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SUMMARY:One-on-One Personal Learning
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nWe offer private language classes which are tailored to your needs\, whether it’s for travel\, work\, or personal growth. With a focused approach on your goals\, we can help you gain the skills to navigate Romanian more efficiently. Set your pace with flexible scheduling! \nAll levels are welcome! \nWe offer online and in-person instruction in Seattle/University District. \nPayment\nRegister today for either a 5-hour or 10-hour module. \n 
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/one-to-one-program/
LOCATION:In-person or Online
CATEGORIES:Adult Courses,Child Courses,Education,Fall Courses,Language Classes,Winter Courses
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SUMMARY:One-on-One Personal Learning
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nWe offer private language classes which are tailored to your needs\, whether it’s for travel\, work\, or personal growth. With a focused approach on your goals\, we can help you gain the skills to navigate Romanian more efficiently. Set your pace with flexible scheduling! \nAll levels are welcome! \nWe offer online and in-person instruction in Seattle/University District. \nPayment\nRegister today for either a 5-hour or 10-hour module. \n 
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/one-on-one-personal-learning-rb/
LOCATION:In-person or Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260328
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SUMMARY:ALTA Exam Preparation\, Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nUnique in the US\, the program “ALTA Exam Preparation”\, launched in 2016 with great success. This program is addressed to students from WA State\, and nationwide\, to help them earn high school credits for their heritage language by taking the ALTA Exam\, and possibly the Global Seal of Biliteracy. \nAfter you take ALTA\, you may also want to take an English proficiency test–STAMP\, which can be taken online\, or if you are a senior in high school and have already taken ACT or SAT–in order to qualify for the Global Seal of Biliteracy. ARCS can help you submit the results of these tests and thus to obtain the Global Seal of Biliteracy. \nThese diplomas will help with their admission process to highly-ranked universities in the US. Our method combines reading comprehension and grammar with interactive communicative methods. Groups of 4-7 students / 60 min\, weekly. This class is Part 2 of 3. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nScheduling\nTime: To Be Determined – We will work with parents and students to find the best times and days that work for you.\nPlease fill out the registration form to let us know your availability.  \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nPayment\nTuition for this course includes 10 classes on Zoom (60 minutes each).\nWe offer need-based scholarships. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org if you would like to be considered. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n 
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/alta-exam-preparation-part-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Child Courses,Education,Winter Courses
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260327T180000
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SUMMARY:Romanian History II: Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis class is designed for students who took the Romanian History I class and want to continue learning about Romanian history. Part II is dedicated to the twentieth century events: Great Union\, WWI\, WWII\, communism\, and post-communism. Continuing the exploration of modern and contemporary cultural identity\, students will expand their vocabulary\, as well as their reading\, listening\, and writing skills. Conceived as a two-quarter class\, we will focus on Romanian monarchs Carol I\, Ferdinand\, Carol II\, and Mihai. We will also examine the contribution of Romanian Queens – Elizabeth and Marie – to Romanian arts and civic life. The students will be engaged in attractive projects that will help them discover their roots and how they grandparents and parents survived the challenges of history.  \nIntermediate knowledge of Romanian is required. Groups of 4-5 students / 60 min\, weekly sessions \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nScheduling\nTime: To Be Determined – We will work with parents and students to find the best times and days that work for you. Please fill out the registration form to let us know your availability.  \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nPayment\nTuition for this course includes 10 classes on Zoom (60 minutes each).\nWe offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org if you would like to be considered.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-history-ii-part-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Child Courses,Education,Winter Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
DTSTAMP:20260422T143740
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SUMMARY:Beginning Romanian 1 (Adults)
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis class is designed for students with no prior knowledge about Romanian Language\, but who have been exposed to Romanian culture and are interested to learn its language. It is an introductory Romanian Language course\, where students will learn the simple present tense\, greetings\, numbers\, dates\, time\, and other simple grammar. As a result\, students will be able to participate in a 2-way conversation and will know the basics of writing and delivering speeches. Groups of 4-5 students / 60 min\, weekly. \nScheduling\nTime: To Be Determined – We will work with students to find the best times and days that work for you. Please fill out the registration form to let us know your availability.  \nPayment\nTuition for this course includes 10 classes on Zoom (60 minutes each). \n\nScholarships\nWe offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org prior to registration if you would like to be considered.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/beginning-romanian-1-adults-f25/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Adult Courses,Education,Winter Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
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SUMMARY:Romanian Pioneers 2
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOverview\nThis class aims to help students explore and embrace their Romanian identity and heritage. They will discover Romanian illustrous figures and find inspiration in their pioneer spirit\, courage and tenacity.  The students will interact with real Romanian role models while developing a global perspective of their place into the world as bilingual and bicultural citizens.  Basic knowledge of Romanian required. Groups of 4-5 students / 60 min\, weekly sessions \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScheduling\nTime: To Be Determined – We will work with parents and students to find the best times and days that work for you. Please fill out the registration form to let us know your availability.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPayment\n\nTuition for this course includes 10 classes on Zoom (60 minutes each).We offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org if you would like to be considered. \nScholarships\nWe offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org prior to registration if you would like to be considered. \nNext Course\nRomanian History\, Part I
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-pioneers-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Child Courses,Education,Winter Courses
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SUMMARY:Beginning Romanian 2 (Adults)
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis class is designed for students with no prior knowledge about Romanian Language\, but who have been exposed to Romanian culture and are interested to learn its language. It is an introductory Romanian Language course\, where students will learn the simple present tense\, greetings\, numbers\, dates\, time\, and other simple grammar. As a result\, students will be able to participate in a 2-way conversation and will know the basics of writing and delivering speeches. Groups of 4-5 students / 60 min\, weekly. \nScheduling\nTime: To Be Determined – We will work with students to find the best times and days that work for you. Please fill out the registration form to let us know your availability.  \nPayment\nTuition for this course includes 10 classes on Zoom (60 minutes each). \n\nScholarships\nWe offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org prior to registration if you would like to be considered.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/beginning-romanian-2-adults-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Adult Courses,Education,Winter Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
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SUMMARY:Romanian Pioneers 2
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOverview\nThis class aims to help students explore and embrace their Romanian identity and heritage. They will discover Romanian illustrous figures and find inspiration in their pioneer spirit\, courage and tenacity.  The students will interact with real Romanian role models while developing a global perspective of their place into the world as bilingual and bicultural citizens.  Basic knowledge of Romanian required. Groups of 4-5 students / 60 min\, weekly sessions \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScheduling\nTime: To Be Determined – We will work with parents and students to find the best times and days that work for you. Please fill out the registration form to let us know your availability.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPayment\n\nTuition for this course includes 10 classes on Zoom (60 minutes each).We offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org if you would like to be considered. \nScholarships\nWe offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org prior to registration if you would like to be considered. \nNext Course\nRomanian History\, Part I
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-pioneers-2-2r/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Improve Your Writing\, Reading and Speaking Skills: Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nIn this course\, students will read intriguing texts on the world’s inexplicable mysteries such as pyramids\, ghost apparitions\, huge marine monsters\, heroes with superpowers\, UFOs\, and many others. Since each text is accompanied by a recording and a dossier of activities\, students will have the opportunity to further practice writing and speaking in Romanian while trying to offer explanations to the mysteries they have read about. For this class\, students will keep a vocabulary journal and will write their own short texts or blog entries. Whenever possible\, we will meet specialists in world history and science to interview them and work on more formal conversation skills. Groups of 4-5 students / 60 min\, weekly.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\nTime: To Be Determined – We will work with parents and students to find the best times and days that work for you.\nThe times indicated in the schedule are only orientative.\nPlease fill out the registration form to let us know your availability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPayment\nTuition for this course includes 10 classes on Zoom (60 minutes each).\nNew students must register for placement test.\nWe offer scholarships to families in need. Please email us at contact@arcsproject.org if you would like to be considered.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/improve-your-writing-reading-and-speaking-skills-part-2-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Child Courses,Education,Winter Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260328T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260328T130000
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SUMMARY:Romanian Spring Traditions
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event highlighting some of the spring traditions in Romania. As the land awakens after winter\, many Romanian customs and stories focus on the connection between people and nature - marking the return of warmth and the renewal of earth. We'll also feature Easter traditions\, including colorful egg decorating\, seasonal foods\, and more. Come discover the spirit of Romanian springtime through stories and activities! Please fill out the registration form for each child so that we can best prepare. Register HERE. This event is free\, but donations are always welcome here.   Romanian Spring Traditions March 28\, 11:30am-1pmSammamish Library825 228th Ave SESammamish\, WA 98075
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-spring-traditions-2026/
LOCATION:Sammamish Library\, 825 228th Ave SE\, Sammamish\, WA\, 98075
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260329T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260329T090000
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SUMMARY:The Meteorite by Cristina Hermeziu
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the latest installment in our literary series exploring short stories from the anthology Lucruri mărunte. Copilăria în comunism (Small things. The childhood during communism).  \nWe look forward to a virtual discussion with  author Cristina Hermeziu about her short story "The Meteorite". A link to the text (in Romanian) will be provided after registering below for the event. Please \nWe invite children in the Romanian diaspora who are interested in learning more about what a typical childhood looked like in communist Romania. Proficiency in Romanian is not required\, however the discussion is likely to be bilingual. We will accommodate questions in English as needed. All are welcome! \nThis 2023 FILIT editorial project was compiled by the National Museum of Romanian Literature in Iași and it brought together 22 Romanian authors to share a story about one of the objects on display at the Museum of the Childhood during Communism. \nPlease register below and join us for a thoughtful conversation about the recent past and the joy of reading.Participants will receive a zoom link after registration. \n    \n        Cristina Hermeziu is a writer and journalist. She was born in Iași in 1971 and has lived in France since 2005. She has published the novel Nickel (Cartier\, 2024); the poetry collections Parisul nu crede în lacrimi (Paris Doesn’t Believe in Tears\, Junimea\, 2016)\, which received the First Book Award at the Tudor Arghezi International Festival; Între timp îți vezi de viața ta (In the Meantime\, You Go On with... \n        Cristina Hermeziu is a writer and journalist. She was born in Iași in 1971 and has lived in France since 2005. She has published the novel Nickel (Cartier\, 2024); the poetry collections Parisul nu crede în lacrimi (Paris Doesn’t Believe in Tears\, Junimea\, 2016)\, which received the First Book Award at the Tudor Arghezi International Festival; Între timp îți vezi de viața ta (In the Meantime\, You Go On with Your Life\, Junimea\, 2020); and Elegii postHumane (PostHuman Elegies\, Junimea\, 2024)\, a bilingual Romanian–Spanish edition. She is also the author of the nonfiction/publicistic volume Vedere din Turnul Eiffel (View from the Eiffel Tower\, 2017). Her short fiction appears in the anthologies Cartea copilăriilor (The Book of Childhoods\, Polirom\, 2016)\, Lucruri mărunte (Small Things\, Editura Muzeelor Literare Iași\, 2023)\, and Garderoba (The Wardrobe\, Paralela 45\, 2024). She also coordinated the collective volume Viața pe Facebook. Dau like\, deci exist (Life on Facebook: I Like\, Therefore I Am\, Polirom\, 2020). In 2018\, she created Zoom France Roumanie\, an online cultural magazine that promotes Romanian literature translated into French. She is a founding member of the Cosmose cultural association in Paris and writes literary reviews for ActuaLitté and Revue des Deux Mondes. Since 2025\, she has been editor-in-chief of the new series of the magazine Scriptor. \n        Read More\n    \n	 \n    \n        CRISTINA HERMEZIU este scriitoare și jurnalistă. S-a născut la Iași\, în 1971. Din 2005 s-a stabilit în Franța. A publicat: Nickel\, roman (Cartier\, 2024)\, volumele de versuri Parisul nu crede în lacrimi (Junimea\, 2016\, Premiul Opera Prima\, Festivalul internațional Tudor Arghezi)\, Între timp îți vezi de viața ta (Junimea\, 2020)\, Elegii postHumane (Junimea\, 2024\, ediție bilingvă româno-spaniolă) și volumul de publicistică Vedere din Turnul Eiffel (2017). Este prezentă cu proză... \n        CRISTINA HERMEZIU este scriitoare și jurnalistă. S-a născut la Iași\, în 1971. Din 2005 s-a stabilit în Franța. A publicat: Nickel\, roman (Cartier\, 2024)\, volumele de versuri Parisul nu crede în lacrimi (Junimea\, 2016\, Premiul Opera Prima\, Festivalul internațional Tudor Arghezi)\, Între timp îți vezi de viața ta (Junimea\, 2020)\, Elegii postHumane (Junimea\, 2024\, ediție bilingvă româno-spaniolă) și volumul de publicistică Vedere din Turnul Eiffel (2017). Este prezentă cu proză scurtă în antologiile Cartea copilăriilor (Polirom\, 2016)\, Lucruri mărunte (Editura Muzeelor Literare Iași\, 2023) și Garderoba (Paralela 45\, 2024). A coordonat volumul colectiv Viața pe Facebook. Dau like\, deci exist (Polirom\, 2020). În 2018 a creat Zoom France Roumanie\, revistă culturală online\, unde promovează literatura română tradusă în franceză. Este membru fondator al asociației culturale Cosmose din Paris. Scrie cronici literare în ActuaLitté și Revue des Deux Mondes. Din 2025\, este redactor-șef al revistei Scriptor\, serie nouă.   \n        Read More\n    \n	 \nExplore Cristina Hermeziu's work: Nickel\, Life on Facebook\, and Scriptor.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/exploring-our-parents-childhood-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Heritage,Literature
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