Monthly Archive - November, 2010

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Posted on November 30, 2010 by Shannon Bruder in Conflict Resolution
Mosque in Uganda

This week I am writing from Kampala, where I have spent the past week assessing potential opportunities for IREX programming in Uganda. As I read about Uganda in preparation for my trip, one...

Despite its varying definitions and conceptualizations, most academics, students and educators agree that one of the core components of international education is second language learning.

A Conversation with a Ghanaian Teacher

Raphael Aidoo-Taylor, a Ghanaian alumnus of the Teaching Excellence And Achievement Program (TEA), discusses how the TEA program has impacted his teaching.

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Susie Armitage in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
Katya from Kandalaksha

One of the things I love about my job is getting to meet young people from around the world who are working to make their communities better places to live. This week in Moscow,

Rwanda figured prominently in my graduate school courses on conflict and development, so I was eager to see for myself the country I had read and written so much about.

Posted on November 17, 2010 by in International Education, Education

I arrived in Jakarta late last week for an alumni conference for the Indonesian and Malaysian teachers who have completed the International Leaders in Education Program.

Posted on November 16, 2010 by in International Education, Education, Youth
Blog tags: exchanges, fellows

Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows, studying at universities and colleges across the US, reflect on...

Posted on November 16, 2010 by in International Education, Education
TEA Program Participants Reflect on International Education

During September-November 2010, sixty-four teachers from 21 different countries came to the US for a six-week professional development program. Listen to some of their thoughts on what...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of my first trip to the Soviet Union. Actually it was my first trip anywhere across the Atlantic or Pacific oceans for that matter.

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Susie Armitage in Conflict Resolution, Youth
Trust Game- Youth Theater for Peace

It sounds counter-intuitive, even cruel, but when the participants leave in tears, I know our program is working.