For Immediate Release
Contact Person at iEARN-USA:
Tina Habib
tina@us.iearn.org
212.870.2693
http://www.us.iearn.org
New York, November 2007
This summer the Education and Cultural Affairs Bureau at the State
Department renewed funding for the International and Educational
Resource Network's (iEARN) Global Connections Exchange Program (GCEP)
for an additional twelve-month period. Building on the success of the
last five years, the program aims to enable more students and teachers
in the US and countries with sizable Muslim populations to build
cultural understanding in an educational context.
We are proud to announce that funds will include support for iEARN
programs in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel (Arab
Communities), Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Syria, United Arab
Emirates, United States, and Uzbekistan. Through collaborative online
projects, professional development workshops, and international
exchange opportunities the GCEP Program connects thousands of schools
and tens of thousands of educators and students in the United States
and in these twelve countries.
In honor of International Education Week, iEARN will be in Washington,
DC from November 13th – 18th with thirteen of the Country Coordinators
who manage and administer this program. Coordinators from the
following countries will be present: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt,
Indonesia, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Syria, and
Uzbekistan.
I would like to invite you to attend the following event:
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Place: AED, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, 8th Floor Academy Hall
Join us with our colleagues from the State Department; the Department
of Education; iEARN Coordinators from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt,
Indonesia, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Syria, and
Uzbekistan; the coordinators of other Global Connections countries of
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and the West Bank;
and students and teachers from the District of Columbia! Learn about
the interactive educational projects are happening online between our
countries. Exchange ideas about new technologies to enable teachers and
students of our countries to learn about each other’s cultures and gain
valuable 21st century skills.
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Global Connections & Exchange Program (GCE) is made possible through support and funding from the US State
Department's (DOS) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). It
is a part of iEARN-USA's BRIDGE project which is committed to
connecting students and teachers in the US to those in countries with
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July 12-18, 2008
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
All are welcome to attend.
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