Vt Hosts Guests from Uzbekistan
From September 6 - 27, 2007, Project Harmony, an international nonprofit organization based in Waitsfield, Vermont is hosting ten men and women from the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan, who are participating in a Community Connections program sponsored by USAID and administered by World Learning. During their stay in Vermont, these education professionals are receiving training and learning about our educational systems from a diverse array of education representatives. Project Harmony is grateful to have the support of the Vermont School Board Association, the Vermont Superintendents Association, the Vermont Principal’s Association and the Vermont Department of Education in planning for this group.
Specifically, the purpose of this program is to introduce our Uzbek guests to the concept of school boards and school governance in order to promote the establishment and stimulate the activation of school boards in Uzbekistan. This group is also hoping to gain information on how active community involvement in school life contributes to the improvement of the school environment and student’s learning achievements.
For more information about this program, please contact Renee Berrian at (802) 496-4545 / (800) 545-7734 or via email at renee@projectharmony.org.
Additional information about Project Harmony and the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan is available at www.projectharmony.org and https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uz.html
