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The University of North Carolina

412 N. Wilmington St. • Raleigh, NC 27601phone: 919-733-4902 • web: ciu.northcarolina.edu

2004

25 Yearsof Learning from the World,serving North Carolina

The University of North Carolina

Since 1979, the Center

for International

Understanding has sent

more than 7,500 North

Carolinians to 47 different

countries to learn from

and about the world. The

Center is committed to

helping North Carolinians

live and work effectively

with people of all cultures.

Its unique blend of global education includes short-term immersion

programs abroad, coupled with study and training in North Carolina.

The Center is a public service program of The University of

North Carolina.

The Center for International Understanding thanks the many friendsand supporters who contributed photos, art, memories and notions tothis publication.

Editor: Stephanie Carter; Designer: Kathy McKee, Design Nation;

Advisors: Millie Ravenel, Cindy DeFoor, Jennifer Huggins, Elizabeth Gant.

The Center for International Understanding25 Years of Learning from the World,

Serving North Carolina

Esther Hall, Camille Patterson and Elizabeth Gant in theUSSR in 1982.

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The Center for International Understanding was founded byCarolyn Hunt in 1979. Her love of international travelbegan with a high school exchange to Germany, whereshe lived on a farm. Later, she taught school for two years inKathmandu. The First Lady led the Center’s very first citizenexchange to Newcastle, England. Since then, easily 1,000international visitors have walked through the front door ofNorth Carolina’s Governor’s Mansion to Carolyn Hunt’s gracious welcome. First Ladies Dottie Martin and Mary Easleyhave kept this wonderful tradition alive, welcoming guests frommany countries and cultures to the Tar Heel state.

Our Beginning

First Lady Carolyn Huntmodels a kimono given toher by an Osaka, Japan, delegation visiting NorthCarolina in 1986.

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Learning from the World

Jimmy Carter was president; Mother Teresa was awarded the NobelPrize for Peace; Billy Joel’s “52nd Street” was Album of the Year; theworld watched the Iranian hostage crisis unfold; Andrew Wyeth begancreating his Helga paintings; “Kramer vs. Kramer” was Picture of the Year;Three-Mile Island was in the headlines; “Sophie’s Choice” was a bestseller;and we were still in the Cold War.

The year was 1979.

In North Carolina, the Center for International Understanding was born.Known as the Friendship Force of North Carolina until 1988, the Center’swork has evolved from people-to-people diplomacy to work with educators and policy leaders. Through a quarter century, the Center’s mission has remained the same: Learningfrom the world, serving North Carolina.

Another constant has been Director MillieRavenel, who has led the organization fromthe beginning. Recently Millie shared herthoughts about the Center’s work over thepast 25 years.

QWhat has been the Center’s most important contribution to NorthCarolina?

A The Center has connected NorthCarolinians to the world, person by person. There are more than 7,500 localstatesmen throughout our state who have traveled with us to learn from other countries and experience other cultures.They are in North Carolina classrooms, hospitals, squad cars, churches,universities, newsrooms, the General Assembly, and around the table atCounty Commissioner meetings. We even have an alum walking the halls ofthe US Congress!

QHow has the work of the Center changed over time?A I remember the excitement in the air when First Lady Rosalyn Cartergave our very first Friendship Force exchange to Newcastle, England, a surprise sendoff on the tarmac at RDU.

Back then, the end goal was the making of a friend. But the world haschanged!

Director Millie Ravenel

Today North Carolina isconnected to worldregions and cultures inways unimaginable evena decade ago. As ourrelationships have evolvedwith the 90 percent of theworld that lies beyond USborders, so has the work ofthe Center. We are nowfocusing on internationalchallenges that affect NorthCarolina.

Still, at the heart of everythingwe do is a belief in the valueof learning from othercountries and cultures.That has not changed since1979.

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The Center receives thanks from the White House.

US First Lady Rosalyn Carter congratulates 250 North Carolinians who were part of the Center’s first citizen exchange toNewcastle, England, in 1979. NC First Lady Carolyn Hunt, left, and Center Director Millie Ravenel, right, look on.

I n t e r v i e w C o n t i n u e d

THE WHITE HOUSE

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Hong Kong • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Italy • Japan • Kenya • Korea • Latvia • MexicoMorocco • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Northern Ireland • Norway • Peru •oland • Scotland • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Taiwan • Turkey • USSR • Wales


Germany • Ghana • Greece • Guadeloupe • Hong Kong • Hungary • India • Indonesia •aly • Japan • Kenya • Korea • Latvia • Mexico • Morocco • Nepal • Netherlands • Newealand • Northern Ireland • Norway • Peru • Poland • Scotland • Spain • Sweden •

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Sandie Swigart of New Bern“ . . . Instead of twofamilies from two coun-tries, we think of our-selves as one family. …Isn’t that what CIU is allabout — people know-ing people — and fromthat, hopefully, peacewill come to the world!”Costa Rica ’86.

Kathy Booe ofCharlotte“Congratulations on 25 years of opening the eyes and minds ofNorth Carolinians to theworld! CIU has alwaysbeen ahead of itstime…. going beyondsimple tourism in orderto experience life in other countries is aneducation in itself.”Japan ’95.

Emily Keeler ofRaleigh“. . . I realized that traveling, cross-culturalcommunication andinternational explorationand understanding arethe things that inspireme — make me feelalive!” Emily left her joband returned to schoolfor a graduate degree in international studiesafter visiting NewZealand in 2001.

Azalee Sain of Raleigh“… people are prettymuch the same every-where. We just have torespect, listen and try tounderstand each otherand recognize the factthat we don’t all lookalike, nor live the sameway, but we are all people.” Newcastle,England ’79.

FromYour Letters

Marcia and ChuckMoritz of Fayetteville“The opportunity to livewith people from anothercountry and another culture was a marvelousexperience for us. Toursare great for seeing a lotof famous sites, butmeeting the people is amuch more rewardingexperience.” TheNetherlands, ’92.

A Japanese visitor to New Bern was so enamored of her first pear, eaten inNorth Carolina, that she hand painted the fruit on a card for her hosts.

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“My Trip to China”By Sarah Mann

Excerpts from a seventh grade essay, 1994.

ON LANGUAGE: “It was a shame that the children of the village could not speak Englishand that I can’t speak Chinese because when Iwas walking about with them without Mr. Song(the interpreter) our communication was limitedto giggling and hand gestures. We still managedpretty well, though. I think we kids had a lot incommon.”

ON TOFU: “The only thing neat about bean curd is the way it is sold in the village. Everymorning and evening a vendor on a bicyclewould announce his presence by rapping on a wood block. It turned out to be arather pleasant wake-up call.”

ON THE GINGER HARVEST: “Fields of ginger surrounded the town and I was amazed at the harvest. Every root was picked by hand! In fact everything —cleaning, sorting and packing the ginger for shipment — was done by people. I guess I expected it to be like home where everything is done by machine.”

ON SAYING GOOD-BYE: “It was difficult to leave the next morning. Dad askedhow I felt and I told him that I felt like an honored guest and that the Lis wouldbe nice neighbors in any country. I will always remember their hospitality.”

”Our visit to Shijiazhuangmade me realize that thereare many things in my lifethat I had been taking forgranted like automobiles, alarge bedroom all to myselfand supermarkets. But Ialso realize that kids arekids and parents are par-ents no matter where youlive or how you say thewords.”

Sarah Mann, a Raleigh seventhgrader, was playing her violin for children on a village street corner soon after her arrival inShijiazhuang in Shandong Province.A young Chinese student capturedher in pen and ink as she played.

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The NetherlandsWith deep sorrow we have seen the terrible pictures on CNN all day yesterday and continuing today.Many terrifying emotions come to our hearts seeing those unbelievablethings happening, our hearts that stillcarry the fresh memories of our visit to your great country.

DenmarkIt is my sincere hope that our cooperation — to build bridgesbetween peoples that peace mayreign throughout the world — will continue in spite of the evil shownyesterday. We wish the best forAmerica, for North Carolina and for the wonderful North Carolinianpeople, your families, and yourself!

IranThe heart of Iranian people go out in deepest sympathy to Americanpeople at this time.

SenegalThis is a challenge for us teachersand educators from all over the worldto brace and join hands to promote. . .international understanding betweenpeople from different cultures throughglobal education.

GermanyThe whole democratic world is standing together at the shoulder ofthe American nation. We Germans,who have benefited so much from the American generosity in the darkmoments of our past, feel the obliga-tion to stand closest and to grant anysort of comfort we can give. It is notthe time to think of revenge but it isthe time to think about how friendshipcan make a difference and howdestructive hatred can be. Let us dowhat we can to spread and strength-en friendship and eliminate hatred.

MexicoThere is nothing that happens in this whole world that does not affectus all.

We were numb as we listened to each new report in astonished disbelief on the

morning of September 11, 2001.

Almost immediately after the terrorist attacks, messages of condolence and

comfort came into the Center from friends around the world. While the pain

and horror were fresh, we felt connected to the world community. We received

messages from Argentina, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark,

France, Germany, Ghana, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, The

Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal,

Somaliland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Uganda, among other nations.

Here is a small sample of their words of friendship:

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Facing New ChallengesNorth Carolina schools have established ambitious student achievement goals. Thosegoals cannot be realized without responding to the needs of Latino/Hispanic students.

Enrollment of Latino/Hispanic children in North Carolina public schools rose 575% from 1990 to 2000.

Through the Center’s programs with Mexico, school systems have developed and implemented strategic, comprehensiveresponses to immigration, grounded in facts and driven by transformational personal experience.

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LATINO INITIATIVE

QWhat is the Center’s Latino Initiative all about?ANorth Carolina has the fastest growing Latino population of any state in the nation. One way of dealing with this is to put our heads in the sand and pretend nothing’s changed. A better option, we believe, is education.The Latino Initiative explores some of the social and economic pressuresbehind immigration as well as the cultural and economic contributions of theLatino community in North Carolina. The goal is to provide educators and policy leaders with firsthand experiences in Mexico to help them reachinformed solutions to local challenges that come with changing demographics.

Millie Ravenel


Cross-Cultural TrainingThe Center’s cross-cultural training helps those who want to work effectively with our state’s rapidly growing Hispanic/Latino population.

Behind the Counter at the Division of Motor VehiclesIn 1999, the Center provided training to nearly350 drivers license examiners throughout the state. As a result of the training, NorthCarolina’s DMV won an international award forOutstanding Customer Service.

“The cross-culturaltraining got highmarks from our examiners who appreciated (theCenter’s) sensitivity to our job demandswhile giving us a newperspective on ourHispanic customers.”

Wayne Hurder, Directorfor the NC Drivers

License Division

Exchange leader and Durham teacherMarcie Pachino meets two young studentsin Mexico.

“What people keep sayingis that this has been thegreatest professional development experience of their careers.”

Marcie Pachino

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County Commissioner Rick Givens was cast into the media spotlight in 1999 when he invited the INS to rid Siler City of undocumentedMexican immigrants.But after accepting the Center’s invitation to join the Latino Initiative programto Mexico in 2000, Rick announced, “I was wrong.”

While in Mexico, Rick said he learned firsthand some of the reasons behindimmigration to North Carolina. Listening to mothers and fathers in Mexico talk about their children’s difficult journeys to the US gave him an understand-ing of families’ loyalties to one another, their drive, and their hopes of beingreunited in Mexico.

Rick was joined by team members from Chatham County, including lawenforcement officials, local leaders and educators. They returned to North Carolina with ideas for reaching out to the Latino community. Theirstrategies included giving Mexican college students credit hours for workingin Chatham County as teachers of English as a Second Language; offeringdrivers license tests in Hispanic neighborhoods; better use of banking optionsto avoid hefty transaction fees for wiring money to relatives in Mexico; andencouraging stronger ties between Latino residents and police officers.

Now, Rick frequently speaks to groups about his experience and how it translated into practical solutions for weaving immigrants into the fabric of his community.

Chatham County Commissioner Rick Givens (front row, center, hands clasped) joined state and regional policy leaders on theCenter’s Latino Initiative program in 2000. He returned from Mexico “a changed man.”

An Inspiration to Others

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EDUCATION

QTell us about your work with teachers and education policy leaders.What difference has it made for North Carolina students?AA teacher’s experience in another country translates into far-reachingresults in the classroom. A teacher who has experienced another culture or another region can bring that piece of the world alive for students,whether they are in math or science or social studies or vocational educationclasses.

Likewise, traveling to another country to experience international best prac-tices in education helps policy leaders guide North Carolina toward improvededucation for all students. Whether it’s teacher training or providing guidancefor students or math and science curriculum, understanding how other coun-tries address challenges helps inform our state’s school improvement efforts.

Millie Ravenel


Thelma Kastl’s Ashe County vocational education students werepaired with Israeli students to shareassignments and communication across6,000 miles. They ended up sharing muchmore.

In 2000, the North Carolina students did nothear back from their friends for a full dayand they were worried. Later, the Israeli students explained they had spent the daylearning to use gas masks and practicingevacuation drills. When asked why, the children explained that due to increased tension between the US and the Middle East,they were preparing for possible retaliationagainst the United States, aimed at Israel.

Students made the connection that theactions of their government impact the lives of their friends abroad.

International SchoolPartnerships

Imagine North Carolinastudents reading theTurkish national newspa-per, Zaman, online anddiscussing current eventswith students in Turkey.Picture tenth graders in a rural western countysharing biology lab resultswith kids in Rotterdam.

These are the kinds ofexperiences sparked bythe Center’s InternationalSchool Partnershipsthrough Technology project. The four-year project fostered 268 classroom-to-classroomrelationships betweenNorth Carolina studentsand students from 44countries, from Argentinato Zimbabwe.

Rewarding Results from a Simple Idea

Asheville social studies teacher Bryon Booher wanted to present a morecomplete view of Africa forhis students. His personal journey to Ghana with the Center in 2002 led to ongoing school partnerships that connect westernNorth Carolina young people withtheir counterparts on the west coastof Africa through letters, photographs,and the study of social and culturalissues.

Eager to make connections with theworld since September 11th, many of his students have latched on to their new relationships with friends in Ghanato help expand their knowledge and understanding of the world.

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Education PolicyThe Center has partnered with thePublic School Forumto take NorthCarolina educationpolicy leadersto Denmark,England, Japan,The NetherlandsSouth Korea andChina to experience international best practices in education.

“A high tolerance for ambiguity — without it you can’t be an effective world citizen!”

Sage advice from Marty Babcock, who, for two decades, has been theCenter’s Director of Programs. Marty’s oversight has inspired programsthat are grounded in cross-cultural principles and sound educationalmethodology. Her work has opened doors for countless North Carolinians toexperience and learn from countries and cultures all over the world.

“Thanks to the Center,North Carolina policy makers are able to draw on the best in educationalpractices from countriesacross the world. Equallyimportant, they are learn-ing what has not worked,allowing us to avoid themistakes of others”.

John Dornan, President,Public School Forum

of North Carolina

A Tribute to Marty Babcock

The Satisfaction of Making World Connections

CITIZEN EXCHANGE

During the Cold War, to most ofus China and the SovietUnion were huge expansescloaked in mystery. But when theAmerican ping-pong team accepteda surprise invitation from Chinesecolleagues to visit the People’sRepublic in April 1971, explorationseemed possible. One year afterwhat Time magazine called “Theping heard round the world,” RichardNixon became the first AmericanPresident to set foot on Chinese soil.

When the opportunity arose for American citizens to visit China, the Centerfor International Understanding leaped at the chance. When the programwas announced in North Carolina, there was such an overwhelming

response that two back-to-back jour-neys were planned instead of one, sothat 160 people could participate.“People were just hungry to see Chinawith their own eyes,” recalled CenterDirector Millie Ravenel.

During that very first journey to China in1982, some North Carolinians filed outof tour buses to see a beautiful water-front park on the edge of the harbor inShanghai. All eyes were on the water

and the westerners were unaware they were causing quite a stir.

“When we turned around, there was an absolute sea of Chinese citizens just gaping at us,” remembers Elizabeth Gant of Raleigh. “It was just sounusual for them to see tourists.” Moments later, a large Chinese gentlemanenfolded one of the youngest members of the group in his arms and strokedher blonde hair. “It was like she was an unusual, magical teddy bear.”

QWhy is it that more than 7,500 North Carolinians have gone to 47 different countries with the Center?A I think people believe in our mission — Learning from the world, servingNorth Carolina. People are hungry to learn about other regions of theworld and to share with other cultures who we are as Americans.

Millie Ravenel


No More Cloak of Mystery

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Judy Lassiter and two Chinese friends before The GreatWall.

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Rep. Larry Womble was partof the Center’s first journey tothe continent of Africa, travelingto Kenya in 1987. He has returnedevery year since. In 1999, Larryasked a group of young people in acamp outside Nairobi, “What can I do for you when I get back to theUnited States?”

As soon as he said those words, heregretted it. “What have I said?” hethought to himself, anticipating a longlist of teenage wants: boom boxes, AirJordans, concert tickets. But he keptsilent and waited for a reply. And itcame:

“Sir, we’d like to have some books.”

“Well, you could have knocked meover with a feather! My goodness, ofall the things they could ask for, theysaid books. They wanted to improvetheir own education,” Larry said.Books to Africa was born. Larry, whohad been a teacher for decades,cleaned out his personal bookshelves, boxed the books and sentthem to the US embassy in Nairobi.Word spread and neighbors, teach-ers, family and friends pitched in. In all, Books to Africa has sent morethan 50,000 books to children inKenya and surrounding regions.

Rep. Larry Womble of Winston-Salem, center, back row, has returned to Kenya every year since his first journeythere in 1987.

The Asheville lawyer and theHungarian teacher shared a birthday and a one-weekexchange program in North Carolina,and, 11 yearslater, MarlaAdams hiredIda Farkas’daughter asan intern ather law firm.

In the after-math of the fallof the BerlinWall and decline of communism, teachers from Hungary came to NorthCarolina for a one-week homestaybefore heading to Washington, D.C. fora summer study program. Marla Adamsof Asheville was paired with HungarianIda Farkas. The two shared a birthdayand have stayed in touch ever since. A 2001 Christmas card from Hungaryannounced that Ida’s daughter, Eva,was in law school. The following summer, Eva interned with Marla at herAsheville law firm, seeing for the firsttime the American jury trial system.

Family Ties

Cy King of Raleigh (right) and Areshidze Tamaz of the SovietUnion in 1985. Cy and Carolyn King traveled to the USSR in1982. In all, three delegations have traveled to the USSR andseven to China.

Eva Farkas of Hungary with MarlaAdams of Asheville.

��AWARD: Ohtli Millie Ravenel was awarded the 2003Ohtli Award for the Center’s LatinoInitiative. Given by the Mexican govern-ment to individuals who have supportedefforts to improve the lives of Mexicannationals living abroad, Ohtli means“way” or “road” in the ancient Azteclanguage of Nahuatl.

AWARD: Regional InnovatorThe Center for InternationalUnderstanding received a 2004Regional Innovator Award from theSouthern Growth Policies Board inhonor of the Latino Initiative. RegionalInnovator Awards recognize programsin the South that are improving thequality of life in the region.

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The Center for International Understanding received regional, national and internationalrecognition in 2003 and 2004.

Angie Bolin, is a familiar face to hundreds of North Carolinians whohave traveled abroad or hosted international visitors through our citizenexchange programs. She’s worked with us since 1984.Back in 1979, Angie’s family agreed to open their home to a visitor from

Newcastle, England. But when Angielearned that they were to host a sworddancer, she tried to back out of the deal:“I immediately conjured up thoughts of astrange man dancing around the housewith long sharp knives, and called theoffice to ask if we couldn't host some-one — anyone else!”

Not only did Tony Bell turn out to be agracious guest, that one experiencespawned a love of travel and interest in

world cultures for the entire Bolin family.

“As adults, our children have told me how their experiences abroad haveenriched their lives in general, raised their awareness of international eventsand opened their minds to people of other cultures,” Angie said.

English sword dancer Tony Bell, Mary Parker, AngieBolin, Alan Cook and Gov. Jim Hunt meet at theGovernor’s ice cream social welcoming a delegation from Newcastle in 1979.

Beyond Tourism

Kudos and Cheers

AWARD: Goldman Sachs FoundationThe State of North Carolina received the inauguralGoldman Sachs Foundation Prize for Excellence inInternational Education in 2003, honoring the “long history of efforts to promote international knowledgeand skills in the state.” Funding from the award went to the Center’s statewide international education effort,North Carolina in the World.

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1. Hongi, or the rubbing of noses, is the

traditional greeting of the indigenous

people of what country?

2. In this country, cowboys sip a tea called

maté through a straw in a special cup.

3. Baseball fans in this country stand and

open red umbrellas when their team

scores.

4. This country has the highest literacy rate

in Latin America.

5. I just had me a vegemite sandwich.

Where am I?

6. “Fool” for breakfast is standard here — hot spiced fava beans or

falafel in a sandwich.

7. This country hosts the world’s northernmost university.

8. That’s no biscuit, it’s a cracker! Slice of bacon? No, it’s a rasher!

9. A group of North Carolina adventurers met trekking guru Jimmy

Roberts, “The Legend of the Himalayas.” Where were they?

10. Your kimchee probably came from a rooftop pot, where the

cabbage, horseradish and other seasonings were left to stand for

several months before being served.

11. Say it in two syllables: mole. It’s a popular mixture of chile, peanut

butter, tomatoes, anise and chocolate served in what country?

12. Besides Mexico, the country most often visited by the Center for

International Understanding?

13. You are welcomed by village elders with kava, a drink of the root of a

peppertree mixed inside a coconut shell. Before you sip from the

communal shell, you must clap.

Answers1. NEW ZEALAND 2. ARGENTINA 3. JAPAN 4. COSTA RICA 5. AUSTRALIA 6. EGYPT

7. NORWAY 8. ENGLAND 9. NEPAL 10. KOREA 11. MEXICO 12. NEW ZEALAND 13. FIGI

TriviaQuiz: Name that Country

FUTURE

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“In a world transformed by stunning developments in information technology, theglobalization of ideas and markets, and new threats to our democratic way of life,there is a compelling need to rigorously interpret global trends, build bridgesbetween the citizens of the US and other nations, and apply new knowledge to thedynamic school reform process.

The Center for International Understanding has been a distinguished leader inadvancing a persuasive case for a more modern and rigorous definition of whatour students will need to know in order to succeed in the 21st Century. ... Its workis more vital now than ever before.”

Dr. Michael Levine, Executive Director, Education Division, Asia Society

QLooking ahead, what is next for the Center for InternationalUnderstanding?A We’ll keep on learning from the world! Our brand of international edu-cation opens doors for North Carolinians to experience other culturesand other ideas. We believe that more information is better, and seeing foryourself is better than being told what to think.

LATINO INITIATIVE: The success of the Latino Initiative has taught us thatthere is a hunger among North Carolina policy leaders, teachers, medicalprofessionals, elected officials and others to learn about Mexico and to better understand our newest residents. We will continue to make those connections.

CONEXIONES: We will expand our cross-cultural training program.Conexiones is customized training for teachers, police officers, social serviceproviders, state agencies and others who want to better understand, workwith and serve all community members.

EDUCATION INITIATIVE: When a student, no matter what age, has ateacher who cares about a person on the other side of the world, it demysti-fies a stranger. All of a sudden, people who are different add a little zest andexcitement, instead of evoking fear.

BRIDGING THE PAST AND THE FUTURE: Our earliest citizenexchanges gave us our foundation. We have taken that people-to-peoplediplomacy and expanded it to build programs affecting many more NorthCarolinians. We HAVE made a difference.

Millie Ravenel


North Carolina in the World

The North Carolina in the World initia-tive looks toward the future, realizing thatthe children of today will inherit a worldvastly different than the one their parents knew.Everything from opening new markets to solvingglobal environmental and health concerns willrequire a citizenry with greater knowledge of otherworld regions, cultures and languages. Whileschools rightly focus on building the basic skillsof reading, writing and mathematics, internationalcontent needs to be infused into the curriculum of today’s classrooms acrosssubject areas in order to increase student knowledge and skills about the world.Engaging the next generation is necessary to provide a foundation for increasedinternational understanding and constructive US engagement in the world.

At the request of Gov. Michael Easley, the Center is coordinating this statewide,K-16 effort. More than 80 North Carolina leaders from the business, educationand policy arenas are working on the initiative. North Carolina is part of a net-work of more than 20 states working with national policy groups committed to “Putting the World into World-Class Education”.

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Global Grover to Debut in North Carolina Classrooms

Grover, that loveable furry blue monster who lives onSesame Street, has gone global. He travels from countryto country to learn about different cultures, other languages and the varying lifestyles of children. Throughout his journeys, Grovergently identifies the similarities thatunite us all.

Grover’s travels and lessons arebeing transformed into a neweducational curriculum to debut with North Carolinapreschoolers, kindergartenersand first graders in the 2005 —2006 school year. SesameWorkshop, in partnership withthe Center, the Department ofPublic Instruction, Smart Start,More-at-Four and UNC-TV, willpilot the curriculum to bring globalawareness and appreciation to the class-room. International understanding starts with ouryoungest citizens.Sesame Street® and associated characters, trademarks and design elements are ownedand licensed by Sesame Workshop. ©2004 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved.

Engaging the PublicThe North Carolina in theWorld team will unveil anAction Plan, making the linkbetween North Carolina’s ties to the world and ourstate’s economic vitality.

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