Urairat in new graduation dress. A wonderful woman and student. Urairat came from a poor family in Surin, Thailand and is now an English Teach in Surin. Bangkok, Thailand, 1973.
Full text of Sargent Shriver's briefing to the press held on March 6, 1961. Shriver introduced members of the original Peace Corps task force, and fielded topics on a range of questions about the initial plans for how the Peace Corps would operate.
A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
This photo was take on Teacher's Day 2010 in Mongolia, where students show their appreciation to their teachers through song and by presenting small gifts.
While a TEFL Teacher Trainer in Ukraine, I traveled around my oblast (region) to talk about service learning with teachers of English during the spring of 2009. It was an amazing experience to work with such talented and dedicated teachers. They...
This photo is of an education volunteer introducing teachers to methods of buliding an interest for reading amongst their students. It was taken at La Escuela Resident in Juan O'Leary, Alto Parana on July 3, 2011.
Si Said was a leather artisan with a business in the Marrakesh Souq and worked at the orphanage for boys handicapped with polio. He taught the boys how to make leather shoes and other leather projects and was committed to helping them find jobs so...
The culture exchange began February 2011 when students of an American teacher at Heritage Intermediate School and students of Tanzanian teacher at Malinid Juu corresponded with each other to lean more about the culture of each other's country.
Serving in Nepal from 94-98, I noticed that women were poorly represented in most teacher trainings; thus, during my 3rd year I applied for and received funding to run a week-long training solely for women who taught science. This photo was taken...
I am in the photo. It is taken at Buloba Primary Teacher's College in Uganda, East Africa in April 1995. I am leading a seminar on visual aids for student teachers.
Press and media; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.;
Full text of the March 4, 1961 White House press release announcing the appointment of Sargent Shriver as first Director of the Peace Corps. Also provides brief biographies of early Peace Corps staff members.
I took this photo on Waay Khru Day (Honor the Teacher Day) at Petchburi Teacher's College. Students came up to the stage on their hands and knees and presented the principal and other teachers with elaborate Thai flower and fruit arrangements to...