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What?
The Teach Africa Program is The Africa Society's response to the lack of Africa education in America's classrooms. Through this program, we work with superintendants, principals, and teachers to include Africa in the curriculum of schools across the country. Teach Africa, in its implementation is comprised of three phases: Phase I is an orientation for superintendents and principals; Phase II is a daylong program with workshop training sessions for teachers; and Phase III is an Africa-immersion Youth Forum for middle and high school students.
Why?
In order to participate in the increasingly globalized world and overcome its immense challenges, today's youth must receive exposure to and information about the varied cultures of the international community. However, many teachers lack adequate resources and training to properly inform their students. Teach Africa, The Africa Society's flagship program, provides for this exposure and seeks to fill the void by equipping teachers and students alike with the knowledge and resources to educate themselves and others.
Where and When?
Teach Africa is currently being implemented in the cities of Houston, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.
Previously, Teach Africa has been implemented in the cities of Washington D.C., the San Francisco Bay area, Portland, and Pittsburgh. The Africa Society successfully conducted a pilot program of Teach Africa in Washington D.C. and the San Francisco Bay area between 2002 and 2004. We then completed all three phases of Teach Africa in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Portland, Oregon between 2006 and 2007.
Who?
The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa is partnering with the U.S. Agency for International Development's Africa Education Initiative, the Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, the World Affairs Council of Houston, the Southern Center for International Studies, and UCLA's African Studies Center for a U.S. Agency for International Development funded Africa-education program.
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May 11, 2009
Teach Africa Youth Forum Interactive Student Summit Houston, TX
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