Building Bridges to Other Cultures

• The Department of Public Instruction creates and maintains education partnerships with regions around the world for the benefit of school districts, teachers, and students.
• Existing partnerships are maintained with Chiba Prefecture (Japan), the state of Hessen (Germany), the Academies of Aix-Marseille and Bordeaux in France, and Thailand's Ministry of Education, and education partnership agreements with Heilongjiang (China) and Jalisco (Mexico) are pending.
• Through these partnerships the DPI creates opportunities for:

• School-to-school cooperation;

• Student hosting, exchanges, and study tour experiences;

• Teacher and administrator hosting, exchanges, and study tour experiences;

• Global dialogues on teaching, student learning, and achievement; and,

• International professional development seminars for teachers and administrators.

For questions about this information, contact Gerhard Fischer (608) 267-9265

Last updated on 9/2/2008 2:08:51 PM