Saturday, April 5, 2008

Indy's Washington Township Links with Taiwan

"Two Washington Township principals are half a world away working to establish international partnerships for their schools," writes Gretchen Becker in today's Indianapolis Star

"Nora Elementary Principal Suzanne Zybert and Allisonville Elementary principal Mike Pomerenke left Friday [4 April] as part of the 2008 American Superintendents / Educators' Project on Chinese Language Teacher Recruitment and Sister School Partnerships [returning 12 April]....

"'Their travels are part of a township-wide goal to have global partnerships in all schools', said Marsha Reynolds, the school district's director of elementary education. Partnerships are in their sixth year and started at Crooked Creek Elementary when Reynolds was the principal.

"'Our goal is for each school to have a global partner in China or Taiwan', Reynolds said....Crooked Creek, Spring Mill and Greenbriar elementaries, Westlane Middle and North Central High schools already have established partner schools in China...."

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