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In Puerto Rico, some 50 Peace Corps candidates are working into shape for Project Sierra Leone - From The Volunteer Newsletter November 1961
Candidates for the project reported October 10 to the Peace Corps Field Training Center in Puerto Rico for physical conditioning. From November 6 to December 23 they will participate in a seven-week training program at a Stateside university. Those selected for Sierra Leone will enjoy a 10-day Christmas leave before departing.
In Puerto Rico, some 50 Peace Corps candidates are working into shape for Project Sierra Leone - From The Volunteer Newsletter November 1961
SIERRA LEONE
PUERTO RICO
In Puerto Rico, some 50 Peace Corps candidates are working into shape for Project Sierra Leone.
This group of 35 men and 14 women is preparing for secondary-school teaching assignments in the new West African nation. The Sierra Leone Government last spring expressed a need for teachers in the fields of English, social sciences and vocational training, as well as in general science and mathematics.
Candidates for the project reported October 10 to the Peace Corps Field Training Center in Puerto Rico for physical conditioning. From November 6 to December 23 they will participate in a seven-week training program at a Stateside university. Those selected for Sierra Leone will enjoy a 10-day Christmas leave before departing.
This project is geared to the current International Cooperation Administration educational program in Sierra Leone.
The Volunteers will work closely with Sierra Leoncan teachers. University training in the United States will include instruction in teaching methods; the history, culture, economy and government of Sierra Leone; American history and institutions: preventive medicine and hygiene and a special course in Krio, language of the Sierra Leone hinterland.
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Peace Corps Annual Report: 1961; Peace Corps Sierra Leone; Directory of Sierra Leone RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Sierra Leone RPCVs; The 1960's
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