For the third year in a row, Russian American Foundation and its Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive has been selected for the highly prestigious NSLI FOR YOUTH Program, supported by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in cooperation with American Councils for International Education.

RAF IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR IT WILL OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EDUCATIONAL LIFE TRANSFORMING AND ALL-EXPENSE PAID 6-WEEK PROGRAM TO 15 FINALISTS TO BE SELECTED FROM THE NATIONAL POOL!

RAF is excited to continue the NSLI FOR YOUTH RUSSIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE RAF & BOLSHOI WAY MOSCOW SUMMER INTENSIVE in 2012! Building on its highly successful 2010 and 2011 programs, this award will allow RAF to send 15 pre-professional students of ballet from a national pool (*note eligibility on the Bolshoi Ballet Academy website/NSLI FOR YOUTH) on an all expense paid 6-week Summer Intensive to Moscow which will combine Russian language training, cultural immersion and ballet training with Master Teachers of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

The Russian American Foundation (formerly Russian American Arts Foundation) was founded in 1997 to encourage interest in and understanding of Russian heritage among all communities in the US, as well as to promote reciprocate interest in American heritage among global communities of the former Soviet Union. Over the years RAF's mission and activities expanded to additionally incorporate:

• Promoting economic and social development, progress and well being within the Russian speaking community in the New York area and the greater United States.


• Promoting a better understanding and acceptance of the Russian speaking community among the various other communities of the New York area and the greater United States.


• Engaging in activities which assist the Russian speaking community of the New York area and the greater United States in preserving their heritage, culture and language.

Today, the goal of RAF's activities and programming is to facilitate a better understanding of the global Russian speaking community and to assist the New York Russian speaking community in achieving a better standard of life while preserving ties to its heritage. RAF's activities are grouped under two divisions: The Russian American Arts Foundation and The Russian American Health Coalition.

If you have any questions about RAF's programs, please email us at: info@russianamericanfoundation.org