Twelve Bolivian students ages 15 to 17 got a chance to tour parts of the United States, with Gateway High School among the stops. The trip was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs.
The goal of the program was to have a cultural exchange between Bolivian and U.S. teens, said Jeanne Cooper of Magee Wom-ancare International, who is working with the State Department on the program. One huge difference was evident to the exchange students the moment they walked into the high school.
"I've never seen schools like this in Bolivia," said Caballen Sanchez, 17, of Santa Cruz.
Cabellan said Bolivian schools usually encompass what would be considered two or three classrooms at Gateway High School.
The goal of the program was to have a cultural exchange between Bolivian and U.S. teens, said Jeanne Cooper of Magee Wom-ancare International, who is working with the State Department on the program. One huge difference was evident to the exchange students the moment they walked into the high school.
"I've never seen schools like this in Bolivia," said Caballen Sanchez, 17, of Santa Cruz.
Cabellan said Bolivian schools usually encompass what would be considered two or three classrooms at Gateway High School.
"I would like that my country would have this high organization and great school system," said Ulloa.
The Bolivian students got to tour Gateway High School with a partner from one of the school's Spanish classes and got to sit in with their partner for seventh- and eighth-period classes.
After the tour, they played soccer at the Gateway sports center and later went to Teen Oasis to play some games and have dinner. Cooper says it's the first time the program has brought students to the United States. Other such programs included adults from Eastern Europe, particularly from states from the former Soviet Union. "They are totally amazing -- their ideas, sense of wonder and willingness to leave their comfort zone," she said. (information from Monroeville Times Express).
The Bolivian students got to tour Gateway High School with a partner from one of the school's Spanish classes and got to sit in with their partner for seventh- and eighth-period classes.
After the tour, they played soccer at the Gateway sports center and later went to Teen Oasis to play some games and have dinner. Cooper says it's the first time the program has brought students to the United States. Other such programs included adults from Eastern Europe, particularly from states from the former Soviet Union. "They are totally amazing -- their ideas, sense of wonder and willingness to leave their comfort zone," she said. (information from Monroeville Times Express).
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