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International Exchange Program: CELD Partners |
Exchange
visit to Colorado, August 7-14, 2004
CELD welcomes educators from the Czech and Slovak Republics |
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August, CELD hosted teachers and coordinators from our Civitas partnership.
Representatives from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Oklahoma, and Michigan
joined Colorado teachers for a Project Citizen Institute. The exchange
program was designed to:
• Improve understanding of how citizens participate in making
public policy in our respective states and countries through a study
of parliamentary and representative democracy systems;
• Strengthen implementation of Project Citizen through professional
development across our partnership; and
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Develop strategies for improving student civic knowledge, skills,
and dispositions through research and evaluation. |
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the first day of their visit, our international delegation were
guests at a picnic sponsored by Colorado's honorary consul for
Slovakia. They learned about representative, grass roots democracy
by visiting a polling place and talking to election judges,
interacting with Colorado citizens and candidates at primary
election watch parties hosted by Mike Miles and Peter Coors.
They also participated in a Lion’s Club meeting in Leadville,
Colorado, and learned about local government from Jerry L’Estrange,
Town Manger of Buena Vista and Trustee, Diane Look and Project
Citizen teacher, Melanie McElroy. A potluck dinner sponsored
by the Chaffee County League of Women Voters provided more opportunity
for interaction with political activists and an opportunity
to hear from Teddy Roosevelt as portrayed by Salida We the People
teacher, Ed Lambert. |
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