Shift Happens: Globalization in the Information Age
Jr ILA (continued)
This program continues to grow and is a unique opportunity for our younger age group to focus on cultural experiences from international alumni and to develop leadership skills and appreciation of international cultures. International facilitators will be from Toluca, Trier and Mbabane. The registration deadline is April 14th. These two programs help prepare youth to become global leaders by promoting cultural understanding, leadership opportunities and communication. This dynamic program is designed to facilitate dialogue and build international friendships without regard to cultural differences and barriers. Click here to download the brochure
First of all, visit each of the various Sister Cities pages: Reggio Emilia, Italy; Trier, Germany;Nagaoka, Japan; Budapest, Hungary; Bandung, Indonesia; Toluca, Mexico; Mbabane, Swaziland. There you will find a concise detail of what each sister city group is up to for the month. You have the ultimate freedom as a member. You can choose to visit and participate in any sister city group that grabs your attention. Some members are involved with all of the sister city groups. If you don’t know where to begin, visit all of the meetings to get acquainted. Secondly, in addition to sister city groups, we have two special interest groups: Filmies and Foodies. If you are interested in international food, wine or films, we have what you want. Plus, in addition to all of this, please join us for quarterly membership meetings programmed to feature a wide array of relevant topics. See the Protocol Primer story here for details on the next meeting.
Communications will come often. Every Friday you will be emailed an electronic newsletter called the Weekly Minder. This is your source for up-to-date meeting times and locations and will remind you of upcoming events. If you are not receiving it now, please sign up on the home page of our website, which is located at www.fwsistercities.org. Monthly, you will receive Highlights. It will inform you of what is happening every month. Every quarter, you will receive Connections, our quarterly newsletter. It will update you as to what is happening on a broader scale at Sister Cities. In addition to these informative newsletters, you will also get invitations to events, the annual report and notifications about upcoming exchanges and programs. If at any time you stop getting information, please contact Felecia at 817.392.2650. Enjoy your membership in Fort Worth Sister Cities. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Home Hosts Needed
There are now two exciting cultural opportunities to home host international students. July 11-18, there will be college and high students and teachers from Toluca, Mexico, Trier, Germany, Reggio Emilia, Italy and Mbabane, Swaziland here to conduct the Jr. International Leadership Academy.
Then, July 24-27, nearly 100 high school students and teachers from our sister cities will be placed in Fort Worth homes to experience some true Texas hospitality. All of these students and teachers speak english and will be a joy to have in your home. A host family orientation is scheduled July 8th to educate hosts about this enriching cultural experience. You do not need to have a teenage child in your home to home host. If you do not have a child, we ask that you host two students from the same country. It is not mandatory that you be a Sister Cities member in order to home host. For more information, click here
Their exchange includes a 2-day stay in Tokyo. Special thanks to delegation leaders Susan Bruster and Renee Snoke (Global Alumni Program) and TCU associate delegation leader Courtney Boise for their invaluable time in preparing our Youth Ambassadors for this exchange. The youth ambassadors are: Jesse Casselman, Julee Cox, Roberto Duran, Braedon Eller, Emily Estes, Veronica Figueroa, Katie Golden, Benjamin Griffin, Madeleine Hull, Jacob Long, Mary McGinnis, Eric Montez, Osita Ogujiofur, Reema Paranjape, Michelle Snider, Britt Spears, Jazz Tinsley, Christina Whitfield, Parker Williams, and Luke Willson. FWISD teachers Jo Dufault and Nicole St. Amand will also join this delegation in an art and science teacher exchange.
Danke to Missy Oehl and Kimberly Alexander Oates as the delegation leaders and GAP associate delegation leader, Dianna Alexander-Oates. They will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary partnership with our Trier friends. The youth ambassadors headed to Trier are: Emily and John Blake, Matthew Cameron, Daisy Castro, Mary Collins, Parker Crouch, Reagan Ewing, Margaret Fuller, Viviana Juarez, Victoria Kilianski, Mary Ladd, Nicholas Molina, Kam Phillips, Dora Romero, Breanna Slaughter, Travis Waggoner, and Katherine Williams.
