To Whom It May Concern:

This agreement is between the Severodvinsk City Gymnasium (School Number 14), of the Arkhangelsk region of Russia and Oyster River High School, which is located in Durham, New Hampshire in the United States. These two schools have agreed to form an official program for the purpose of exchanging information and ideas about the ecological and social issues that face both of our communities. We would hope that, through this exchange, our students will come to understand one another and will discover solutions to problems that they would not necessarily develop independently.

This exchange will consist of visits of Gymnasium students and faculty members to Oyster River High School and visits of Oyster River students and faculty to the Severodvinsk City Gymnasium. While the focus of the exchange will be on ecological and environmental challenges facing both communities, students will also spend time learning more about the history and culture of the host country.

This exchange will be three years in duration from 2011 through the fall of 2014, at which time it will be renewed if both parties are agreeable. While students traveling will bear their own transportation costs, the hosting school will create itineraries that will facilitate learning and discussion among all pupils involved in the program and will find suitable host families where students will dwell during their stays.

The administrators and faculty members of both schools are confident that the exchange will allow for the growth of a positive and fruitful relationship between our two communities. We hope for the support and cooperation of our citizens and government officials as we build this bridge between the students of our two countries.

Signed this 17th day of April, 2011 by the directors of both schools.

Marina Sludnaya Director of Severodvinsk City Gymnasium Severodvinsk, Russia

Laura Rogers Principal, Oyster River High School Durham NH, USA