or other former Soviet countries while some of the organizations will arrange exchanges among people of any nationality.

CONTACT : Telecommunications Consulting and Instruction Designing Center in Moscow develops telecommunication potential in NIS including pairing Russian Secondary Schools with schools abroad.

E-pal : This web site seeks to help people find "e-pals" all over the world.

Friends4U A German-based organization which helps facilitate e-mail and pen pal relationships in over 20 countries.

Individual Request for Pen Pals Nine-year-old Boy from Belarus seeks children of similar age to exchange letters.

Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections (IECC) is a mailing list for teachers seeking partner classrooms for international and cross-cultural electronic mail exchanges.

Kazak Environmental Youth Group Seeks Pen Pals for classroom or group exchange regarding environmental issues.

Keypals International has e-mail addresses for schools around the world interested in Pen Pal exchanges. It has the address for one school in St. Petersburg Russia, and dozens in Estonia.

Link A Family helps establish pen-pal relationships between families in Irkutsk and the Angarsk region of Siberia and families in Eugene, Oregon.

Moscow High School Students seek American e-mail pen pals for correspondence in English.

Pen Pal Planet seeks students age 12 to 13 who study English to participate in a pen pal program with American students.

Russian Orphans Pen Pal Program Childlife International and Children's Charities of Moscow are teaming up to link Russian orphans with pen pals in the United States.

SAPE (formerly called "The Soviet-American Penfriend Exchange") has been matching Americans with pen pals in the former USSR since 1989. Arranges pen pals for adults as well as children with correspondence in English, French, German, or Russian.

Sycrawler Penpal Search Site allows you to search for a penpal match by interest, gender, and age or add yourself to the database and let people from around the world find you.

The Tri-Cities Free-net of Washington state is sponsoring a classroom-to-classroom e-mail exchange between public and private schools, grades K-12 in the Tri-Cities area with schools around the world. Exchanges will be posted on the TCFN to share the student's experiences with the general public.

Uzbek Pen Pal Page An Uzbek high school exchange student has set up a page. Use the Pen Pal registration form to register, and it will be distributed to friendship clubs in Uzbekistan.

Youth For Understanding (YFU) International Youth Exchange has opportunities listed by country, or visit the alumni page and join mailing lists or an IRC chat.

World Learning Exchange Programs for high school students. Programs range from traditional academic exchanges (during the school year) to three to five week programs in any of five continents.

Zlatoust (Russia) Children Seek Pen Pals 10-16 year old gymnasium students seek English-speaking penpals.

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