Selected Events 2006

Europa-Library Goerlitz: Irish Intern, ESO Schools; U.S. Intern, U.S. Consulate General; Dr. Wagenknecht, Teacher at ESO Schools (From Left)

July 17 - 19, 2006
American interns Scott Krause and Andrew Martinez conducted several school outreach programs, in Leipzig (7/17), Goerlitz (7/18) and Delitzsch (7/19). In Leipzig, the program was held at the Thomas Gymnasium and focused on the intern’s experiences in California. The Goerlitz program, which took place at the Europa-Library, an "America@your library" partner, included two groups of secondary school students from Nisky, and was held in cooperation with an intern from Ireland to present views of society and culture from Ireland and the United States. In Delitzsch, the American intern provided students from grade 9 to 11 a dialogue with a “typical American” on questions about U.S. foreign and domestic policies. These programs, which reached about 60 students, informed audiences about the United States, as well as giving them sources for further study. The students also received copies of the CD-ROM "About the USA" and the Goerlitz Europa-Library appreciated the donation of sports books and DVDs.