Carl Wheeler Mid-Pacific Institute – Honolulu (Retired) Teachers Without Borders – 2006-7 During the two trips that I have made to South Africa under the aegis of Teachers Without Borders, our emphasis has been on working with teachers from some rural areas. In working with these wonderful teachers in our workshops, our hope has been…
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Lynn Imai – Mid Pacific Institute, Honolulu – Math Team Sometimes you just luck into something. My trip to South Africa falls into that category. I was lucky enough to go with the best. There’s no better threesome to learn the ropes from than Jim Metz, Carl Wheeler, and Jennifer Hong. The words that I…
REPORT FROM SOUTH AFRICAN GYLS PARTICIPANTS Name of participants: Jolene Palmer (Educator) Sicelo Vilakazi (Grade 10 Learner) Moses Molotsi (Grade 11 Learner) The three of us left South Africa on a very cold July evening, to touch down the following day in a very sunny Dubrovnik, Croatia. We were very excited to be part of…
Teachers Without Borders, South Africa, June/July 2006 Barbara Mayer, science The TWBSA tradition continued in 2006! Six of us teachers from Hawai’i had the opportunity of a lifetime to contribute in a small way to education in the Republic of South Africa, an inspiring 10-year-old-democracy. It was an honor to join Punahou School teachers, Heather…
Diane T. Anderson Teachers Without Borders – China August 2006 Undoubtedly, my journey to Sichuan, China this past summer was very special, professionally and spiritually. I found China and the Chinese teachers incredibly beautiful and welcoming. I found the teachers I worked with giving and generous, and I found the leaders I followed visionary. I…
Agilent – TWB 2006 China Chenyan Song – University of Hawaii Since I left China 7 years ago, I have dreamed of going back thousands of times. Never would I have imagined returning to my homeland as a member of the science team for Teachers Without Borders. It was a gracious gift given by God…
Kamehameha Schools Reflections of TWB – China By: Erin Wilson In July and August of 2006, I completed my third consecutive summer as a Teachers Without Borders volunteer, and as in previous years, I came away from this experience learning far more than I had hoped for. Even though I consider myself a seasoned volunteer…
Agilent-TWB China 2007 Harold Lee – Retired: Punahou School – Science Dept. I was both delighted and apprehensive when I was asked to join TWB to go to China. It was something I had wanted to do for a long time: making a contribution, however small, to the country of my ancestors, but, at the…
Agilent-TWB China 2006 Gail Peiterson Punahou School Honolulu, Hawaii I still await my AH-HA moment thinking that it may not ever occur. I heard so much about the trips to South Africa and wonder when my moment will happen… It didn’t cause me to well up and weep. It made me question my ability to…
Frederick Reppun – TWB-China 2006 Intern-Assistant – Harvard University ‘07 Initially I signed on to the TWB-China project for the chance to conduct surveys and interviews with the 200 Chinese teachers that were to attend the workshops. I hoped to get information about China’s recent efforts to implement environmental education, and write it up for…