Nov 2005
 US Teachers Visit Bangladesh: Three American teachers participating in the Global Connections and Exchange Program recently completed a three week visit to Bangladesh. During their stay in Bangladesh, they visited schools participating in the Global Connections and Exchange Program. They observed Bangaldeshi teaching practices conducted workshops with their Bangladeshi counterparts. They met children in these schools and talked about life in the US. They returned to the US in time for the US Holiday of Thanksgiving. After return to the US, they will also set up projects between their classes in the US and the classes they visited while they were in Bangladesh. We've put some photos from the trip in our web gallery. You can read about their day-to-day activities on their blogs.
Nov 11-18, 2005
International Education Week 2005: In recognition of International Education Week 2005, Relief International conducted a two-day education conference in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Teachers from the US and Bangladesh met with staff involved in the GCEP project and members of local NGOs and Peace Corps Volunteers. The group discussed educational issues in both the United States and Bangladesh, and discussed new directions for the GCEP project in the years to come. Some Photos from the conference are in our gallery. During the conference, we recorded several videos which can be downloaded from the following links:  - American Exchange Teachers
Video Quality: Medium | Low- Peace Corps VolunteersVideo Quality: Medium | Low- On Site Monitors (in Bengali) Video Quality: Medium | Low Paul Martello is one of the US teachers who visited Bangladesh on our exchange program, recorded a special video greeting for students at his school on the occasion of International Day at his school. Video Quality: High | Medium | Low Sept 2005 Bangladeshi Teachers Visit US: Three Bangladeshi teachers just returned from a three week long visit to the United States. During the visit, the teachers studied educational methodologies at the University of Californa at Los Angeles. They also had a chance to explore American culture by living for a while with families in the US and visiting several cities, including the US Capital, Washington, DC. Read more... |
