Peace Corps and National Geographic Society Celebrate Partnership
Read and comment on this Peace Corps Press Release on the Peace Corps' partnership with National Geographic in creating the Peace Corps’ newest curriculum resource, a booklet entitled Building Bridges: A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to Cross-Cultural Understanding.
This is not the first time the Peace Corps and National Geographic have worked together. The September 1964 issue of the National Geographic contained an in-depth look at the Peace Corps with stories and photos from Bolivia, Tanganyika, Gabon, Turkey, Sarawak, and Ecuador. Read the story at:
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Peace Corps and National Geographic Society Celebrate Partnership
Washington, D.C., January 24, 2003 –Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez and the National Geographic Society’s Executive Director Barbara Chow will announce on Monday, January 27, their collaborated efforts in creating the Peace Corps’ newest curriculum resource, a booklet entitled Building Bridges: A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to Cross-Cultural Understanding.
Peace Corps developed lesson plans incorporating real-life experiences of Peace Corps volunteers throughout the world teaching cultural awareness from Armenia to Zambia, Belize to Uganda. The goal is to help students better understand their own culture as well as understanding and respecting the cultures of others.
Building Bridges is available in print as a 48-page soft-cover volume and on Peace Corps’ Web site at www.peacecorps.gov/wws/bridges/ .
When Monday, January 27, 2003 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Where Rayburn House Office Building, Room B340 Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street, SW Washington, D.C.
Who Invitees include members of Congress, White House Staff, Foreign Embassies, Foreign Ambassadors, DC Public School administrators, teachers, and students, National Geographic Society Staff, and Peace Corps Staff
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